How Much Does It Cost To Restore An Old Tractor? Farmall Super M Restoration Ep.60: Adding It All Up
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Multiple viewers requested this video, so I went back and compiled all of the expenses we'd put into this job. While not taking into account several variables including tax, shipping, and fluids, this is our overview on project cost.
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Thank you very much for sharing this personal financial information. In 1988 my Dad parked his 1942 Farmall Model H in the equipment shed. In August of 1990 he passed away. The Farmall tractor is buried deep in the back of the equipment shed where Dad parked it till this day. I never had the heart or wanted to rethink all of the memories I shared with a hunk of iron. You and your Dad have made me rethink that decision. What better way to celebrate my Dad's memory. At 60 years old I'm going to rebuild and refurbish the Farmall. You two have inspired me to get it started. Thank you to both of you. I'll send you pictures of the finished product. God Bless
@@squatch253 This Farmall was what I learned to drive on at 9 years old. Chores were a lot more enjoyable on the H. I'm sure I'll have the same smile on my face as you when I get started on this project and take that first drive. I budgeted $10K, I'll see how far that gets me. Thanks again.
@@jimdandy6862 I hope you do well with that project, the Squatches did a great job on documenting every step of their restoration process, that will help a lot! Keep the memory of your childhood alive!
Good luck with the rebuild. Squatch has gjven you the perfect template to complete your build.
Pulling for you, Jim! Thanks for sharing that with us! 🇺🇸🚜👍
@Reloader 308 Good luck with the rebuild and i hope the good memories out weigh the bad during your restoration. I know exactly how you feel and it took me 30 years and Squatch and his dad to realize I had to bring her back to her Glory Days. Here's to the old timers that left this planet a better place than what they found it. God Speed and God Bless.
$8K in parts? My god that's a steal. The labor? Priceless. The love? Unmistakable. GREAT presentation and super records keeping. You've created a legacy that will last at least another 100 years.
Appreciate you sharing this , it’s valuable information to have , especially knowing that it’s coming from someone who’s done it all the right way.
Worth every penny. It's a brand-new Farmall Super M, and that's priceless in my book. Great job, guys.
I love that a slight engine knock lead up to this tractor being completely restored
Yep these guys don't mess around 🤣
It reminds me of leaving for school one morning with the news that our plumbing/heating/electrical contractor was coming to check on a problem with the upstairs bathroom in our 150-year old house. I got off the school bus to be greeted with the sight of the contractor's one-ton pickup backed up to our front porch with a mound of debris in the back, surmounted by the upside-down bathtub (not a fancy claw-foot type) with its feet in the air like a dead woodchuck. You never know when you touch a renovation project in anything old.
That's how it goes. When I met my wife she was driving a rusted out VW. What started as just fixing her seat recliner turned into a full blown restoration to the point where the car won a lot of trophies and a picture in Hot VWs magazine.
You do know there are only a few 100 people in the world that could do what you 2 did with this....PLUS you did it for love....
110% agree, I'm only 35 and I am just now starting finish getting my welding shop finished to the point where i can weld, heat and bend what I need to to work on my military trucks and trailers. And still have to build the machine shop yet to be able to finally be able to do half of what Squatch253 and Squatch Sir do.
P.S. the mechanical repair shop is only 75 to 80% complete. Thank god for 20 foot conex boxes.
You really need to add at least 4 or 5 0's onto that number to be even remotely accurate. Most (not all ) farmers have to be able to do this or they would go out of business. How many motor mechanics and fitters are there world wide?. In third world countries guys build AK47 copies using a pedal lathe the design of which came right out of Noah's ark.
Repairing a piece of machinery like that is not that technically difficult. For most people, picking up basic skills like welding or running a hobby lathe can be done in a couple of weeks (Getting good at it is another story all together). Most of the specs are available online these days and don't even take much time or skill to find.
I am only 14 and right now I am restoring my International 340 utility tractor.
I could have done it without any problem. Add one more to the list.
John Deere in the pre-cleaner jar, priceless :)
I have a Farmall M in my Molines pre cleaner haha
It's the real world. Thanks for showing it to us. Now you can feel free the deck the next guy that walks up and says, "Nice job! I'll give ya five grand for it!"
You and Senior didn't restore an old tractor. You preserved a piece of history that had an impact on many lives.
Thank you for sharing, what a beautiful machine.
I really enjoyed watching the entire restoration of the super m, and the same goes for so many of your other projects. I just tallied up my cost to watch your excellent videos, $0. Thanks for all you do for your viewers. I know I appreciate it.
I work at a cat dealer in North Dakota. I can say the highlights of my week are when you do your videos. I appreciate everything you do and the wealth of knowledge you and your dad impart in your videos. Squatch keep up the great work and I know good things will keep going your way.
Doing this project with your Dad. Priceless......and thanks....watched from the beginning and what a great set of videos.
And still being on speaking terms afterwards!
Well said...l wish my dad was still around my shop..he passed when l was 18... But l was blessed to have a dad👍 Enjoy your videos
AMEN on the priceless!! My Dad passed 2 years ago after 4 + decades working together. He lived with me the last 10 years of his life too. Not a day goes by without missing him.
Much respect to you, sir. I did my '49 M a couple years ago and it is not nearly as nice as yours. Spent 4,000 without rebuilding the engine, but she loves parades and she makes people smile. 😊
Wow, that's less than I was expecting and you made a great job, thanks for documenting this restoration guys!
Really enjoy yr Chanel.
The price cost here in New Zealand is much the same to do the same work.
I worked as a panel beater 25 years ago so I restored my own tractors and I end up with a similar result as you have. I currently have a 1935 W12. 1936 Fairway. 1937 F12. 1926 15/30. 1956 Ferguson TEA. 1957 Nuffield petrol.
If you want to rebuild a boat; add a zero, rebuild an airplane; add another zero, helicopter add another zero.
This has been a wonderful project. Thanks for doing it and bringing us along. This video series is worth more than the tractor itself.
I love the fact that you use old school equipment to accomplish your goals like they did in the old days when quality was paramount unlike today.
Between you and your dad.....you have more talent in your minds and hands than money can buy. This project is a monument to your love of the project and the abiding respect it pays to generations of American farmers who spent their lives hard at work harvesting the land and feeding the world. Best wishes and be well.
It always escalates quickly when you get into projects like these, but worth every penny in the end, I think. Seeing you and Senior rebuild these projects meticulously as you do helps sharpen some of the rest of us. I find myself tapping out holes and cleaning threads more than I did before I found your channel. Thanks for the time you spend on the videos and the hours spent making them. Big thumbs up 👍
I enjoyed the series and look forward to others in the future.
This is one of my favorite channels on youtube. The quality of work that you and your father do is unmatched! Thanks so much for sharing the entire journey with us. Look forward to watching all your other projects! Take care!
Thanks Squatch. "Labor of love" doesn't begin to cover what you and Senior did with the Super M. I am just grateful that perhaps by watching a few ads, all of us watching may have contributed in some way to the finished product. I will never possess your skills and capabilities but watching you and Senior bring the old girl back to perfection at least gives me the gumption to try something like it on my own. Thank you.
Eight grand, and priceless memories with your dad. I'd call that worth the money.
Something else to consider when you take on a task to restore or work on a tractor is the knowledge that you obtain is priceless. You can’t learn this stuff from reading a book. You have to actually use your hands. The knowledge you gain will be with you for forever
30 years ago when parts were more available it costed nearly $ 3000 tires included.
Knowing it's well done is priceless.
You left out the most important item. The months spent working with your dad on this project is PRICELESS!!! I miss working with my dad.
I can't but only speak for myself but i look forward to seeing your videos !!
And see what Rick Bork has to say.
😊😊😊😊👍👍
All of those locally bought parts and locally purchased shop work was money that went directly into your local community. That’s worth a lot, in my opinion.
Thank you so much for this video. Years ago my dad and I did two car restorations and later I helped a friend in his restoration of a truck. like you, my dad and I would always open an account book for the project and enter every reciept big or small and we did all we could to get good used parts on the cheap. Breakers yards were our favorite hunting grounds, but there were many new parts dealers around town with very good prices and this was before internet shopping. This hobby/interest/passion is a boys game and from my experience one needs these three 1) Time, 2) Capital, 3) Space or Premises. Capital doesn't have to be big and depending on the project, as I mentioned, great bargains can be had at yards, garage sales, on line etc. Knowledge, information and planning are also key, and doing things right and safely.
We all are impressed with senior and you, the way you carried out this project and enjoyed the journey to complition, you now have a new tractor. Best regards from New Zealand for the holiday season.
For the very reasonable price of 8G you bought yourself a brand new tractor. The pleasure you had with the restoration is priceless. The pleasure your work brought to tens of thousands of viewers is incalculable. This tractor is so much better than 8G in the bank.
Great video on understanding the realistic cost of a restoration. I've restored a International T6 crawler and a Farmall 400, I know I have in them more than there worth, but for me it's an enjoyable hobbie. I just completed my Dad's Farmall A that had been sitting in storage since we lost him six years ago that only recently did I have the heart to get running again. While I don't farm, I do use them to drag logs out of the woods and other miscellanous projects, and these machines were built to work, even decades later. The T6 is not as practical when compared to a modern Bobcat but it's still great to take to fairs and shows. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much - very helpful. I'm looking to freshen up my grandfathers first tractor (1941 H) and wasn't sure what to expect.
Doesn't surprise me one bit! I farm and things are very expensive! I love tractors! My work and my hobby to some extent. Can't stand to see something broke. Even a dead battery. I'm have to get it back to where I can use it. Really, enjoyed watching the fine work you guys did on that tractor! Just WOW!!!!!
Having just restored a classic car I think you did very well cost wise. Great "no nonsense" videos. I have watched them all. Who else can get such a beautiful result? Your skills are not wasted. Go "Red" or go home. Keep our history running.
Just from seeing the quality work you two do it was money well spent. That tractor started a brand new life.
Thank you for providing such focused content. One of the few channels I will go directly to upon receiving notification. I like the way you do things......the “right and proper way”.
I cring now when I see other videos and I can see and hear in my mind Squatch shaking his head and what is going on here. Definitely not the right and proper way.
I enjoy every video that you put out, I learned a bunch from this channel and it has inspired me to rebuild my farmall m. Recon I don’t have all the tools that would require me to split a tractor, but that is what faith is for. This channel was one of the channels I looked out to for rebuilding my tractor. Research before taking apart. I can’t thank you squatch and senior for putting these videos out. It helps direct a teenager into a good career path. Thank you.
Thank you for the information.
Restoring is never cheap and you will never recuperate that cost if you are trying to make money doing this.
Restoring anything is for the love of the item.
Being a automotive mechanic this is a great series to watch cause it is is something different to experience and extremely interesting to watch
Same goes for me!
Great job Team Squatch. The costs are well under what a new tractor of comparable hp would be, used let alone a new one. You now have a beautiful and dependable tractor to use and be proud of. Thanks guys, keep up the great videos!
I just went through a restoration so those of us that save these beautiful machines from death never really consider the cost compared to final result. I believe your costs are insignificant when I see a machine that in my eyes is a priceless piece of history. Absolutely beautiful super M. It is one of the first tractors I ever used for real work and will never forget the bond I had with that machine out in the fields all day. Thank you sir.
I‘m very unlikely to restore a tractor or anything else, but this is one of my favorite channels; partly this project takes me back to learning to work on stuff on the ‘49 C my mom had a few years. It’s reassuring to know someone out there is doing it for the love of it, and gives a damn about doing it right.
Absolutely beautiful. You will never find another one this nice for what you have in your tractor.
I appreciate the cost break down. It is useful information for those of us who are thinking of embarking on a project of our own.
I’ve watched as you’ve restored your IH M, and it’s been a wonderful journey to watch and I’ve learned a lot and also learned so much as I’ve watched you restore your D2. I’ve finally found my old D6 Cat I used to own. Sold it to go off to aviation school and over the years wondered so many time what became of it. My brother-in-law found it on a farm about 12 miles away sitting in some wood at the edge of a field. I’m working to get it back and would love to restore it. It’s an old D6 Series 4R and cable operated with a double drum LaTourneu cable control unit. Thank you for all I’ve learned and you’ve shared. Congratulations on your restoration projects.
Thank YOU, Toby, and Squatch Sr. for bringing us viewers along with you, it was a fun ride following this project. I must admit that the parts added up to even more than my "guesstimate". As for the labor (and the camera work, which added untold hours, and video production, too), that is simply (to borrow someone else's buzzword) priceless. I can only say that I hope that this tractor serves for another 50 years, and let's hope that they are still making gasoline in another 50 years, lol !
Great job, Squatch. Congratulations to you and your Dad. You guys are great together.
Thoroughly enjoyed every vid you and Snr have made showing the rebuild. Your hard work in making them is much appreciated.
I'm restoring a 48 8N right now and I would have never guessed I would have as much into it as I do. Parts add up fast. Luckily I didn't have to buy rear tires.
As most of us are probably at least beyond the "getting started"stage in life, a good sense of decorum in a public forum like this is always welcome. Your reluctance to discuss the nitty gritty cost break down is understandable. Goes to show you were raised correctly, you and your family may be well heeled, and still worked hard for everything you may have. But unlike some you know the value and satisfaction hard work brings. I have watched a good portion of the videos that you have done, I am still watching because of the welcoming, humble and engaging way that you speak to "us" the viewers. I for one don't need to know as one of previous commenters asked" so how much does YT pay for?" A good reply " Some where between nunya and mindya own business. I am just happy to see the length, depth, and breadth of the tooling, machinery and knowledge you and Sr. bring to the process. Well done, keep it up! Thanks
I was so hoping he was going to this.
every single penny was a penny well spent. it looks great. you have done a great job. it`s people like you that preserve the past so future generations can get a sense and a feeling of how hard and labour intensive the way it was back in the day. and well done, it looks great....
The tractor is Beautiful, Thanks for letting me watch you guys building it. Much better than New. 🇺🇸
Honestly I hate the ads but do not begrudge you the revenue in exchange for the information, education, and entertainment. Thankfully this platform supports you and delivers to us the restoration of this machine. Thank you for the insights and reality check on cost.
Less than I thought - some good priced parts there. 👍🏻
The other factor to someone doing it is that you guys have a great shop set up and a ton of skills.
If someone thought they couldn’t pay the labour out - they’d still have to factor getting the tools together and making mistakes learning how to use them.
You and Senior sharing what you do so thoroughly and generously helps with that learning though - and for many people, that’s priceless 😊
Thanks.
It's all in fun, I have been watching all of your videos, it's so neat to see people getting hooked on the past, I have restored my Ford 8N, 2 Garden Tractors and now set my sights on Restoring this P51, I'm at the age of 70 years old I hope to get it up in the air before I leave this earth. Keep up the grate videos..
A great restoration, congratulations on a 1st prize winner at any tractor show. Keep up the good work Squatches for us armchair exoerts please.
Try to keep the videos coming. We enjoy your quality videos. Good luck and much enjoyment with that new tractor.
Thank you for giving a very frank and honest assessment of the cost to rebuild the super M you have both done a magnificent job and all credit to you both you are so particular and informative. You now have a working tractor for life it's brand new. Like watching every episode you do. 🙏👍
Cost of rebuild $8,070.99....... Time spent working with your dad ... Priceless
60 episodes = enjoyed them all - well done
Excellent video series, couldn't stop watching it... like reading a great book. Thanks!
Thank you and yes definitely be back when you post, and the M looks better than new, a marvellous job you two performed well done
Thank you for sharing this video!
With what you guys have done, that tractor is way better than a new one from the factory. I'd much rather have your tractor than one of those Chinese junk today that would be done in 20 years. Your M will last another 50 years with normal maintenance and still have another rebuild left in it. Awesome tractor and worth every penny IMO.
Great info, fantastic project!
Awesome job!!! Thanks for the breakdown......
Enjoyed the restoration process of the Super M. Wish there was a tax write off or break for restoring our vintage treasures. Your project is well documented. Thanks for making quality videos for us to enjoy. 🇺🇸🚜👍
I have absolutely no experience with either the IH or Cat project, but thoroughly enjoy watching the expertise and professionalism you and your father put into these videos. Thanks for the hours of enjoyment. I have great respect for your knowledge and applaud you for sharing it. I'm sure you have inspired many to do a more professional job themselves.
Watched from the start, can't wait to see whats next! Stayin on top of the D-2, tell Sr. great job!
Thank you for sharing.
Just wanted to tell you that people are referring others on Facebook to watch your videos for information on the farmall m. Everyone agrees that your videos are the best and most informative of all. Keep up the awesome work and can’t wait to see your next videos
Many times doing something like a working resto, takes a large budget. You made the statement that the M was going be just a field tractor but you two did the right things to be able wash her down and take the M to a local tractor show.
Not every resto needs to be 100 point concourse job.
Be proud of the work YOU and DAD did, which is showing it the vids
Great information! Thank you for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻
Really interesting! Thanks for sharing....
Thanks for taking the time to break it all down for us. Having the ability to do most of the labor and repairs yourself really helps. I estimate I'll have at least $15,000-18,000 into my John Deere 60 by the time it's done...for one, it's spent its whole life out in the elements and is in much worse shape than this Super M was. For two, it's a Deere, and we all know how expensive that green paint can be...
Very positive show! Thanks.
Nicely done!
Thanks for the info, I plan to start a farm in a couple of years and this gives me some insight into the costs of rebuilding the equipment vs buying new
Thanks for the video! Nice tractor!
Cheap work isn't quality, quality work isn't cheap. You fellas do a great job of your restorations and your channel. Keep it up 👍👌
Awesome assessment of time being 1000 hours for 2 professional's. The normal work year is 2000. 40 hours a week 50 weeks a year, 2 weeks vacation of working around the house.LOL Again great job
Incredible working tractor restoration!👍👍👍
Found your channel looking for Farmall's and thoroughly enjoyed the entire series!!
You and your dad working together building memories for a lifetime 👍💯
To say "Thank You" doesn't feel like it expresses enough for you sharing your time, skills and knowledge!!
Always looking forward to your next video, and catching up on all your other series too!!👍🍻
When I restored a 1936 Chevy pickup, I never thought about the cost. I was doing it for the joy of doing it! Never kept track of labor our part’s! This was about pride not profit!
Thanks so much for sharing this, you’re a good man. Not everyone would do that and it really helps to understand genuine cost you could incur. It would be very interesting to maybe recap on other rebuilds especially “one with tracks and an undercarriage” to know also. This was very valuable. Cheers and many thanks Matt
Thank you Squatch and Senior! It really helped being able to watch and get away from all the covid "stuff" even for a little while.
Enjoyed this,thanks Bill
One additional thing, please add date of project completion. What with current beginning of hyper inflation these prices could be way different. Also thanks for the video. It proved to me you are way wealthier than I am. No jealousy, just fact.
Tractor looks nice! I don't think if you have the skills, space, time, money and tools to do this you can go wrong. Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in making payments and it seems you don't ever have the cash to get what you need but you can manage to pay a payment for what seems like life! If you get out of that you basically have a tractor that lasted 70 years that's new again, for $8,000 plus purchase price sweat equity and beer or dinner for your friends. Can't beat that, plus you enjoyed part of it (most of it with friends and family)and it'll hold it's value. It's like you can't lose even though you can buy a restored tractor at an auction for cheap sometimes. I've been down with an injury for a long time but if I ever get back to where I can work again I'm going to do my best to get a small farm / homestead so I can live a little and help out my family and hopefully teach them to be more independent, God willing, one day it'll happen even if I hobble around crippled it would be better than relying on someone else to help me through the rest of my life. Thanks for the break down of everything you've done that really helps a DIY guy that's not a master mechanic see what he's getting into.
LOOKS great.
Thanks for the info.....realistic numbers.....!!!!
Great job on that IH, that is my 2nd favorite red tractors ,M-F 1st but I'm the same way, I call it a working restoration, as I slowly restore it & upgrade it!the only thing I have left to do is the repaint & a new seat .I do have a newer tractor a 2018 M-F 1526 but I have a hard time finding time to shut the 1959 M-F 50 down to finish it because it is a working tractor.I think your spot on as far as price & priorities& You can never put a price on your labor if you enjoy what your doing. Thanks 4 the video.
A lot of time, blood, sweat and hopefully not too many tears! (Plus the money for the parts etc. of course!) Your Farmall project is a perfect benchmark for an ultimate nut and bolt level restoration. Thanks for sharing and take care guys!
Thank you for the information. You do such a great job. Keep it up.
Thanks! I kind of figured the hours, and part costs, were correct! This is why I prefer to buy running, working tractors, and pay good $ when one has no "noises" coming out of it. As far as your comment on parts machines, well yes! I dabble in mid 60's to mid '70s snowmobiles, and even that rust rotted machine with a locked up engine from behind a shed for $100 is worth it to me if I get one or two parts off of it! Because if I say find a nice straight bumper with good chrome and a good knob or switch I know having an old bumper re chromed will cost double that, and even a reproduction knob or such can be $20-$30!
I like how you itemized everything. I keep a notebook on my tractors but, nothing like that. It’s nice when the previous owner payed for tires too. I need tires on my H and it’s going to hurt.
Thanks for sharing. That's about what I expected from a full restoration. Also another reason to pick your project carefully.
Very impressed great job.
Love your videos squatch. You do amazing work! Thanks for the vid.
Thanks to Senior and you for this series and taking us along!!!! Making video of the steps adds a lot of time and I for one appreciate it. Thanks for sharing the expense side of things, which I'm always curious to know for if nothing else, to keep me from jumping into the deep end of a project this size! Look forward to more videos!!
Just amazing to watch and the best accolade in our family is "you done good" (yes the folks were from the mid west). I am glad I did not see this before I quit work, truly addictive and now I can indulge myself.