Will They Run & Do Work? 3 Classic Tractors for $1500 !!!

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  • Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
  • this is why I'm not allowed to go to farm auctions with any money LOL
    Music: Royce Johns (Local Iowa Chap)
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  • @ThunderHead289
    @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +249

    Yeah, I'm not allowing myself to go to Auctions anymore - I've been trying to sell things so my property doesn't become a "scrap yard", but the harder I try to sell stuff, the more I buy? Makes good sense - definition of "hey, you're doing it wrong" 🙃

    • @ansairoddbod
      @ansairoddbod 5 днів тому +21

      Don’t want your place looking like Kevin and Mook’s!… nothing wrong with a city Bloke doing country things. By the way I like your city music. Good job Luke. I think we’d get along if we were in the same country. Hi from Sydney Australia

    • @alexkehoe9053
      @alexkehoe9053 5 днів тому +14

      Look your smart forget the drama people say your music is kick ass in my opinion and keep doing you thanks for making content for us all in the heat

    • @JohnGotts
      @JohnGotts 5 днів тому +7

      The auctioneer did a great job of keeping you interested. Looking forward to watching you fix this old junk.

    • @filibertomares2138
      @filibertomares2138 5 днів тому +3

      Almost sounds like the definition of insanity 😅

    • @robertgriffin7569
      @robertgriffin7569 5 днів тому +2

      Yep, no doubt...

  • @nathanhurst5155
    @nathanhurst5155 5 днів тому +186

    Man that moment when you were on the tractor with your wife, that was special and that smile you looked like the happiest man on earth at that moment. Hell of a woman you got there. Hold her close

    • @DennisMurphey
      @DennisMurphey 5 днів тому +6

      @@nathanhurst5155 Yeap agree I saw that too. Great!

    • @KameraShy
      @KameraShy 4 дні тому +3

      And take her out for a nice dinner.

    • @jdekk7733
      @jdekk7733 4 дні тому +2

      I so agree with this! Made my day being at sea missing my wife haha

    • @opossom1968
      @opossom1968 4 дні тому +7

      Glad to see a women enjoying life not on Instagram begging for likes or showing her assets. I also married a farm girl, one from West Virginia. Her Dad got her a horse at age 7. She is a first born, so she did all the farm work gladly. I married her at 20, I was 19, best women ever, married now for 37 years. I would guess these two will stay married, not like most Instagram, social media ho's all over the internet. Real women are great. Farm girls are better.

    • @shackman1306
      @shackman1306 3 дні тому

      Thank you ​for your service. And all your shipmates as well. God bless you all.

  • @smarternu
    @smarternu 5 днів тому +103

    SMART wife, working hay saves her $60 a month on a gym membership.

    • @robertclymer6948
      @robertclymer6948 5 днів тому +7

      I know, right? she is one strong lady right there. Love the farm life!

    • @jeffrobodine8579
      @jeffrobodine8579 5 днів тому +7

      Green Acres is the life for me......

    • @jwrockets
      @jwrockets 5 днів тому

      ​@@jeffrobodine8579Green Acres is the place to be.
      Farm living is the life for me.

    • @unknownsoul13
      @unknownsoul13 4 дні тому +3

      Add a bale chute extension to that baler before she falls through reaching for a bale and teach her to drive the tractor properly so Luke can get some manly exercise. Man I would love a wage of a buck an hour for every hour I spent driving various size Farmall tractors from the time that I was big enough to reach the pedals, I would be rich.

  • @doinlaundry
    @doinlaundry 5 днів тому +86

    I'm so happy for the two of you. Living on some acres and playing with old farm gear is the dream for an old man stuck in the suburbs.

  • @petecunnien5368
    @petecunnien5368 5 днів тому +49

    Haters of the music????? Love the old school HM you play on your intro and the country folk you play during the show!! Do love the equipment and vehicles you share with us!!

    • @arcanewyrm6295
      @arcanewyrm6295 3 дні тому +1

      The sounds suspiciously like the late, great Layne Staley. I can't fault you there. Haters gonna hate, as they say. Some of those country folk could use a little more heavy rock music in their lives. This is the first video of yours that I've seen, and you've already made a subscriber out of me. Looking forward to more!

    • @johnwhitaker545
      @johnwhitaker545 22 години тому

      @@arcanewyrm6295the intro music is a band called Skorned

  • @deadclutch
    @deadclutch 5 днів тому +29

    As a country kid in the city, I know exactly how you feel with all the looks. Folks can be a little goofy. I asked my wife one time if I had food on me or something, she goes "you're the only pair of overalls for 100 miles around..."

  • @Thriller627
    @Thriller627 5 днів тому +65

    Yes of course 3 cells = 6V 😊 Thank you Ol mate! Cheers!!

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +8

      Exactly 🙂

    • @rudycarlson8245
      @rudycarlson8245 5 днів тому +2

      @@ThunderHead289 it looks like you got a pretty decent lawnmower she just needs a little bit of work and an oil change and she will be ready to go to work!

  • @kevinfiebelkorn4715
    @kevinfiebelkorn4715 5 днів тому +22

    I'm pushing 70 and grew up on a vegetable farm in Michigan, so a tractor video always brings back memories. I learned how to drive on a 51 Farmall Cub that was about the same size as the Allis. I even remember having to crank start it occasionally. One thing a lot of you young guys don't realize is that most tractors and even cars and trucks were positive ground back then. Thanks for a fun video. I think we know who that tractor belongs to now.

  • @bgdady4269
    @bgdady4269 20 годин тому +6

    Love love love the old stuff. They always seem to work with minimal effort not all the gimmicky electronic crap of today!! Thank you for what you do sir!!

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  18 годин тому +3

      Pure touch as nails mechanical - wish they still made them that way, but on the flip side they are still around because they were built so well thankfully 🙂

  • @christopheransell2179
    @christopheransell2179 5 днів тому +33

    Now that was mighty thoughtful of you to buy your wife her own tractor to mow the yard with!

    • @bigjohnson7415
      @bigjohnson7415 5 днів тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣 I was just thinking the same thing!

    • @kd5inm
      @kd5inm День тому +1

      I said the same thing. He should fix it up where it runs good and give it to his wife. She's a good partner. She deserves to have something to work with and call her own. Thats how you get her invested in what you are doing.

  • @dannyplanck6498
    @dannyplanck6498 5 днів тому +61

    Any wife that can and will run a tractor is a good wife . I think you should keep her .😊

    • @Rusty_Dents
      @Rusty_Dents 5 днів тому +12

      Any wife that throws hay bales like that, you don't back talk either.

    • @dannyplanck6498
      @dannyplanck6498 5 днів тому +2

      @@Rusty_Dents AMEN!

    • @robertclymer6948
      @robertclymer6948 5 днів тому +7

      I am just waiting on the news of a Little Luke or Little Luketta being announced!!!!

  • @Paleoman52
    @Paleoman52 5 днів тому +35

    Excellent video Luke. Those old tractors want to live forever!

  • @asimplehorseman4648
    @asimplehorseman4648 5 днів тому +35

    The wife looks pretty good on that old tractor. What a sweetheart.

  • @murkypancakes8375
    @murkypancakes8375 5 днів тому +35

    Luke, your videos are always interesting and engaging. You have a knack for explaining things in ways anyone can understand. I don't have an ounce of farming experience in me but for some reason I love watching these old tractors come back to life and do their thing. The stories they could probably tell. I love the car stuff, but appreciate the changeups like this. Thanks for continuing to put out content even with your busy life. I think I can speak for most when I say we were bummed to see you step away from UA-cam for a while.

  • @preciousmemories6890
    @preciousmemories6890 3 дні тому +5

    Appreciate the "family friendly" channel! Your wife is a real hoot ..... and definitely a KEEPER!!!! ♥ Keep up the good work!!!!

  • @ironhead2008
    @ironhead2008 5 днів тому +12

    That smaller one looks like the perfect size to be used as a basic lawnmower that you know will be working perfectly well for decades as long as you take care of it.

  • @christinamoneyhan5688
    @christinamoneyhan5688 5 днів тому +22

    That’s when they built tractors that the farmer could fix on his own. One adjustable wrench, one #2 flat blade screw driver, players with wire cutter and of course a small roll of baler wire. Grandpa tell me about the good old days. Luke you made some very awesome buys there !👍👍👍🙏🏽🇺🇸😎✌🏻

  • @oldcars46
    @oldcars46 5 днів тому +11

    Good to see your wife running one of those old tractors so cool she seemed to be happy too just being on the tractor.

  • @jimburgess9205
    @jimburgess9205 5 днів тому +22

    3 caps, 6 volts. Love your channel, Luke.

  • @walterrobbins4470
    @walterrobbins4470 5 днів тому +8

    Some day kids will be able to look back and say look how cool my grandparents were. They made videos for UA-cam

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +11

      Since I've done this for 12 years now, it's very weird to look back and see a young me even

  • @samuelchartier3684
    @samuelchartier3684 5 днів тому +7

    I don't hate your music. On the contrary, one of my favorite introductions on UA-cam! 🤘

  • @danson57
    @danson57 5 днів тому +16

    She looks great on that tractor. Need to see more of her in your projects. Great buys

  • @loganswepston8978
    @loganswepston8978 5 днів тому +9

    I just found the video with you, junkyard digs, and vice grip and didn't know you guys were all in one video. Love the channel, and I'm glad you're messing with older tractors like they are too

  • @AngryCatMan1982
    @AngryCatMan1982 5 днів тому +10

    Honestly, you can never go wrong with with that old Farmall. Those were basically my entire childhood, being my grandfather had 4 of similar vintage. He also had a '67 F-100 that never ran, and a Bicentennial Edition '76 F-150. Both were the same color blue as yours. If I remember correctly Ford called it Bermuda Blue.
    You're a lucky man to have such a good wife that wants to help around the farm.

  • @upfactoryracing4148
    @upfactoryracing4148 5 днів тому +8

    Yes sir! That bit about lost knowledge is definitely true and thank you for spreading the wealth so future generations can keep it going.

  • @dm1123751
    @dm1123751 5 днів тому +7

    Tractor videos are great, but i think we all have vested interest in your old Galaxy that we've watched sitting for years.
    Its great that your wife gets involved with your shenanigans. I'll bet y'all are a blast.

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +5

      It's definitely on the docket this summer before it deteriates any further

  • @johnbautiste
    @johnbautiste 5 днів тому +10

    Grew up running a Farmall C with that exact bailing setup. Have a picture on my cabinet of my best friend looking back at the wagon while driving it. He was killed in a trucking accident. Brings back great memories. Thanks.

  • @patrickkirwin5832
    @patrickkirwin5832 5 днів тому +10

    I like your music. takes me back in time. thanks.

  • @azmusclecar
    @azmusclecar 5 днів тому +6

    This video reminds me so much of my youth between 12-15 when I worked on my uncles farm in the summers. I had the job of stacking bales then my uncle got a baler with a kicker on it to shoot the bale into the hay wagon. He had John Deere B and 50 and A and more models. I rode the hay wagon, the combine as the bagger. What a dusty job that was. I would spend all day on the tractor plowing and harrowing fields, as well as mowing and raking the hay into windrows. There was always something
    to do. Never a dull day. I came back home to return to school fit for football and wrestling etc.
    Great memories. I enjoy all your videos.

  • @butcher390
    @butcher390 5 днів тому +12

    Allis Chalmbers 🚜 !!
    Nice score Luke !!
    Glad you took pitty on them
    And bought all 3

  • @ricardopereira771
    @ricardopereira771 5 днів тому +5

    The two of you make a great team... Great couple...

  • @r1lark
    @r1lark 5 днів тому +5

    Good video, some great buys! Loved the shots of your wife mowing. Something about a pretty girl on a tractor that is just great! 🙂

  • @lindanelson8400
    @lindanelson8400 5 днів тому +5

    Very cute little Allis-Chalmers tractor.
    My grandpa had a farm implement store in Dike Iowa when that unit would have been new. Who knows, maybe that one was bought from him.

  • @danw1955
    @danw1955 5 днів тому +6

    Man, that little Farmall C has got it's work cut out for it (at 23 hp.), pulling that JD baler and a wagon as well! I couldn't tell you how many HUNDREDS of wagons I hucked bales onto!! We had 200 acres on hilly ground in Pa. back in the 60's. We had 3 of those A/C tractors, a WD, CA, and a D17. For their size, the Allis-Chalmers were the most powerful tractors at the time for medium sized farms. That C with the belly mower is around the same horsepower as the Farmall C (23 hp.) The CA had a few more ponies from the factory, and a little bit different hydraulic system. Seeing as it already has a 12v. system and coil, it would probably be a plan just to convert it to an alternator and get rid of the troublesome generator. It looks like a 6v. gen anyways, and although you can get them to charge a 12v. battery if you crank the regulator up, it's not good for them. I was really surprised the mower worked without issues right out of the gate!😄 The wifey seems to like it.. it's just her size!😉

  • @DanaDoesStuff
    @DanaDoesStuff 2 дні тому

    Thanks so much for posting this video. When my parents built their house right before I was born, my dad bought a 1952 Allis Chalmers model C, almost identical to the one you have here. When you were about to start it, I knew exactly the sound that it would make, and I got the biggest smile when I heard it. My earliest memories are of riding on my dad‘s lap while he mowed the yard with it. He used to farm 5 acres of their land with a single blade plow to grow soybeans when I was very young. Fast-forward 48 years later, and Dad still has the old AC. He uses it now to mow those fields, which have long since been converted to grass pastures for cutting hay. ❤

  • @jmath2596
    @jmath2596 5 днів тому +5

    Great video! I enjoy seeing people rescue the old machines and put them back to work. You are right about it just taking a little of the right know how and patience to get them going again. Your wife seemed to be enjoying it too. Thanks for sharing.

  • @thomasknobbe4472
    @thomasknobbe4472 5 днів тому +3

    Uh-oh, Luke's got tractor fever! Now that you have an orange Model B and a red Model C, you need to get a green Model A to complete your set. One with the hand starting flywheel so you can demo that.
    So good to see Dr. Mrs. Luke being careful getting those bales off of the baler. Wear your sunscreen!

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +3

      There is actually a B or an A sitting in our hoop barn - was given to us more or less .

  • @markthegunplumber8376
    @markthegunplumber8376 5 днів тому +4

    Amazing the Farmall baled as well as it did with minimal HP. The Farmall C row-crop tractor used the International Harvester C113 engine. It is a 1.9 L, 1,853 cm2, (113.1 cu·in) four-cylinder natural aspirated gasoline engine with 76.0 mm (2.99 in) of the cylinder bore and 102.0 mm (4.02 in) of the piston stroke. The compression ratio rating is 5.3:1. This engine produced 23.4 PS (17.2 kW; 23.0 HP) of output power.

  • @wsbill14224
    @wsbill14224 7 годин тому

    That tractor sounds perfect. There's no smoke, it's smooth, and nothing is coming out of the breather. Fresh gas and clean the points. You found a gem.

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  7 годин тому +1

      I absolutely love it - I can't say I beleive the backstory, but im glad whatever they had struggled with which made it end up at auction was completely fixable.
      I've since changed all the fluids, adjusted timing and reset the valve lash.
      She's a good runner hands down

    • @wsbill14224
      @wsbill14224 7 годин тому

      @@ThunderHead289 I want to buy it from you but my yard is only 200x100 feet!

  • @danielweith1075
    @danielweith1075 5 днів тому +4

    Your wife kicks ass! Great video.

  • @semorrison7082
    @semorrison7082 5 днів тому +4

    🤘I like your metal music...🤘

  • @kennethsonier1766
    @kennethsonier1766 5 днів тому +3

    Good morning from Cape Cod ⛵ congratulations on a successful first run of that tractor, first drive and first mow 👍 your wife looked happy and at home on that tractor 👍 keep up the great work and the awesome content Luke ✌️🇺🇲

  • @gordonstevenson797
    @gordonstevenson797 5 днів тому +3

    Luke, haven't seen many of your videos for some time and it looks like there's been a lot of changes in where your shop and home is. Maybe not but over the years I've enjoyed your episodes because of your incredible automotive diagnostic skills (which are fun to guess along with) and more importantly your talent to teach in a clear and humorous manner that I believe makes us viewers want to keep alive the knowledge of engine/mechanical technology. You're doing a great service and making it fun. As an old guy I appreciate the sparking of enthusiasm to keep remembering and learning. Thanks.

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +4

      Come a long way from the trailer park indeed

    • @gordonstevenson797
      @gordonstevenson797 5 днів тому +3

      I commented before the end of the video and just loved when the rain hit and when your wife(sorry I don't remember her name) was running the rig, I laughed and smiled. You guys look happy and that's what it's all about. Ride on Luke.

  • @markmurphy3578
    @markmurphy3578 5 днів тому +4

    I’m loving the farm machinery videos. Something this important had to be useable and easily maintainable I guess.
    It’s great that in the USA you have enough space to store these units, whereas in the uk they tended to be moved on once the tractors were “upgraded”.
    Great job 👏

  • @michaelruys5021
    @michaelruys5021 5 днів тому +6

    Love to see a discussion or collaboration with the guys from NNKH AND VGG. You guys share a love of the old farm machines. Great content all around. Thanks for the video

    • @johnsmith7676
      @johnsmith7676 5 днів тому +1

      VGG? No thanks.

    • @bigjohnson7415
      @bigjohnson7415 5 днів тому

      NNKH is in Pennsylvania, right? Long haul from Iowa.

    • @michaelruys5021
      @michaelruys5021 5 днів тому

      @@bigjohnson7415
      These guys do travel and attend popular events to promote their channels. Power tour comes to mind.

  • @PaulThomas-qo9vy
    @PaulThomas-qo9vy 5 днів тому +10

    She's a keeper Luke!...uh your wife that is!😁👍 Doctor Smart, yet willing to do hard work & support your shenanigans, Wow! She is a precious Gem! You are really blessed from God.
    As for the AC you got started, that over filled oil bath air cleaner may have helped preserve the cylinders & top end, kinda like pickling oil spray before storage. Thanks for sharing the "lost methods" that are disappearing as us old timers leave this mortal coil. Even we need to be reminded of the basics now & then! God bless you & your wife! Paul from S. Central Tx.

    • @robertclymer6948
      @robertclymer6948 5 днів тому +3

      A poor mans engine fogger. lol I agree with you 100% Paul, it did help.

  • @michaelduclos4696
    @michaelduclos4696 18 годин тому +1

    Uncle Luke does it again!!. Listen if you can walk away from an auction for 1500 bucks with two working tractors to mow, hay, thresh and bale, you my friend are a champion. Those A/C tractors are diamonds in the rough. I’ve had Fords in the past and I loved them but not cheap when looking for parts. The Farmall was just amazing as well.
    If you are still looking for a bumper for the Galaxie 500, Sleeperdude might have one in his world might be one place to look. I will keep an eye out around here for you. I am looking forward to the Gremlin making a fantastic return to the road.

  • @chrisswier4102
    @chrisswier4102 5 днів тому +2

    I grew up with a B AC tractor. I spent hundreds possibly thousands of hours on that tractor. I drove that thing nearly every day from approximately 8 years old to into my mid teens. Two things I would update on the C are a points elimination system like Perteonix or equivalent and a Delco one wire alternator to replace the generator. Also, the radiators are a bit undersized on those tractors for hot summer mowing. My dad modified the fan pully for a higher speed fan. Great finds and a great video!

  • @JeremyKonzJames
    @JeremyKonzJames 5 днів тому +3

    I don't know where you're at in Iowa but I hope the flooding we've had this past week missed you. Love the channel. Keep up the good work.

  • @thecapturban
    @thecapturban 5 днів тому +3

    Luke.. we are just glad ya made it back to the you tube! Film in a wind turbine for all we care😂

  • @gizzymoto4153
    @gizzymoto4153 5 днів тому +1

    Thank You Luke. Favorite parts were you cleaning the oil bath filter reservoir with the old gas and you and your wife together smiling on the old tractor. It's always a good time and learning experience with you and the whole Gang. Love y'all.

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому

      Thank you, and I'm glad you enjoyed it - I did 🙂

  • @corydriver7634
    @corydriver7634 5 днів тому +2

    That was a hilarious story about buying the Farmall 😂😂😂😂. A good buy too. Your wife can chuck some bails, I’ve done a lot of bailing in my life and I know that’s a workout. 👍🏻Tell her to save some energy and not drag them up the chute, let the bailer push them up onto the rack it saves steps and work.

  • @FeralPreacher
    @FeralPreacher 5 днів тому +6

    Congrats Luke, your lady looks so happy on the tractor. Definitely a keeper.
    Enjoy the farm life and build a big family.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @glennnickerson8325
    @glennnickerson8325 5 днів тому +5

    Uncle Luke makin' hay while the sun is shining!

  • @Trueno1600
    @Trueno1600 5 днів тому +1

    That whole shebang is so much you, Luke! The farm, the trucks, the trailer, the tractors, notthing is out of place, and you're the type of guy you'd expect to find on such a farm! BTW, that picture with your wife on the tractor with the barn in the background was just beautiful; it looks like it came straight from the fifties! Looks like you have a little piece of paradise over there! :D

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +4

      We really enjoy it here - I'll never quit understand why the previous people could bring themselves to move, but we're not sad about it either 🙂

  • @braxtonnelson5375
    @braxtonnelson5375 4 дні тому

    Such a great couple! It's always a good thing when each member of a couple thinks they won the relationship lottery!

  • @DennisMurphey
    @DennisMurphey 5 днів тому +3

    You have no idea how heartwarming this video is for this old Farm Boy from Illinois. Our Farmall was similar the C I think it was a M. I loved it. It looked like the classic Tractor. Yours runs so strong that is wonderful. My Dad remarried a Lady her Name was Alice but she was called Ace, I never understood that. Her family had Allis Chalmers. She liked to drive the Allis Chalmers so much her brothers Nic Name was ACE, for Allis Chalmers. OK Gonna finish watching Dennis

  • @mattyoung2880
    @mattyoung2880 5 днів тому +3

    Hell ya !! My favourite tractor on our farm is a 1974 allis 185 !!!

  • @eddieg7426
    @eddieg7426 5 днів тому +2

    Hello Uncle Luke I love your UA-cam channel, I like old classic lawn and Gardening Equipment and cars n trucks. And I am Sorry this is my first time living a comment on your channel.

  • @craigbowley6783
    @craigbowley6783 5 днів тому

    It's so awesome that you're keeping these old pieces of American history going. It's a dying art. To have the knowledge to save these awesome machines. How on you man👍🇺🇲

  • @trentmoseley
    @trentmoseley 5 днів тому +3

    Love that big ol Ferd. Both of them

  • @joshuagibson2520
    @joshuagibson2520 5 днів тому +4

    The more original something is, the better. Far less headaches.

  • @charliehill6914
    @charliehill6914 9 годин тому

    Dude, don't mess with the timing on sweet Allis. I'm 74 and I've been running AC's since I was 9. The timing is perfect as it is.

  • @billzielke6798
    @billzielke6798 5 днів тому +1

    Very relaxing. Nice to see you NOT need your engineering degree to get stuff rolling. The little AC at the end was nice..a good worker.

  • @Big88Country
    @Big88Country 5 днів тому +3

    That's a sweet little tractor! Glad you figured it out and got her running! What ya gonna name her? These old girls just wanna run and be used.

  • @larrylong6268
    @larrylong6268 5 днів тому +3

    You just got to love a Country Girl.

  • @DennisMurphey
    @DennisMurphey 5 днів тому +2

    You got an ACE 2.0 going on there. So fun, you two are a real hoot. Great Video Thank You for sharing, We had a Glass Gas jug just like that I used for the lawn mower, We also had a littel Farmall 300 sized about like that AC we used it with a rear blade and front bucket to clean the barn and push the snow. Easier to start and enough poop for those jobs. Take Care guys, Blessing Luke and Ace!, D

  • @kurdisshop243
    @kurdisshop243 5 днів тому +1

    I always enjoy your videos, Luke. Your mechanical knowledge is top-notch and i usually learn a thing or two. Much appreciated my friend

  • @rickallen6378
    @rickallen6378 5 днів тому +3

    Everyone loves a solid unit.

  • @Derf1313
    @Derf1313 2 дні тому +3

    Ok, so just how did you become SO lucky?!? Three running tractors for the price of one, a wife that not only tosses bales, drives a tractor, brings home the bacon, AND puts up with your antics?!? Certainly glad the Long Honeymoon is still front & center! Congrats! & Thanx !

  • @jvin248
    @jvin248 День тому +1

    Be careful with the hand crank starting if you do that on one of these old rescues. Technique is to keep your body to the right hand side of the tractor and lift the crank from 7 to 11 o'clock. Other techniques will break hands, wrists, arms, or kills when the crank sticks in the running engine.

  • @Formula455resto
    @Formula455resto 5 днів тому +1

    Great video Luke! Now I want to go out and pick up an old tractor and get it running.😄👍

  • @bill426worker5
    @bill426worker5 5 днів тому +3

    Congratulations you're a very lucky man. It appears that you married very very well your wife seems like a fantastic person. The only thing you have to worry about is trying to keep up with her but that should be half the fun.

  • @jackearnest6895
    @jackearnest6895 5 днів тому +4

    Great content Luke

  • @davidbryan5203
    @davidbryan5203 5 днів тому +1

    Those old Farmall C and Super C tractors are some of the best “antique style” general use tractors ever made.
    Simple, easy to work on, very reasonably priced, fuel “efficient”, and fantastic parts availability. The Super C especially can and does still have a very valid usage case on many properties all across the country.
    Glad to see you still using and enjoying that great example of “Red Power”.

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +1

      That farmall c might be my favorite tractor I have ever used hands down. So many things are just perfect about it

  • @kennynelson2269
    @kennynelson2269 5 днів тому +1

    Ole Uncle Luke is like either he can crank shit that shouldn't run... thanks for the video, man..

  • @MrGozer23
    @MrGozer23 5 днів тому +4

    I don't hate your music. The show opens with Alice in chains! Totally cool!

  • @MyGarage-uu5ld
    @MyGarage-uu5ld 5 днів тому +3

    Play the music you like. You can't make everyone happy.. thanks for another great video sir.

  • @jvin248
    @jvin248 День тому +1

    Glad you are saving the old tractors.

  • @bobbybrown1708
    @bobbybrown1708 5 днів тому +2

    Love your videos, wishing you and your wife all the best things life has to offer.

  • @IR-nq4qv
    @IR-nq4qv 5 днів тому +4

    There's nothing any more cuter than a tractor girl in bib overalls. Good job on the will it run Luke. That little AC will be great addition to the fleet, with a tune up and the body rubbed down with a linseed oil, diesel mix to give it a great patina, it will be as good as new.

  • @bigwrenchtech
    @bigwrenchtech 5 днів тому +4

    Awesome. Is there a team up video with you and Kevin in the future? Oh no Morty!

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +2

      At the moment, we don't have any plans together - although we are 15 minutes from each other, our schedules don't really align.

    • @kaseyhyde6503
      @kaseyhyde6503 5 днів тому +2

      Why, so Luke can do all the work ? Mook would be better to work with.

    • @mehmeh5471
      @mehmeh5471 5 днів тому +3

      @@kaseyhyde6503 But then id have to fast forward the majority of the video. I prefer just Luke videos, this channel has never "jumped the shark"

  • @ShadeTreeMechanic8962
    @ShadeTreeMechanic8962 3 дні тому +1

    Ur wife is awesome! Great sence of humor!

  • @romeoalphafoxtrot9517
    @romeoalphafoxtrot9517 5 днів тому +2

    That's awesome Luke!
    Man! You scored big time at that auction!
    It looks like Mama loves her new tractor!
    Well done Man!

  • @mattj6676
    @mattj6676 5 днів тому +2

    It's smart to move things along, you paid about $500 bucks apiece for those tractors, I don't think you need all three of them plus the others you already have, so get them running and move one or two of them along and enjoy your free tractor. It's really unusual for anyone in the mechanical hobby to be able to make money on any deals, this seems like an area where you can do that and feed your hobby. I love the simplicity of those things!

    • @indianaslim4971
      @indianaslim4971 5 днів тому +1

      I agree, as a retired mechanic I went through dozens of cars and trucks, many were sold when they weren't even for sale at the time, if there's profit to be made it's sold, there's always other cars/trucks out there...

  • @jvin248
    @jvin248 День тому +1

    If you haven't been around narrow front tractors much, they were designed for cultivating crops so you could turn tight and get back into the next group of rows. However, at road speed or steep hills they too easily roll and kill people. So make sure you know what you are doing when operating them. I'd move the belly mower from the narrow front to the wide front tractor.

  • @mhower01
    @mhower01 5 днів тому +1

    If you're getting those tractors out there for those prices, then i obviously need to start attending auctions in Iowa! Those were great purchases in my book!

  • @chemicalvamp
    @chemicalvamp 5 днів тому +2

    That lawnmower carb video had me wondering if you had died of suspicious circumstances. Glad to see your still making videos. I hope you make another fuel vapor video in the future.

  • @normaninsandiego7061
    @normaninsandiego7061 5 днів тому +2

    Those old tractors will give you years of service for a fraction of the cost of new. The older equipment was simple and built to last. At least you weren't out in the field when the rain cloud went over. The home state always has exciting weather.

  • @yodaistheone
    @yodaistheone 3 дні тому

    Proud man right there when they were both on the tractor. Please keep the videos coming Luke.

  • @MikeyDee25
    @MikeyDee25 5 днів тому +1

    If you substitute the 'big' Allis Chalmers for the Farmall and a New Holland baler for the John Deere then you'll have the setup I was familiar with as a 11 YO city kid working on a tobacco/dairy farm in PA's 'Amish country' way back in the '60s. Hard work, but very satisfying as I look back! Your type of equipment is exactly what we used to rake and bale back in the day. 🙂

  • @amped5234
    @amped5234 5 днів тому +2

    Nice, another video. always enjoy your videos.

  • @edwardkamenar1493
    @edwardkamenar1493 5 днів тому +1

    I love watching the farming stuff.

  • @Russworld1
    @Russworld1 5 днів тому +2

    Awesome little tractors, glad you saved them. Great video man, looking forward to the next one.

  • @JayDawg962
    @JayDawg962 2 дні тому +1

    I loved your old music! It sounded like Alice and chains songs I have never heard before.

  • @glenharper3136
    @glenharper3136 5 днів тому +1

    Thanks for the video Luke and Mrs. Luke. Always love all your videos!

  • @jamesmoffett
    @jamesmoffett 5 днів тому +1

    Wow that's great 👍 and your wife actually looked like she loved it well done Sir 👍👌🇺🇸😃

    • @ThunderHead289
      @ThunderHead289  5 днів тому +1

      She's pushed me to the farm stuff, so anytime we're doing stuff like that, she's just tickled 🙂

  • @ericcrawford326
    @ericcrawford326 5 днів тому +2

    Old tractors are still very useful. Great for small farms and hobby farms without breaking your budget.

  • @timothyguilford6897
    @timothyguilford6897 5 годин тому

    Enjoy your content! Love the old farm stuff!

  • @kurtismiller9544
    @kurtismiller9544 5 днів тому +1

    3 cells = 6 volts.... that C is a classic. grew up with a Farmall A, H, and M on the farm, Red Power lol. neighbor had the ACs. those carbs last forever. perfect size for your wife👌🤘👍🚜