you all prolly dont care but does someone know a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I was stupid lost the account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me
@Allan Quinton thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
This is a great mechanic trick just don't do it on a questionable quality wrench! This is from personal experience. I have turned a wrench off and on for a living for the last 20 years and have owed/restored at least 3 dozen cars. This leverage trick is an effective way to roughly double the length of your wrench handle but a puts a lot of strain on the jaw of the wrench (the same one that the box end is on the bolt), if you're using a USA, Japan or German (or other nation known for quality manufacturing and great steel) you will more then likely be fine but some of the wreches that come out of India or China or Taiwan I don't recommend it. You put so much stress on the ear (jaw) of the wrench it can literally snap off and it will send pieces of the wrench flying at you or as it did me send you flying across the garage into a floor jack that was not properly put up. I have a 4 stitch scar in my hairline proving that this isn't a good practice lol Now that being said I am a hard learner and I still do it but now my wrenches are higher quality and I am getting a bit old to literally jump on them to bust rusty bolts loose.
Hi Pete, I've been subscribed for about a year now and I didn't get a chance to watch this one until it came up in my filter. My two son's got the same deal back around the same time frame as you did. Your right, they are great canopy's and they both love them, the older son has a Massey Ferguson 180 and the younger son has a Massey Ferguson 285. Thanks, hope you have a great day!
Hey Pete. I just bought one from the same company. Found your video when doing a "how to" search. Took advantage of the same free shipping promotion they offer as well. I was scratching my head on how to install the fenders. Instructions look the same, pretty vague. Thanks for posting. VERY HELPFUL!! I have a 686 and can't wait to get it installed.
I was watching your video yesterday as you were bailing hay. I was admiring your canopy . My canopy was home built by the previous owner out of 1 1/2 angle iron. This morning I was on line looking at canopies and ran across this video of you installing your new canopy. Thanks so much for making this video. I just started to watch your channel 6 months ago, I watch every video.
You and I are kindred spirits, I think that’s why I keep commenting and have taken such keen interest LOL. I will hand wrench all day when I have perfectly good 1/2 inch sets of impact sockets in my barn....
Hi Pete, my wife and I are looking to start a small farm and your site is proving invaluable - thank you for the information you are providing. Your site is so comprehensive, we have decided to watch from the beginning to ensure we do not miss any of your videos. Again, thank you for you and your family's sharing of all the lesson's you are sharing. Oh, glad to hear you try to buy "Made in USA" Semper FI!, Luis & Becky
I have just recently found your channel and love it. You do an excellent job explaining each step and you smile. We need more smiles and calmness in this world. God bless you
Awesome got the new canopy looks great Pete. Enjoyed watching how you got it all put together and mounted, it's pretty amazing what you can do with a loader tractor!!!
Nice work, glad you found a longer level - ha ha. I had a JD 3020 gas with a ROPS, and a stuck a piece of foam on the underside of the canopy, still loud, but better. I spent many hour on that tractor cultivating corn, and appreciated the protection from the sun. Hope all is all with you.
Although I live in Kansas City I really enjoy your videos-keep them coming ! Lots of my relatives farmed in north central Kansas & my parents would visit their many times a year.As a child I would stay there a lot when school was out. There biggest crop was winter wheat. Years later I would drive their trucks and hauled loads of wheat during harvest. Kenny
I liked to part about the doubled up end wrenches...I find myself most often going for end wrenches before a ratchet and socket and often before I go for a breaker bar. I think partly because it skips the assembly part, less steps to use it! A super simple and very effective tool.
Looks great Pete I put one on my 4020 years ago I had to extend the muffler and put foam rubber under the canopy to deaden the noise heated to but it defended me deere had it under there original canopy love your videos thank you for taking the time to shear your story with us Tom
The ROPS's are nice as long as you have doors high enough to let them through. And the big plus is they really do keep the sun, rain and that white fluffy stuff off on you while your working. As for safety, you never know, it might hale 3/4" nuggets tomorrow. 8-)
I had a canopy made for mine at a local welding shop . After putting it on it had a lot of vibration noise , so I bought some sound deadning tape used for car stereo systems , and installed it on the underneath side of the canopy . It took all that noise away . Just a tip if that is the bulk of the noise .
Looks great. I gotta new J.D.3025 in 2018. I ordered it with a canopy. Its fibre glass, wished I could have gotten a metal one. I'm sure it will hold up a lot better.
Hey Pete, Not sure if you have seen them but they sell a kit to be able to use any skid steer attachment (like a pallet fork) on your tractor loader. Even comes with the brackets to add the mounting plate on the old bucket so you don't have to buy a new one.
Hi Pete, would it be possible to do a video on how you butcher chicken? How did you learn how to do this, why do you do it yourselves, do you sell all parts, what do you do with feathers etc?
My brother was killed on a tractor like yours, what happened was he was traveling on a 4 lane road and a car hit him from the rear and he flew off hitting his head. He had no ROPS on the tractor so there was no seat belt, so you might want to rethink the belt and maybe only wear it when on the road. Just a thought.
I wouldn’t paint it. Just give it a really good wax job. You would be surprised how well that would shine up and at the same time keep its originality!
HI there Pete. Mate, yiu did an awesome job figuring out how to mount it corrdctly. It looks like a great product let down by poor instructions. I wonder if they had some vetter instructions that are downloadable off their website? I dont know what your UV ratings are like in Summer. But, if it is anything like New Zealand this canopy could save you from getting skin cancer. Or, at the very least...roasted like a marshmallow!
Unfortanly in my orchards if we buy a new tractor we have to chop the roll bars off and it automatically voids all warrants and the dealerships wont even do work on the tractors after we cut them off
Great video, I would like to find a canopy/ ROPS for my Ford, unfortunately no one makes one to fit mine. I just don't have the time to build my own either. There is a USDA program that helps cover the cost of the ROPS too, you should check it out. I heard last fall it was up to $600 rebate on qualifying ROPS.
Hey Pete! I just subscribed and started watching your videos...love the content but was wondering maybe I will find out in a video but couldn’t help but notice your Syracuse t-shirt and it looks like upstate? Was just wondering if your in upstate ny? I’m about 45mins-1hr east of Syracuse
Pete I've got a question for you: why do some old American tractors have a "single" front wheel right at the center of the tractor? (Like your Farmall H) I don't recall ever seeing that on old European tractors so I would like to know why that setup was used over there in the US.
Hi Michele, narrow fronts were good for cultivating row crops like corn. It was easier to keep the front tire between the rows, and they could make tight turns at the end of the rows.
I know what you mean. My Dexter farm in Kentucky is so hilly that my tractor stays in 4WD and the tires have chains year round. We have to use a tracked skid steer to feed round bales in the mud.
What is the market value $ of Sammy the steer, he could be a viable pet. He seems an easy keeper, only a single strand of electric fence keeps him in his pasture?
Pete: I really enjoyed this video. Your explanation of how to install the ROPS, is fabulous . I had no idea it is as complex as it is. I have a Farmall 656 Hydro also (I love the tractor) and noticed that yours has a handle on the left hand side to assist in climbing onto the tractor. I found that it would be a good thing to have this handle as I have only the ridge in the center of the hood to hang onto when mounting. Did yours come with this handle or did you have to buy one? I found the part number; 396998R1 and learned that it is an obsolete part. I am looking for one, Bates Corp sells a replacement for $100, so I would like to find a cheaper part. Thanks
Hi Mark, I think the main purpose of the "handle" by the speed control lever is to help keep people from accidentally knocking the lever when getting on & off the tractor. But it works great as a handle when climbing on too! I've bought from Bates before, and I'm not surprised at the price (but they provide excellent service). Sometimes I can find things like that cheaper on Ebay.
I did as you suggested and found one on ebay from asap tractor parts. Cost was $35.00, which is better than $100. It is used and an IH part. Thanks again.
That barn A/C will kick ON in November, Pete! Have a great weekend. 😉🇨🇦
Yeah it's strange, the A/C doesn't work in the summer but it really works great in the winter!
you all prolly dont care but does someone know a tool to get back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid lost the account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me
@Levi Knox Instablaster ;)
@Allan Quinton thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Allan Quinton It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thank you so much you really help me out !
Looks dandy Pete! Now mount a light bar on the front edge of your canopy and it will look awesome.
Pete you bring back the memories of when i was a young man riding a 756, 856, 1256. farmall H, super A and sooo many more!
Hey Pete. This is the 2nd. time I've seen the wrench on wrench leverage bar. The things I learn from watching farmers videos. Thanks again Pete.
This is a great mechanic trick just don't do it on a questionable quality wrench! This is from personal experience. I have turned a wrench off and on for a living for the last 20 years and have owed/restored at least 3 dozen cars. This leverage trick is an effective way to roughly double the length of your wrench handle but a puts a lot of strain on the jaw of the wrench (the same one that the box end is on the bolt), if you're using a USA, Japan or German (or other nation known for quality manufacturing and great steel) you will more then likely be fine but some of the wreches that come out of India or China or Taiwan I don't recommend it. You put so much stress on the ear (jaw) of the wrench it can literally snap off and it will send pieces of the wrench flying at you or as it did me send you flying across the garage into a floor jack that was not properly put up. I have a 4 stitch scar in my hairline proving that this isn't a good practice lol Now that being said I am a hard learner and I still do it but now my wrenches are higher quality and I am getting a bit old to literally jump on them to bust rusty bolts loose.
Hi Pete, I've been subscribed for about a year now and I didn't get a chance to watch this one until it came up in my filter. My two son's got the same deal back around the same time frame as you did. Your right, they are great canopy's and they both love them, the older son has a Massey Ferguson 180 and the younger son has a Massey Ferguson 285. Thanks, hope you have a great day!
I appreciate you including your... less than optimal finishing technics. I will just say, I understand. and... Next auction....Fork attachments...
Hey Pete. I just bought one from the same company. Found your video when doing a "how to" search. Took advantage of the same free shipping promotion they offer as well. I was scratching my head on how to install the fenders. Instructions look the same, pretty vague. Thanks for posting. VERY HELPFUL!! I have a 686 and can't wait to get it installed.
I was watching your video yesterday as you were bailing hay. I was admiring your canopy . My canopy was home built by the previous owner out of 1 1/2 angle iron. This morning I was on line looking at canopies and ran across this video of you installing your new canopy. Thanks so much for making this video. I just started to watch your channel 6 months ago, I watch every video.
Two person jobs are always fun doing single handed. Good work getting it sorted.
It's amazing how creative we can be when we have to work alone.
I suggest a video on Farm safety...bigger issue than most think.
You and I are kindred spirits, I think that’s why I keep commenting and have taken such keen interest LOL. I will hand wrench all day when I have perfectly good 1/2 inch sets of impact sockets in my barn....
My pallet forks are one of my best purchases. I got real forks after having the clamp on type. Expensive, good purchase.
Thanks for the video. Just bought a 1967 Farmall 656. I think I’ll get one for mine.
Pete you can do anything. 👍
This is right on time, I'm doing some homework on installing a canopy on my Ford 3910. Thanks for the video!
Hi Pete, my wife and I are looking to start a small farm and your site is proving invaluable - thank you for the information you are providing. Your site is so comprehensive, we have decided to watch from the beginning to ensure we do not miss any of your videos. Again, thank you for you and your family's sharing of all the lesson's you are sharing. Oh, glad to hear you try to buy "Made in USA" Semper FI!, Luis & Becky
I have just recently found your channel and love it. You do an excellent job explaining each step and you smile. We need more smiles and calmness in this world. God bless you
I definitely agree about smiles & calmness. Thank you!
Awesome got the new canopy looks great Pete. Enjoyed watching how you got it all put together and mounted, it's pretty amazing what you can do with a loader tractor!!!
The work never ends. That canopy and rops looks nice
Hey Pete! To stop the rattling of the Rops and cut down on sound put foam insulation on the bottom of the canopy it cuts the vibration and the sound.
Nice work, glad you found a longer level - ha ha. I had a JD 3020 gas with a ROPS, and a stuck a piece of foam on the underside of the canopy, still loud, but better. I spent many hour on that tractor cultivating corn, and appreciated the protection from the sun. Hope all is all with you.
Looks good. Not a farmer so I won’t be installing one but loved the play by play!
Although I live in Kansas City I really enjoy your videos-keep them coming ! Lots of my relatives farmed in north central Kansas & my parents would visit their many times a year.As a child I would stay there a lot when school was out. There biggest crop was winter wheat. Years later I would drive their trucks and hauled loads of wheat during harvest. Kenny
You have some really nice videos! Thanks for sharing. You are a great candidate for a skid steer on your farm. You will never regret that purchase.
I liked to part about the doubled up end wrenches...I find myself most often going for end wrenches before a ratchet and socket and often before I go for a breaker bar. I think partly because it skips the assembly part, less steps to use it! A super simple and very effective tool.
Wow Pete you are so knowledgeable about so many different things. The canopy looks great but it sure seemed like a ton of work.
Looks great Pete I put one on my 4020 years ago I had to extend the muffler and put foam rubber under the canopy to deaden the noise heated to but it defended me deere had it under there original canopy love your videos thank you for taking the time to shear your story with us Tom
Keep the 656 in her working clothes. The new paint on the iron bull just highlighted the age n beauty of the ole girl
I’m from Indiana and I’m an Oliver lover 😜😜
Awesome seeing the subscribers over 30K!!!!👍👍👍👍
Yessir!!
Yes, new paint and a chrome stack!
The ROPS's are nice as long as you have doors high enough to let them through. And the big plus is they really do keep the sun, rain and that white fluffy stuff off on you while your working. As for safety, you never know, it might hale 3/4" nuggets tomorrow. 8-)
Thank you for the great video, I grew up farming and would love to have my own some day.
Enjoy your videos
I had a canopy made for mine at a local welding shop . After putting it on it had a lot of vibration noise , so I bought some sound deadning tape used for car stereo systems , and installed it on the underneath side of the canopy . It took all that noise away . Just a tip if that is the bulk of the noise .
looks like a worthy project
Looks great,good job.
Good Video 👍
Very nice!! Exactly what I was looking for!!!!! I have been looking at getting one of these for our 656. Man that looks great!!! Great video
Really like that hat🚜 thanks for sharing your video really enjoyed it be safe and God bless y'all
Have a great weekend from Ireland!
Thank you and right back at ya'!
Thanks 😊
Hey Pete.. You can add some closed cell foam insulation under the canopy to reduce noise too.
Looks great. I gotta new J.D.3025 in 2018. I ordered it with a canopy. Its fibre glass, wished I could have gotten a metal one. I'm sure it will hold up a lot better.
Very good video, thank you.
Hey Pete, Not sure if you have seen them but they sell a kit to be able to use any skid steer attachment (like a pallet fork) on your tractor loader. Even comes with the brackets to add the mounting plate on the old bucket so you don't have to buy a new one.
I keep telling myself I need Canopies on my 66 series Tractors, looks nice not to mention the Safety part of having it on the Tractor 👍👍
I'm really happy with the way it looks too!
Nice job
Looks great.
thank you for the video!
Looks good.
Need to Install a fan to the top of canopy, for hot weather
A 12 volt radiator cooling fan from a car or truck would work well and be a lot cheaper than a ROPS fan. Have seen a few done that way.
Hi Pete, would it be possible to do a video on how you butcher chicken? How did you learn how to do this, why do you do it yourselves, do you sell all parts, what do you do with feathers etc?
Good video as always. Love that tractor! Really wish I had a hydro!
Might consider one for our 656 I’ve looked at them before and if I were to get a canopy it would be a Iron Bull
My brother was killed on a tractor like yours, what happened was he was traveling on a 4 lane road and a car hit him from the rear and he flew off hitting his head. He had no ROPS on the tractor so there was no seat belt, so you might want to rethink the belt and maybe only wear it when on the road. Just a thought.
Great video! Keep it up!!!
I wouldn’t paint it. Just give it a really good wax job. You would be surprised how well that would shine up and at the same time keep its originality!
You could probably just glue some foam up under the canopy to quiet the sound down in there.
HI there Pete. Mate, yiu did an awesome job figuring out how to mount it corrdctly. It looks like a great product let down by poor instructions. I wonder if they had some vetter instructions that are downloadable off their website? I dont know what your UV ratings are like in Summer. But, if it is anything like New Zealand this canopy could save you from getting skin cancer. Or, at the very least...roasted like a marshmallow!
You should post measurements of the bolt holes on the fenders so I don't have to work so hard
What is the height of the canopy from the ground ?
Could you retrofit your bucket with forks? I've seen many loader buckets with forks mounted on them.
Would sound deadening on the bottom of canopy help reduce the noise? should provide a bit of insulation too.
It would help and the manufacturer even offered a version with it.
Safety Sam :)
Hey Pete I have a 666 international tractor how’s this canopy holding up after a year of us I may purchase one.
Who is saftey Sam. Never heard of her lol great video looks amazing.
Married to Safety Sally.
Unfortanly in my orchards if we buy a new tractor we have to chop the roll bars off and it automatically voids all warrants and the dealerships wont even do work on the tractors after we cut them off
Now that I think of we have to do the same to any tall mufflers...cut them off weld in an elbow and put the muffler flat along the side of the hood
Paint the tractor,mine are 35 years or older and nice paint just feels better😁
You Keep making videos
who cares about rollover, rather have for the shade myself and looks a lot better with rops.
Great video, I would like to find a canopy/ ROPS for my Ford, unfortunately no one makes one to fit mine. I just don't have the time to build my own either. There is a USDA program that helps cover the cost of the ROPS too, you should check it out. I heard last fall it was up to $600 rebate on qualifying ROPS.
i like the old homemade one more tbh
Hey Pete! I just subscribed and started watching your videos...love the content but was wondering maybe I will find out in a video but couldn’t help but notice your Syracuse t-shirt and it looks like upstate? Was just wondering if your in upstate ny? I’m about 45mins-1hr east of Syracuse
I believe if i remember correctly he is from upstate
Ask iron Bull to pay you to write the installation instructions. Might pay you a few hundred bucks.
Pete I've got a question for you: why do some old American tractors have a "single" front wheel right at the center of the tractor? (Like your Farmall H)
I don't recall ever seeing that on old European tractors so I would like to know why that setup was used over there in the US.
Hi Michele, narrow fronts were good for cultivating row crops like corn. It was easier to keep the front tire between the rows, and they could make tight turns at the end of the rows.
Only thing I would have done differently. I would have painted the fenders when I had them off
Those fenders need a lot of work before painting...about 20 old bolt holes to be patched up and dents to be straightened. Good winter job.
If you don't want the seatbelt I will buy it from you, I'm missing mine and farm some unreal steep ground here in Kentucky.
I know what you mean. My Dexter farm in Kentucky is so hilly that my tractor stays in 4WD and the tires have chains year round. We have to use a tracked skid steer to feed round bales in the mud.
Wow what a job thank God it wasn't made in china because if it was you would need two years to fit it properly .keep safe Pete..
LOL David! Been there done that!
I would have complained to them about the shipping company not having proper lift gate delivery.
What is the market value $ of Sammy the steer, he could be a viable pet. He seems an easy keeper, only a single strand of electric fence keeps him in his pasture?
Nice ROPS all it needs now is a chrome stack and you’ll be stylin lol
If "ROPS" was the word in a drinking game..🙃
...then I would have been on the floor by halfway through the video!
Pete: I really enjoyed this video. Your explanation of how to install the ROPS, is fabulous . I had no idea it is as complex as it is. I have a Farmall 656 Hydro also (I love the tractor) and noticed that yours has a handle on the left hand side to assist in climbing onto the tractor. I found that it would be a good thing to have this handle as I have only the ridge in the center of the hood to hang onto when mounting. Did yours come with this handle or did you have to buy one? I found the part number; 396998R1 and learned that it is an obsolete part. I am looking for one, Bates Corp sells a replacement for $100, so I would like to find a cheaper part. Thanks
Hi Mark, I think the main purpose of the "handle" by the speed control lever is to help keep people from accidentally knocking the lever when getting on & off the tractor. But it works great as a handle when climbing on too! I've bought from Bates before, and I'm not surprised at the price (but they provide excellent service). Sometimes I can find things like that cheaper on Ebay.
I did as you suggested and found one on ebay from asap tractor parts. Cost was $35.00, which is better than $100. It is used and an IH part. Thanks again.
Good idea on not installing the seat belt, that could fly around and hurt you!
An old car hood works great as a canopy. 😂
It must be standard procedure for crap instructions. I put a bareco ROPS on a 766 and it may as well have been a blank piece of paper.
I got a forklift
Why didn't you get Hillary to help you Pete?
Pete, check out one of these to put in the roof of your canopy: www.artillian.com/product/artillian-canopy-fan/
Ok video you created alot of unnecessary steps required to install . Alot of extra work but good job . Looks good on your 656
First
Hey um I remember the vid you did on your tractors and I want to know if you will let me buy the smallest tractor you own? So hit me up ok?