These old machines are indestructible. I bought a farm with an abandoned 1943 Farmal A that had been sitting outside in Maryland weather for at least 40 years. I cranked it by hand and it started the second turn. The oil filter was a solid block of hard tar, never changed. I replaced the oil and filter, a rear wheel that was rusted away, and used it for years to pull up trees, drag a bush hog, and other jobs. Old tractors are Incredibly tough machines. They can look very dead, and still live.
LIKE THIS OLD SONG I USED TO SING IN MY HEAD...........THANK GOOOOOD FOR THE DIGGER ....a deisel motor can sit for a real long period of time and pop off just like that without a doubt ....that thing pops off with SUPER COMPRESSION...thats what gets the job done great video i love it!!!
Learnt to drive on one of those JCB4s 60 years ago. The power major engines were excellent starters in all weathers and had tons more low down torque than today's tractors of the same size.
3611cc's of pure magic! Those old Ford 4D engine's are just brilliant, I have one in an old D Series lorry, it always starts at the first turn of the key, no matter how cold or how long its been standing!
old major engines do start like that. went with a mate 20 years ago , to a fordson major tractor at an estate in clackmannan , laid up more than 5 years . good battery , checked oil and filled with water , couple gallons fresh diesel , primed the lift pump , and pulled back engine cut off , and started just like the video. drain them off , and their ok. takes me back that video.
That's cool. Good job in bringing it back to life. Just need to paint it and back to work. Nice job. Always a great feeling seeing an old vehicle being brought back to life and moving once again.
a friend of my dad has a 1960 Buick that has been sitting in the same spot for so long plants started to grow in and out of the radiator and the trunk, then troublemakers bounced off the rear and broke the bumper off
Cool machine, we have a 1961 JCB 3 that is based on a Fordson major tractor, it looks a bit like this one only ours stil has the cab on it. It still works for a liveing now and again.
very cool vid. my dad and i have the same model only from "58" but without the backdigger. it was used at a cement factory b4 the wheelloader shoveling sand and gravel into silo's after that it move to technical support hoisting cranes until the fuelpump broke down. we bought it fitted another fuelpump and a battery and its still hauling logs and treetrunks aorund:) gotta ask is this one also fitted with a 60 hp industrial ford engine instead of the 40 of the standard major ?
It's Yorkshire/Wiltshire language. It means it's a solid machine that was built to last. Also Bamford is short for J.C. Bamford, also known as JCB, the digger/excavator he was trying to start. :)
they dont make anything "like that" anymore, to artefficialy increase the consumption, because new products dont last long. And they teach ppl to think, old things are "not cool". So everyone has his new cool piece of s**t. But what about the planet? Producing loads of low quality products only polutes the planet with worthless waste and functional things that used to be cool the day before and now are worthless poluting junk. So we can achieve the ilusional neverending economic growth... but the cost is great and its far from neverending
We had a forson uper major with bigger back hoe and front end loader about 40 years ago. These are great machines. i like how the ferns grew so well there too.
Wow, the 2nd stage of the excavator has one hell of a throw. The hydraulics have to be so long. Lol. Really neat piece of equipment! Thanks for sharing.
With the greatest respect, the fact that it started is no real surprise. When this machine was made they made them well and with reliable components. I have had vehicles 2 years old and they haven't started after standing a week! :-)
YAY! Nice video! Good to see an old machine up and running again! I couldn't even see the backhoe until it got lifted up. Fabulous! Congrats on getting it going! :)
It looks like your a little behind on the servicing with grease and oil. Miraculous is what this is. Nothing to stop rain from falling in the exhaust, didn't even bother cleaning off the battery connections or bleed the injectors. Starts up like it ran the day before. What went on in the cut away @1:23 ? Congrads.
No oil change before start up and she ran all right,she was fired up a couple of months ago and the tyres were still up,all bar one front which was a bit low
That's a good thing. Machinery these days are much more fuel efficient, MUCH safer and a lot more user friendly. I could go on all day why newer machines are better.
How is this tractor dangerous to use? Newer tractors are more fuel efficient but have a shit ton of electronics/computerized equipment which means you're looking at a huge repair bill if it breaks down. Also they have a bunch of emissions controls that raise the cost, reduce engine power, and increase the chances of a breakdown. I'd say you're best buying a 90's to early 2000's tractor if you're in the market. Maybe even an old 50's Gas tractor if you aren't doing anything that heavy. We still have one that we use every year.
Whatever happened to simplicity? This video really shows that we should take some effort and look on the past when it comes to vehicles. Built to last. Nice tractor man.
@david880brown yeah she's based on a Fordson Major...... it's amazing that some machines will start after being left for a long time,and you can get other machines that are bad starters and don't want to know after being left for a week.
Just goes to show, even when kit is 50 years old - British is still best. Try and start some of this Eastern European stuff or the china rammel after a year or two! No chance. Hope this old girl is now in use somewhere.
Actually, you'd be surprised how old most of Eastern Europe's farm equipment is. The most plentiful ones include the MTZ-80 and 82, and the DT-75. While JCBs and lots of older British tractors are known for their high quality, I think it has more to do with the fact that more people cared about what they were making.
Would love to have this beauty in my booshes xD My dad got a old JCB backhoe too, its a JCB 3D MK3 from the 70s. Its in great shape and we also still use it if we got some digging work.
Ah but the air in the tyres isn't 50 years old...........it starts so well because it is a basic well made engine with no sensors or electronics in sight.
Murshedul Hasan The tractor was start 2 year before this starting : Read the comment of the video : '' 1959 JCB starts after being left idle for 2 years ''
Yeah, I don't even lift a trash can lid without looking for a wasp nest and getting ready to sprint across the yard! Good old digger. Seems it could use some attention at the bucket pivot bushings/pins. Should have greased it every day as it sat there, I guess.
I liked the warning to tighten the nuts weekly. That was why most of Britains tanks failed before WW 2. Nobody forgot to tell the nuts between the wheels that they have to warrant tightening.
Wow that started well, is that based on a Fordson Majour? We had a 1953 David Brown 25d parked in the shed for 25 years, we changed the diesel, put on a battery, and it started surprisingly well to consider the time it has been there and the fact that it had 10,000 hrs on the clock.
Si la suya es sólo una conjetura, la excavadora es de 50 años no se ha sentado allí por 50 años, se sentó allí durante 2 años como en la descripción, espero que esto hace las cosas un poco más claras.
That is probably correct..this one is 1959 and based on a Power Major...Super Major's were introduced in 1960 so it makes sense yours is based on the Super Major.
Hydra-Digga eh? Very nice indeed, surely can't be many left of those still kicking around - least of all in working condition. Thanks very much for sharing.
you should see our thwaites digger dumper same codition and it has been converted to a trailer and sits on our fordson power major, mfpiggy did a video of it and it's called, "henry's fordson.".
I could do, the next time shes working i could make some film, also from what i have been told ours is based on a super major skid unit, there is still blue paint underneath all the yellow if you scrape some off the enging, gearbox or back axle.
Amazing! 50yrs old and yet the tires look brand new. They really made them to last in those bygone days!
What a yard, look at all those toys!!!!!
These old machines are indestructible. I bought a farm with an abandoned 1943 Farmal A that had been sitting outside in Maryland weather for at least 40 years. I cranked it by hand and it started the second turn. The oil filter was a solid block of hard tar, never changed. I replaced the oil and filter, a rear wheel that was rusted away, and used it for years to pull up trees, drag a bush hog, and other jobs. Old tractors are Incredibly tough machines. They can look very dead, and still live.
LIKE THIS OLD SONG I USED TO SING IN MY HEAD...........THANK GOOOOOD FOR THE DIGGER ....a deisel motor can sit for a real long period of time and pop off just like that without a doubt ....that thing pops off with SUPER COMPRESSION...thats what gets the job done great video i love it!!!
Learnt to drive on one of those JCB4s 60 years ago.
The power major engines were excellent starters in all weathers and had tons more low down torque than today's tractors of the same size.
i have the exact same machine it has all the paint and it was sitting in the shed for 11 years and it started first turn best machine ever
3611cc's of pure magic! Those old Ford 4D engine's are just brilliant, I have one in an old D Series lorry, it always starts at the first turn of the key, no matter how cold or how long its been standing!
Old tractors are way better than those new things that break after one season, Old tractors were made to last, were strong and powerfull
I appreciate people who know what they are doing
now that is what i call a good build quality
old major engines do start like that. went with a mate 20 years ago , to a fordson major tractor at an estate in clackmannan , laid up more than 5 years . good battery , checked oil and filled with water , couple gallons fresh diesel , primed the lift pump , and pulled back engine cut off , and started just like the video. drain them off , and their ok. takes me back that video.
The ole girl started up easily. Thank you for sharing. God Bless from Phoenix.
That is cool to bring that old tractor back to life. Good job bud.
Metal ID Plate reads "grease all joints daily"...pfff...grease em decadely. Thanks for sharing.....love these old machines!
It's a "Hydra JCB Digga" I don't know why that just cracks me up lol ... Nice video..!
Great British engineering needs more of it in my opinion.
Appreciate this no nonsense approach , thank you
That's cool. Good job in bringing it back to life. Just need to paint it and back to work. Nice job. Always a great feeling seeing an old vehicle being brought back to life and moving once again.
if only modern machines could be as reliable
Old is gold. Nice jcb
JCB made great equipment.I think this proves my point.
a friend of my dad has a 1960 Buick that has been sitting in the same spot for so long plants started to grow in and out of the radiator and the trunk, then troublemakers bounced off the rear and broke the bumper off
JCB: Human, why'd you leave me there all these years? XD
Cool machine, we have a 1961 JCB 3 that is based on a Fordson major tractor, it looks a bit like this one only ours stil has the cab on it. It still works for a liveing now and again.
It’s nice to see it out of the brush and into the light again
Well done, great video, JCB - one of great British engineering success stories
This video is so satisfying.
very cool vid. my dad and i have the same model only from "58" but without the backdigger. it was used at a cement factory b4 the wheelloader shoveling sand and gravel into silo's after that it move to technical support hoisting cranes until the fuelpump broke down. we bought it fitted another fuelpump and a battery and its still hauling logs and treetrunks aorund:)
gotta ask is this one also fitted with a 60 hp industrial ford engine instead of the 40 of the standard major ?
She's based on a Fordson Major,it doesn't have a pto,the hydraulics are driven at the front straight from the engine crank
It's Yorkshire/Wiltshire language. It means it's a solid machine that was built to last. Also Bamford is short for J.C. Bamford, also known as JCB, the digger/excavator he was trying to start. :)
I'd love to see this thing restored. Great video. They don't make them like that anymore.
they dont make anything "like that" anymore, to artefficialy increase the consumption, because new products dont last long. And they teach ppl to think, old things are "not cool". So everyone has his new cool piece of s**t. But what about the planet? Producing loads of low quality products only polutes the planet with worthless waste and functional things that used to be cool the day before and now are worthless poluting junk. So we can achieve the ilusional neverending economic growth... but the cost is great and its far from neverending
HybOj This is still a neat old machine to be running 50 years later. I love old stuff.
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me to :) My comment was not clear at all, I edited it a bit and removed profanity lol
HybOj That's ok. I didn't quite know what you meant.
We had a forson uper major with bigger back hoe and front end loader about 40 years ago. These are great machines. i like how the ferns grew so well there too.
Wow, the 2nd stage of the excavator has one hell of a throw. The hydraulics have to be so long. Lol. Really neat piece of equipment! Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely enthralling! Joseph would be proud of you. . . Alan
With the greatest respect, the fact that it started is no real surprise. When this machine was made they made them well and with reliable components. I have had vehicles 2 years old and they haven't started after standing a week! :-)
JCB is what it is... just great quality.
looks like a good restoration project.
Oh- how much I love that kind of video!
my dad had his own JCB he would have loved to have seen this clip but sadly he died at the age of 47 in 1986
Old Buddies never die!
YAY! Nice video! Good to see an old machine up and running again! I couldn't even see the backhoe until it got lifted up. Fabulous! Congrats on getting it going! :)
It looks like your a little behind on the servicing with grease and oil.
Miraculous is what this is. Nothing to stop rain from falling in the exhaust,
didn't even bother cleaning off the battery connections or bleed the injectors.
Starts up like it ran the day before.
What went on in the cut away @1:23 ?
Congrads.
the old old JCB Digger is still got it
@PovertyPointCustoms thanks...she's not in use at the moment....it would be nice to get her restored one day
Sign on gate reads: "don't worry about the dog, BEWARE of the man who carries 12v lead acid batteries with one hand!"
wait there are people who dont?
No oil change before start up and she ran all right,she was fired up a couple of months ago and the tyres were still up,all bar one front which was a bit low
That's a good thing. Machinery these days are much more fuel efficient, MUCH safer and a lot more user friendly. I could go on all day why newer machines are better.
How is this tractor dangerous to use? Newer tractors are more fuel efficient but have a shit ton of electronics/computerized equipment which means you're looking at a huge repair bill if it breaks down. Also they have a bunch of emissions controls that raise the cost, reduce engine power, and increase the chances of a breakdown. I'd say you're best buying a 90's to early 2000's tractor if you're in the market. Maybe even an old 50's Gas tractor if you aren't doing anything that heavy. We still have one that we use every year.
Whatever happened to simplicity? This video really shows that we should take some effort and look on the past when it comes to vehicles. Built to last. Nice tractor man.
@david880brown yeah she's based on a Fordson Major...... it's amazing that some machines will start after being left for a long time,and you can get other machines that are bad starters and don't want to know after being left for a week.
Read the description it has been two year sense last started
That is seriously strong engineering :-o Cant believe it still runs
The skid from a power Major Fordson? Few still exists like that model. And on top of that in that configuration.
wow absolutely fab, what a lovely bit of kit
can't believe it started good job
Dammm I really like the style an beastiness of this thing
Just goes to show, even when kit is 50 years old - British is still best. Try and start some of this Eastern European stuff or the china rammel after a year or two! No chance. Hope this old girl is now in use somewhere.
belarus eos bagger start after 9 years still in 3 sec !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, you'd be surprised how old most of Eastern Europe's farm equipment is. The most plentiful ones include the MTZ-80 and 82, and the DT-75. While JCBs and lots of older British tractors are known for their high quality, I think it has more to do with the fact that more people cared about what they were making.
English-Ash my 1955 usa ford started all the time .... just saying
Of course! Machine was based on a Massey Ferguson = Brit-Kit, can't beat um.
English-Ash This JCB is based on a Fordson Major skid unit.....still British built though.
Old but gold...💯💯💯
That is the best thing about old maniacal stuff, it always works! I love how it just starts right up! :D
A fresh coat of paint and back again !!.
Id love to restore it
Would love to have this beauty in my booshes xD My dad got a old JCB backhoe too, its a JCB 3D MK3 from the 70s. Its in great shape and we also still use it if we got some digging work.
wow, ein sehr schöner alter Bagger, gefällt mir sehr.
You are lucky she wasn't locked up solid, she sounds well for her age, good un.
Smart fellow storing it with the backhoe fully extended, preserving the hydraulic arms and seals.
That is one nice digger you got there.
After 50 years, the tires had to be almost dust or have the sign of the weight of the tractor.
read the description
+walek kook Yeah read the description....where does it say the tyres are 50 years old
We have a very similar JCB 4 based upon a Fordson Major parked on our farm
Grizzly great video.... brit iron for sure...
I like old machines
Shows you how reliable old BRITISH machinery is
It runs on a spot of tea!
No air in tyres or oil/diesel top up she starts just as in the video...I think she was last started when we made the videos of her
Older generation things were built to last...
How come those 50 years old tires got enough air pressure to drive it out of the bush? and it starts like a daily drive car!!!
Ah but the air in the tyres isn't 50 years old...........it starts so well because it is a basic well made engine with no sensors or electronics in sight.
and also, its parked for 2 years... not 50
that explains everything..thanks
Murshedul Hasan
The tractor was start 2 year before this starting :
Read the comment of the video : '' 1959 JCB starts after being left idle for 2 years ''
Yeah, I don't even lift a trash can lid without looking for a wasp nest and getting ready to sprint across the yard!
Good old digger. Seems it could use some attention at the bucket pivot bushings/pins. Should have greased it every day as it sat there, I guess.
She run well
Great Video !! They keep running good machines !
I liked the warning to tighten the nuts weekly. That was why most of Britains tanks failed before WW 2. Nobody forgot to tell the nuts between the wheels that they have to warrant tightening.
Wow that started well, is that based on a Fordson Majour?
We had a 1953 David Brown 25d parked in the shed for 25 years, we changed the diesel, put on a battery, and it started surprisingly well to consider the time it has been there and the fact that it had 10,000 hrs on the clock.
she really is a beauty - is the oil ok to run after its been sitting out there for years?
Old is gold
I'm more of a gasoline engine guy, but this is definitely cool!
What a super-interesting place!!
A quick sand-blast and respray wouldn't go amiss!
He knows what he's doing!
Si la suya es sólo una conjetura, la excavadora es de 50 años no se ha sentado allí por 50 años, se sentó allí durante 2 años como en la descripción, espero que esto hace las cosas un poco más claras.
this machine is built to forever
That is probably correct..this one is 1959 and based on a Power Major...Super Major's were introduced in 1960 so it makes sense yours is based on the Super Major.
Nice I have a 1957 mf 65 she has not ran for 6 years and she started up on the first crank boy do I love it
Hydra-Digga eh? Very nice indeed, surely can't be many left of those still kicking around - least of all in working condition. Thanks very much for sharing.
This is first jcb you are lucky
I like this tractor.
class machines those old jcbs, the dont make them like that anymore
Makes us proud......excellent vid !
you should see our thwaites digger dumper same codition and it has been converted to a trailer and sits on our fordson power major, mfpiggy did a video of it and it's called, "henry's fordson.".
I could do, the next time shes working i could make some film, also from what i have been told ours is based on a super major skid unit, there is still blue paint underneath all the yellow if you scrape some off the enging, gearbox or back axle.
yepp...the skid unit is a Fordson Major
read the info part. its been sitting for 2 years, not 50.
What for a beautiful , useful old maschine :)
Very Neat.
old timer kicking ass
yep.. it still works