Don't beat yourself up too hard. I've been wrenching for a long time, 55 yrs old now, and I still learn something from every video. If you need to slow down to one a month or something, thats just fine. This machine should seriously belong in a museum what with all the documentation you've done -- its a world-class restoration worthy of the Smithsonian.
I started watching your channel for X231 and continued for everything else. I am afraid that I would have long ago jumped into "the easy way" to get X231 together. Your meticulous attention to detail and your problem solving skills keep me looking forward to each new video. Project "burn-out" is a real thing! Thanks for continuing!
Thanks Toby! I know this has been a very difficult and stressful rebuild but what you’ve done has been amazing. Bringing an extremely over abused tractor back to life isn’t easy. Take a step back and take some time to get finished as far as you can. Maybe the H is a great breather project once the brakes and hydraulic pump is done to get it all primed till the next time
This series is when I found your channel, a few years ago. have been watching every video you have uploaded before and after, I am a 75 year old semi-retired farmer from North Dakota, and still learning from your videos, I enjoy watching how you figure out how to accomplish any obstacles that come your way, and learn something myself. You are very talented and determined to make it work and make it look like it was factory made. Keep the videos coming.
@@garybecker2624 I found Squatch from his Super M. Watched all those episodes. Then I watched the first run of X231. Watched the complete D2 build and was happy to see him revive X231. I work in a metal shop so so all the fabrication is right up my alley. Hopefully one day he brings Christine back to her glory for all to see
It will be so nice seeing that whole rear-end buttoned up, dang its been an awesome journey, especially considering the carnage repairs...awesome work Toby...keep it up!
Don't know if you can tell when you are editing, but you are really pumped up on this episode as compared to the prior video. As a viewer, it really is a ton of fun to go through this process with you. As others suggest, go at your pace, don't concern yourself with any of our expectations. 'Christine' may not be alive, but their is a ton of spiritual energy pumped into these inanimate objects by everyone involved, from the very first scratches on paper designing them until they are forged, beaten and honed out of raw materials. So indeed, you may feel she's fighting you, but 'she' isn't; just a ton of residual spiritual energy 🙂 Or not 🙂
My dad was an A&P from the 30’s through the 80’s. He taught me to gas weld, he also could gas weld aluminum to satisfy the Fed’s of the day. He loved to mystify the young guys. Most said gas welding is like welding cellophane. The welds on this machine always brings his welds back to me.
Any progress is good progress on a machine that fights you as much as this one does! Always enjoy the compare and contrast with the production parts, very cool to see what did and didn't change.
I think you are doing a great job at preserving the authenticity of the original prototype as best as you can anybody could just substitute in a production part where a prototype part is worn or damaged but like you said with the D2 at what point does a 5J turn in to a 5U great work by a great craftsman
This is the Way the factory should have made the assembly work ,double set screws is a common practice , No matter the wait we know that it will be perfect when Toby makes the PTO shifting lever ,Love these episodes .
I know you said the views are down but I look multiple times a day for your next video. You definitely have some “die hard” dedicated viewers that can’t wait for your next video. On a side note, really looking forward to the rock crusher.
frustration goes hand and hand with being a perfectionist like yourself! finding the balance and moving forward separates the genius from the mad man! as always excellent work
An outstanding episode, Toby and a true testament to your determination and ability to overcome challenges that would defeat many others! Can't wait for the next installment!
Such interesting contrasts In both the production and the prototype tractor, from very complicated clutch and gear assemblies to a bottle brush breather, roll pins and pipe plugs for travel stops. I love it. What ever works.
As being an ex machine designer for graphic machinery, with my own company Mailtech, it is most interesting to see the way designers for other type of equipment than what I am used to, work about the same way from prototype to finished design and production model…
I never get board watching.your channel. No matter what your working on. It's all fascinating . Thanks squatch for all the great content you put out. .
Man! That is pure engineering "art"".I'd call it something else, but youtube frowns on that word.... Bravo sir! Good job..! Christine will be reigned in yet!
Great job again Toby. As far as I’m concerned you can stretch out the X231 project as long as you want and you’ll still have a bunch of viewers like me buddy.
Thanks for the video Squatch. Sometimes things don't go as planned. I had one of those days myself today. Nice to hear spring is finally knocking on your door. Cheers
Another milestone set and passed, I agree these old buggers do talk to you, not with a voice you can hear, rather, stubbornness and difficulty you encounter when trying to heal past problems. I felt like beating on our old machines with a rolled-up newspaper to vent some frustration. Also, off camera, a few choice rude words sometimes works.
We will have to be patient for a little bit longer sure is interesting watching you wrench heads make all these parts from scratch them old boys would be proud that there are folks that keep that old farm history stuff still working keep up the good work you all do
627 have seen then video and you have more Than 1500 likes ... You can be a happy man for sure ..no one outher Channel have that one you tube . Yes I puch like bottom everytime I am here . Work is paying off. Michell Norway 😊🚜👍
Toby, X231 is top quality content, just as good as your other videos, if not better. Like your plan however I want to see you back on this next winter.
It's great you have so many projects you do spread your self thin but I am sure your ready for a change after all the roadblocks that gearbox and live power unit belt pulls ect. 👍
I understand your reluctance to put the pto under load. I would be inclined to engage it periodically if only to insure nothing gets sticky. That from a guy who owns tractors I haven't started in a decade. Thank you.
Definitely a nice Sunday evening when I get to watch X231's chassi getting much much closer to being painted. It's looking so friggen awesome with that clean deep gray color It's almost a sin to paint it. It's been a long road fer Toby to get it to this point it'll be kinda sad once it's done 😢
I haven't heard of green loctite before. I would be interested in learning about why you chose it and its properties. Thanks for the videos, I really enjoy them!
I started watching in the middle of the last D2 rebuild. I'll never rebuild an old tractor, I just like seeing the mechanicals inside and the process. If you have time, I'd like to see a video where you talk briefly about what it would take to get X231 to the following stages 1. Engine bolted on to the back bit. 2. Wheels on front and back. 3. what it takes to get to a self powered machine, 4. the final bits. I think it would be pretty neat if you could get it to at leas the wheels bolted on stage before moving to another project, as you have to be pretty close to that stage now. It looks to me like you have most of the rear axle assembly ready if those parts aren't junk, the engine looks ready to bolt up, and the parts it would bolt to look ready to accept an engine now, and then I assume the front wheels go on the front somewhere? I dunno, at any rate, the back half is looking like the back half of a tractor minus wheels to me.
No hurry on X231 savor every bite. From the line boreing video I had some questions but their covered now seeing all those parts coming together and in that answering most all my queries on alignment and spacing and endplay and soon enough my last question for the PTO will be covered about it's pump drive. To which you held the partial answer when you spoke to the production pump drive. As for parts comeing slowly I know the feeling I'm hung up with a vehicle I can't register til it's inspected and can't get it done due to parts hold ups may have to buy a hay burner.
Have you ever gone back into the history of Moline Plow Company, Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company, or Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company? There were a lot of really interesting things these companies built. Their hands were involved in the Case 30-60, Diamond Iron Works "American" tractor, Bull, and even into automobiles with the Stephens Salient Six in Freeport Illinois. My connection is via the Stephens Motor Car, as my uncle was the second owner of a 1924 model, having owned it from the late '50s' to his death in 2014. The car spent its entire life in Freeport until my cousin took it to the east coast. Only about 25 'complete' cars exist today from their 8 year run. It wouldn't surprise me if I added a tractor in error and a bunch was missed as D.M. Hartsough designed so many different tractors that it's crazy.
@@squatch253 I'm thinking you never played "I spy with my little eye". You almost said the phrase so I was joking with you. It's a game you play on long trips with kids in the car so they can stay busy without killing one another, ha.
I was talking to Dad and found out my grandfather work for Minneapolis Moline till 1952 and then work for a plumber and replaced lead water pipe in the twin cities
Outstanding!! You stuck to your guns and did not rush or hurry 👍Would love to see you get your brakes done and primer on it. You could for the time being block of the hyd pump with a flat plate so you could prime the rear end in the event that the hyd system wants to be difficult, correct? I think you will be sitting well to go back to the D2 and then the H
I agree man- this tractor has a personality. I think your kind when you call it Christine!!!! Even as a viewer I can tell you I have had a few thought about why this is such a kick in the balls... So I have my own (Eleanor) to work on. Our family 1952 G broke the spider gear in the rear end and I have not managed to find a good set of parts to start with..... I have toyed with the idea of selling it as parts more than once...why do we torment ourselves with an antique tractor again?
You have done lot of decent progress and I think it's a good idea to stop at some point and do something else. I'm sure X231 will come back when the appropriate time comes. I can see that even the production tractors had certain clearance issues and this only adds to the story of X231. I do have a few questions: is the original fly wheel usable or completely trashed? Second question I can see that the starter for X231 just by looking at the photos seems to be a none production(odd man) starter? Any comments on that?
@@squatch253 Thanks for the clear up. I'm sure once you dismantle the starter for a rebuild there maybe some surprises cause it's X231. I know the odd man starters can be a pain specially when two of them look identical but are actually not interchangeable by any means. Not only is the cone length different but also the distance and teeth number on the bendix. So hopefully X231 is not so trashed that it might become a pain to rebuild.
The unique starter reminds me of my 69 AMC Ambassador. The starter was basically a modified Ford starter and when it failed I learned that they were rare and expensive. I had a spare Ford starter that I used for parts and I was able to get the Ambassador back on the road. Fortunately the armature was good so I could use the brush plate and the outer shell and field windings. I had to give up on the car when the windshield wiper switch shorted out and destroyed the wiper motor. No parts were available and I didn't have the money or time to adapt something from another brand to work. I wish I had kept that car because it drove and rode so smoothly that the only time I had a blowout on it I had time to wonder what the bang was before it started to settle down on the corner where the tire blew out.
@@danielbutler578 The AMC Ambassador is now considered valuable vehicle. But your story is a good insight why lot of odd vehicles of the time just ended up in junkyards or abandoned eventually.
Don't worry about things not going to plan for an episode ,You are keeping it real to the whole home garage restoration type project. If we wanted perfection and to watch BS i'm sure we could find re runs of Chip Foose and one of his "surprise restoration shows". When you talk about Christine, why do you think most machines are referred to as "She". I had one customer said I hope when this nasty divorce is final, she gets all of this Massey tractor she deserves it. Yeah I fixed the tractor and thankfully don't know her that well but know enough to agree with him L.O.L ! Thanks for the video, Take care
Nice progress, one step at a time. Forward progress on old machines is not often straight forward, add pro-type one off to the mix and the path looks like a 2 year old's coloring picture.
That hand made PTO clutchpack housing always cracks me up. Can we have a clear lexan cover instead of the steel, so everyone can see it :) Thanks Squatch.
No your not crazy I too believe that machines have a life. I have rebuilt too many cars and trucks not to see it. Some welcome it and some fight you tooth and nail!!!
Thanks for the work. Now the group kows the gates that need to be achieved before Summer Break oops I meant FARMALL break. Are the brake items all production items or did M M test need concepts there too?
Hey Squatch, another interesting and informative episode for this epic project. Are you planning to recondition and install that D2 wooden cab on your Cat D2 tractor anytime soon?
@@squatch253 wow 😎 I haven’t really noticed , last time I needed one all plastic all I could come across in a pinch lol why I had to comment thought they went the way of the horse n buggy
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the H series. Are you going to address the transmission noise with the donor rear end you bought a few years ago?
Could you not have just milled the flat on the stock lever? I mean yeah it would have had 2 extra holes in it but they would be in the case and never seen.
Maybe a disappointment to you but Rome wasn't built in a day and am sure they had as many hiccups as you have experienced 🤔 another great interesting episode 👌
As an alternative to waiting on the correct steel rod to show up, couldn’t you just turn the production lever into the proto type and save yourself a little bit of work with having to form a complete new lever? Looks like its just be a matter of filling the roll pin holes an drilling a couple new holes and mill it. Is this not an option? If not could you fill us in on why it’s not doable?
Victory will smell like di-chromate primer drying on the transmission and rear case of X231. Although the engine won’t be ready to be attached yet, at least they will match and it’ll prevent the back end from flash rusting. Will you spray the gears with WD-40 or similar before buttoning up the back end? Or do you plan to fill the compartments with gear oil to prevent corrosion on bare steel and cast iron?
@@squatch253 Look into some Boeshield or other,there are many brands. Spray bomb compatible with melting into gear lube. Keep any condensation high up from flash rust. Add gear lube sure,but belt and suspenders.
Are you at all concerned with the live power clutch dog pin retaining cotter pin heads coming in contact with the top cover? It seems like they might if rotated in the right way.
Don't rush X231 if you need to work on the H. The H is a work tractor. Good non winter weather is too short in the upper Midwest
I agree, and it could bring a bit of diversity in viewers to the channel....?
Good content. 👍
hush up...
Some of us are praying for Spring snowstorms in Minnesota. We want more X231 videos.
Don't beat yourself up too hard. I've been wrenching for a long time, 55 yrs old now, and I still learn something from every video. If you need to slow down to one a month or something, thats just fine. This machine should seriously belong in a museum what with all the documentation you've done -- its a world-class restoration worthy of the Smithsonian.
I started watching your channel for X231 and continued for everything else. I am afraid that I would have long ago jumped into "the easy way" to get X231 together. Your meticulous attention to detail and your problem solving skills keep me looking forward to each new video. Project "burn-out" is a real thing! Thanks for continuing!
Thanks Toby! I know this has been a very difficult and stressful rebuild but what you’ve done has been amazing. Bringing an extremely over abused tractor back to life isn’t easy. Take a step back and take some time to get finished as far as you can. Maybe the H is a great breather project once the brakes and hydraulic pump is done to get it all primed till the next time
This series is when I found your channel, a few years ago. have been watching every video you have uploaded before and after, I am a 75 year old semi-retired farmer from North Dakota, and still learning from your videos, I enjoy watching how you figure out how to accomplish any obstacles that come your way, and learn something myself. You are very talented and determined to make it work and make it look like it was factory made. Keep the videos coming.
@@garybecker2624 I found Squatch from his Super M. Watched all those episodes. Then I watched the first run of X231. Watched the complete D2 build and was happy to see him revive X231. I work in a metal shop so so all the fabrication is right up my alley. Hopefully one day he brings Christine back to her glory for all to see
It will be so nice seeing that whole rear-end buttoned up, dang its been an awesome journey, especially considering the carnage repairs...awesome work Toby...keep it up!
Don't know if you can tell when you are editing, but you are really pumped up on this episode as compared to the prior video. As a viewer, it really is a ton of fun to go through this process with you. As others suggest, go at your pace, don't concern yourself with any of our expectations. 'Christine' may not be alive, but their is a ton of spiritual energy pumped into these inanimate objects by everyone involved, from the very first scratches on paper designing them until they are forged, beaten and honed out of raw materials. So indeed, you may feel she's fighting you, but 'she' isn't; just a ton of residual spiritual energy 🙂 Or not 🙂
You have described a Manitou
My dad was an A&P from the 30’s through the 80’s. He taught me to gas weld, he also could gas weld aluminum to satisfy the Fed’s of the day. He loved to mystify the young guys. Most said gas welding is like welding cellophane. The welds on this machine always brings his welds back to me.
Gas welding is fun man. Sad the new ACS is doing away with ut
I laughed out loud when you said "I can easily drill a hole in that" 😮😅😅😅😅
Glad to see your happy-go-lucky spirit again. You do an amazing job of explaining mechanics and mechanisms.
Any progress is good progress on a machine that fights you as much as this one does! Always enjoy the compare and contrast with the production parts, very cool to see what did and didn't change.
I think you are doing a great job at preserving the authenticity of the original prototype as best as you can anybody could just substitute in a production part where a prototype part is worn or damaged but like you said with the D2 at what point does a 5J turn in to a 5U great work by a great craftsman
Love the hollow dowel pin set screw.
"She"may be alive but she can not think ahead of you.
This is the Way the factory should have made the assembly work ,double set screws is a common practice , No matter the wait we know that it will be perfect when Toby makes the PTO shifting lever ,Love these episodes .
I know you said the views are down but I look multiple times a day for your next video. You definitely have some “die hard” dedicated viewers that can’t wait for your next video. On a side note, really looking forward to the rock crusher.
Keep them coming, loving this. This is why I joined the channel. I get needing a break from it.
frustration goes hand and hand with being a perfectionist like yourself! finding the balance and moving forward separates the genius from the mad man! as always excellent work
An outstanding episode, Toby and a true testament to your determination and ability to overcome challenges that would defeat many others! Can't wait for the next installment!
so interesting to watch how you work and keeping x231 as original as possible looking forward to your next installment thank you!
Such interesting contrasts In both the production and the prototype tractor, from very complicated clutch and gear assemblies to a bottle brush breather, roll pins and pipe plugs for travel stops. I love it. What ever works.
It's good to see old X231 going together. Great work Squatchy. 🙂👍
As being an ex machine designer for graphic machinery, with my own company Mailtech, it is most interesting to see the way designers for other type of equipment than what I am used to, work about the same way from prototype to finished design and production model…
I DO,,,,,so ever much enjoy your videos on the repair and rebuild of these old machines,,bless your heart and stay patient,,,,thank you,,,❤
Keep up the great work on this thing. Really enjoy watching you bring this thing back from the dead.
I never get board watching.your channel. No matter what your working on. It's all fascinating . Thanks squatch for all the great content you put out. .
X-231 has been an interesting project. Your wealth of knowledge is beyond impressive.
So much fold over lock!!!! Best series on youtube!!!
Man! That is pure engineering "art"".I'd call it something else, but youtube frowns on that word.... Bravo sir! Good job..! Christine will be reigned in yet!
Great job again Toby. As far as I’m concerned you can stretch out the X231 project as long as you want and you’ll still have a bunch of viewers like me buddy.
Thanks for the video Squatch. Sometimes things don't go as planned. I had one of those days myself today. Nice to hear spring is finally knocking on your door. Cheers
Moving right along, Toby. I’m so glad you went back to X-231. I like the Minni-Mo.
Another milestone set and passed, I agree these old buggers do talk to you, not with a voice you can hear, rather, stubbornness and difficulty you encounter when trying to heal past problems. I felt like beating on our old machines with a rolled-up newspaper to vent some frustration. Also, off camera, a few choice rude words sometimes works.
We will have to be patient for a little bit longer sure is interesting watching you wrench heads make all these parts from scratch them old boys would be proud that there are folks that keep that old farm history stuff still working keep up the good work you all do
627 have seen then video and you have more Than 1500 likes ... You can be a happy man for sure ..no one outher Channel have that one you tube . Yes I puch like bottom everytime I am here . Work is paying off. Michell Norway 😊🚜👍
It's great to see you're still plugging along with this project!
Very good content better than anything on TV. Keep up the good work.
Great work 👌, you and father have the passion for it , thanks for sharing 👍
Toby, X231 is top quality content, just as good as your other videos, if not better. Like your plan however I want to see you back on this next winter.
It's great you have so many projects you do spread your self thin but I am sure your ready for a change after all the roadblocks that gearbox and live power unit belt pulls ect. 👍
She’s lookin real good Squatch.
I understand your reluctance to put the pto under load. I would be inclined to engage it periodically if only to insure nothing gets sticky. That from a guy who owns tractors I haven't started in a decade.
Thank you.
Nice additional material for the Proto-Type. I like the alternative options for completing the Project.
Thanks.
Great to see those parts going in for assembly!
X231 is coming right along now that's awesome. I love the nickname for it thats hilarious
Thanks Toby for the video we need nice weather enough of snow and cold
Definitely a nice Sunday evening when I get to watch X231's chassi getting much much closer to being painted.
It's looking so friggen awesome with that clean deep gray color It's almost a sin to paint it.
It's been a long road fer Toby to get it to this point it'll be kinda sad once it's done 😢
Sounds like a busy spring coming up that is good for the members.
I haven't heard of green loctite before. I would be interested in learning about why you chose it and its properties. Thanks for the videos, I really enjoy them!
Good job, great plan, excellent patience.
UA-cam crapped once again, on me. I missed three episodes of the good stuff. Well, at least i get to watch them back to back. :))
Good forward progress!
As always........thank you
I started watching in the middle of the last D2 rebuild. I'll never rebuild an old tractor, I just like seeing the mechanicals inside and the process. If you have time, I'd like to see a video where you talk briefly about what it would take to get X231 to the following stages 1. Engine bolted on to the back bit. 2. Wheels on front and back. 3. what it takes to get to a self powered machine, 4. the final bits. I think it would be pretty neat if you could get it to at leas the wheels bolted on stage before moving to another project, as you have to be pretty close to that stage now. It looks to me like you have most of the rear axle assembly ready if those parts aren't junk, the engine looks ready to bolt up, and the parts it would bolt to look ready to accept an engine now, and then I assume the front wheels go on the front somewhere? I dunno, at any rate, the back half is looking like the back half of a tractor minus wheels to me.
I think getting the rear end in primer would be a good accomplishment and transition into the Farmall H!
Looking forward to the coming episodes Toby ---- stay the course
No hurry on X231 savor every bite. From the line boreing video I had some questions but their covered now seeing all those parts coming together and in that answering most all my queries on alignment and spacing and endplay and soon enough my last question for the PTO will be covered about it's pump drive. To which you held the partial answer when you spoke to the production pump drive. As for parts comeing slowly I know the feeling I'm hung up with a vehicle I can't register til it's inspected and can't get it done due to parts hold ups may have to buy a hay burner.
Always something 😊 she just is returning the abuse of her life 😊😊😊 and your giving her the love 💘 she really wants and deserves 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤
Good old X231. Starting to move along.
These videos are priceless!!
Have you ever gone back into the history of Moline Plow Company, Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company, or Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company? There were a lot of really interesting things these companies built. Their hands were involved in the Case 30-60, Diamond Iron Works "American" tractor, Bull, and even into automobiles with the Stephens Salient Six in Freeport Illinois. My connection is via the Stephens Motor Car, as my uncle was the second owner of a 1924 model, having owned it from the late '50s' to his death in 2014. The car spent its entire life in Freeport until my cousin took it to the east coast. Only about 25 'complete' cars exist today from their 8 year run. It wouldn't surprise me if I added a tractor in error and a bunch was missed as D.M. Hartsough designed so many different tractors that it's crazy.
Awesome video. Keep up the great work. Love your videos!
Interesting videos on this project. Thanks.
Looking forward to the farmall h project, they are my favorite 👍
Thanks Tobie
Always a great video...
……..Hold please…….Loctite intermission……….love the subtle humor!
I will watch any video you put out
Hey Toby, at 3:14 it's "I spy with my little eye..." lol😅
@@squatch253 I'm thinking you never played "I spy with my little eye". You almost said the phrase so I was joking with you. It's a game you play on long trips with kids in the car so they can stay busy without killing one another, ha.
Thank you! Did you say Spring? It's snowing in central Iowa as I type this. Grrrrrrr!
I was talking to Dad and found out my grandfather work for Minneapolis Moline till 1952 and then work for a plumber and replaced lead water pipe in the twin cities
Outstanding!! You stuck to your guns and did not rush or hurry 👍Would love to see you get your brakes done and primer on it. You could for the time being block of the hyd pump with a flat plate so you could prime the rear end in the event that the hyd system wants to be difficult, correct?
I think you will be sitting well to go back to the D2 and then the H
Great video as always!
I agree man- this tractor has a personality. I think your kind when you call it Christine!!!! Even as a viewer I can tell you I have had a few thought about why this is such a kick in the balls... So I have my own (Eleanor) to work on. Our family 1952 G broke the spider gear in the rear end and I have not managed to find a good set of parts to start with..... I have toyed with the idea of selling it as parts more than once...why do we torment ourselves with an antique tractor again?
Maybe Karen is a good name option as well
Thank You Thank You
You have done lot of decent progress and I think it's a good idea to stop at some point and do something else. I'm sure X231 will come back when the appropriate time comes. I can see that even the production tractors had certain clearance issues and this only adds to the story of X231. I do have a few questions: is the original fly wheel usable or completely trashed? Second question I can see that the starter for X231 just by looking at the photos seems to be a none production(odd man) starter? Any comments on that?
@@squatch253 Thanks for the clear up. I'm sure once you dismantle the starter for a rebuild there maybe some surprises cause it's X231. I know the odd man starters can be a pain specially when two of them look identical but are actually not interchangeable by any means. Not only is the cone length different but also the distance and teeth number on the bendix. So hopefully X231 is not so trashed that it might become a pain to rebuild.
The unique starter reminds me of my 69 AMC Ambassador. The starter was basically a modified Ford starter and when it failed I learned that they were rare and expensive. I had a spare Ford starter that I used for parts and I was able to get the Ambassador back on the road. Fortunately the armature was good so I could use the brush plate and the outer shell and field windings. I had to give up on the car when the windshield wiper switch shorted out and destroyed the wiper motor. No parts were available and I didn't have the money or time to adapt something from another brand to work. I wish I had kept that car because it drove and rode so smoothly that the only time I had a blowout on it I had time to wonder what the bang was before it started to settle down on the corner where the tire blew out.
@@danielbutler578 The AMC Ambassador is now considered valuable vehicle. But your story is a good insight why lot of odd vehicles of the time just ended up in junkyards or abandoned eventually.
Awh Man! Won’t see this thing put together till next winter….. Maybe! Bummer! Oh well, I sure in the meantime it will be interesting.
Don't worry about things not going to plan for an episode ,You are keeping it real to the whole home garage restoration type project. If we wanted perfection and to watch BS i'm sure we could find re runs of Chip Foose and one of his "surprise restoration shows". When you talk about Christine, why do you think most machines are referred to as "She". I had one customer said I hope when this nasty divorce is final, she gets all of this Massey tractor she deserves it. Yeah I fixed the tractor and thankfully don't know her that well but know enough to agree with him L.O.L ! Thanks for the video, Take care
Not much further north in Canada (southern Manitoba) and no sign of spring…. Still well below freezing until well into April.
Look forward to the shift lever
Nice progress, one step at a time. Forward progress on old machines is not often straight forward, add pro-type one off to the mix and the path looks like a 2 year old's coloring picture.
That hand made PTO clutchpack housing always cracks me up. Can we have a clear lexan cover instead of the steel, so everyone can see it :)
Thanks Squatch.
Excellent progress nevertheless.
Great to see another part finished and the fold over locks folded over. Will the rock crusher get a workout when the weather improves?
No your not crazy I too believe that machines have a life. I have rebuilt too many cars and trucks not to see it. Some welcome it and some fight you tooth and nail!!!
Thanks for the work.
Now the group kows the gates that need to be achieved before Summer Break oops I meant FARMALL break.
Are the brake items all production items or did M M test need concepts there too?
You could have made a special hook spanner instead of the accepted pin punch method. HarHar! Good show!
I wouldn’t go bragging too much about the weather changing if I were you, the extended forecast doesn’t look THAT promising 🤣🤣🤣
Hey Squatch, another interesting and informative episode for this epic project.
Are you planning to recondition and install that D2 wooden cab on your Cat D2 tractor anytime soon?
👍 but I gotta say I was mesmerized by the light , 🤦♂️ 🤷♂️ they still make metal trouble / drop lights? 😳 😂😂🤪 ✌️🤙
@@squatch253 wow 😎 I haven’t really noticed , last time I needed one all plastic all I could come across in a pinch lol why I had to comment thought they went the way of the horse n buggy
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to the H series. Are you going to address the transmission noise with the donor rear end you bought a few years ago?
the disk brake set up looks a lot like what was used on the Farmall super series and the hundred series as in what is on my 450
Good video
Could you not have just milled the flat on the stock lever? I mean yeah it would have had 2 extra holes in it but they would be in the case and never seen.
Maybe a disappointment to you but Rome wasn't built in a day and am sure they had as many hiccups as you have experienced 🤔 another great interesting episode 👌
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You dog cotter pin is not open and curled. 4:25. OK I see why. Pardon my quick draw!
Hi Toby, did you consider milling the existing production part? First time responding here, love your precision and detailed videos.
Ahh yes I see. Thank you for your reply! 👍
As an alternative to waiting on the correct steel rod to show up, couldn’t you just turn the production lever into the proto type and save yourself a little bit of work with having to form a complete new lever? Looks like its just be a matter of filling the roll pin holes an drilling a couple new holes and mill it. Is this not an option? If not could you fill us in on why it’s not doable?
Victory will smell like di-chromate primer drying on the transmission and rear case of X231. Although the engine won’t be ready to be attached yet, at least they will match and it’ll prevent the back end from flash rusting. Will you spray the gears with WD-40 or similar before buttoning up the back end? Or do you plan to fill the compartments with gear oil to prevent corrosion on bare steel and cast iron?
@@squatch253 Look into some Boeshield or other,there are many brands. Spray bomb compatible with melting into gear lube. Keep any condensation high up from flash rust. Add gear lube sure,but belt and suspenders.
Are you at all concerned with the live power clutch dog pin retaining cotter pin heads coming in contact with the top cover? It seems like they might if rotated in the right way.
Any Maple Syrup yet?