i have not had a better professorial lecture in all my years....have learned more from this about tractors, engines, magnetos and others....all in one lecture....outstanding is an understatement....
I know nothing about tractors and somehow could not stop watching this. Really awesome job on a sweaty day. I love old tech...everything was analogue and a fixable to the common man. Now everything is so tech and built to fail that it’s obsolete in one cycle.
Wow. I stumbled across this from another farming site and all I can say is that... You sir, need your own show in the History Channel. Such a well done video and the presentation and information were first class. I'm not even a farmer and I loved the info and in-depth explanations. Fantastic job!
Hello Pete, 60 some years ago, my dad bought an F-20 off the neighbor to clear a couple of acres of trees and thorns to make a large garden to feed 9 mouths every day. He bought a set of steel wheels for it to save the rubber ones from the thorns. The neighbor taught us everything as you just did, and us 3 boy's plowed and disc with it every spring and again in the fall. Great video, a real walk back through my life with that tractor. Thank you Pete!
Wow, thanks for the video, I learned a lot. My Dad parked a 1938 f 20 in the barn in 1961 and died. I was 9 years old and have wanted to get it running again ever since. I'm retired now and have time to work with it. This video explained many things that should help me get it going again.
Prior to this video I was afraid of this series of tractors I had little knowledge of these. This video is hugely informative and a wealth of knowledge packed tight into 39 minutes. You didn't waste one second it is well put together with SO MUCH INFORMATION, WOW!
Tom harlow I'm now 79 yr old and on our farm in northeastern Colorado we had IH tractors, F20 just like this ( road on my dad's lap until I was big enough to reach the pedals) an IH 15-30, w9 gas, wd9 diesel, SC Case with farmhand loader and a Mccormick Deering pull type combine (that I got blisters on my rear-end from riding on the boards that were the seat. This video brings tears to my eyes. Thank you very much.
Hello from the UK as an Agricultural engineer working for a IH Franchise , I worked on Farmall tractors in the early 1960's so I think I'm qualified to say your description in the clip is excellent and your restoration brilliant well done
Good lord! That was one thorough and informative AND entertaining video! Yes yes yes, I believe I speak for all the viewers when I say, indeed, we do want to see more of these! Great job!
Pete, I’m so impressed with your enjoyment of life, whether it’s rebuilding the International Harvester H-20, or sitting in the pasture with the herd. You’ve found heaven even though it requires chores. P
I am just overwhelmed with all your knowledge. I started with a hay video a couple of weeks back, and after that there have been no going back. I have watched as many videos as possible with my time limit, and the diversity just blows me away. Your channel is just the perfect go to school for everyone. Especially politicians.
What a great video. Solid, in-depth information and no BS. I love when you can watch and learn and not have to endure over-production and shameless self-promotion. What a pleasure to watch. Thank you!
I've never been into tractors. For some reason your video was playing in the middle of the night and I woke up and I couldn't stop watching. I feel like you are speaking german, but I just couldn't look away. Now I have been binge watching your videos. Amazing stuff. Extremely knowledgeable.
By the way, I understand time is a premium for you during these months, but longer videos regarding tech information revealing your knowledge of your farming equipment is always a good thing...I’m a physician, but I consider myself an auto mechanic, gunsmith, Jeep restoration expert, welder, carpenter, veterinarian, landscaper, and many other trades...all novice of course 😂, and when you have land and wear many different hats throughout the year keeping things going you tend to gravitate towards others with significant knowledge bases for support such as you...I really need to get back to work on some things but binge watching your videos late at night like this has been a guilty pleasure 😃👍
My father bought an F-20 in 1957 and it was used regularly until 2003. He always thought it was a 1936. It looked identical to yours except it had hand brakes and the seat was different. It had a channel iron stuck straight back with the seat on the end. Where was a spring at the front of the channel but it didn't help much. Never had a muffler on it, just a straight pipe. Probably why I still have ringing in my ears. Thanks for the memories.
Your memory bank is outstanding, it’s amazing how much knowledge you have in so many subjects! I’m currently in the process of getting my first Dexters thanks to you, I’m really looking forward to the day I get my puppy cows 😂 on my Virginia homestead! Stay safe Pete and God bless you and your family!
I think the first step for new farmers, before you spend a lot of money, is to learn as much as you can and then begin small experiments as you gain experience with what you learned. I think that’s how “Just a phew acres” started. That’s my strategy anyway.
Great presentation!!The old F-Series Farmall Tractors were one of my favorites.I always admired a neighbor's F-12 Farmall Tractor on Rubber,as a child.Painted Red as well.Do not recall what year it was.One of the earliest things I remember back in Michigan when I was about 4 years old is the neighbor driving one by the house with trailor hooked on to cut firewood down on the corner from our house.I ran out of house to go down and watch him.He had Advanced Chronic Emphysema,and passed away shortly after this.About 1964.It was always kept in the garage where you could see it.I am sure it was a prized possession he kept from the farm he owned previously.Emphysema caused him to give up farming.My dad tried buying it a couple times,but his wife would not sell it.Eventually it was given to one of their children....
@@JustaFewAcresFarm I am attached to all makes and models of old tractors,as I was raised in the country around Greenville,Mi.Farms all around us,and old tractors being used.I am a transplant to the Rocky Mountain Northwest,and living in Anaconda,Montana now.Have not seen any old tractors here living in town,however.Miss the country life....
I really enjoyed the video Pete. Great kickoff to your series on in-depth look at each of your tractors. Can’t wait till you get to your Farmall H because I have one too. Your love of your F-20 tractor is very apparent, and your knowledge level of bygone technologies is impressive.
This is THE best video I have seen on UA-cam where the presenter shares a wealth of knowledge about a restored vehicle. Great presentation style, lots of good technical information, and the pride of ownership shows. I think a person could do this only if they struggled through a ground up restoration and know every nut, bolt and fitting like the back of their hand. Great job.
Gordon Rice was my cousin. He was a really nice person and held a lot of knowledge. I believe the parts shop in Clarion Pa. is still in business. Thank you for sharing this fantastic video.
Wow. You just sent me down.memory lane. My first "automotive" experience was an old F-12. It was a beast- had a Plymouth flathead 6 cylinder motor. 12 or 13 years old, Pip showed me how to re-ring and gasket the motor (JC Whitney mail order parts no less!). We pulled a plow and disc for the garden, had a rear blade Pop cobbled up that lifted with the cultivator lift arms. Later one of the tires ripped out. Put combine fatty tires and rims on it- just welded them to the old centers. I wonder how many hour I sat on it and pretended to be at tractor pulls and stuff. Always wondered about what an original one was like. Mine had lever brakes, a weird hole in the back of the fuel tank, and a funny looking tongue thingy on the steering column. Now I know! Thanks again for showing some old iron.
What a great video and subject. My Grandfather had 3 F20 tractors and he taught me to drive them when I was 10, during every elementary and junior high break. I had a very hard time reaching the clutch! "My" tractor was always parked on a hill so I could jump start it. Gramp was worried I'd lose my teeth with the crank during a kick-back. Your video brought so many good lost memories flooding back I cried. I know for a fact while I was on the farm we never oiled the rockers, drained the air filter nor the crankcase. A gutter down spout served as an exhaust pipe on all three, and while idling they would blow perfect smoke rings!! Thank you so much!
We had an F-20 Farmal on our 20 acre farm ! I don't know if it had all the things your has and didn't have a muffler ! We called it " The Beast " ! Thanks much for the trip down memory lane !
I loved your rundown of the F20. On our farm in the 50s Dad had an H, an M and super M. Later on we had a Ferguson and a 1938 A John Deere. My Dad swore by the Farmalls and swore at the JD even though it made good power, he never liked the "popping Johnny"sound buy loved the smoothness of the Farmall s. We even had a McCormick Deering cream separator. It worked extremely well. My Mom was a clean freak and all the discs were hospital sanitary. We sold cream as many farmers no doubt did. They were hard times. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Outstanding presentation. It’s very clear that you used to be an architect. Excellent communication and technical knowledge. You’re like a modern Thomas Jefferson.
"Seems like that's what we're always trying to do in this world - prove to people what we can do." Came for the old tractor, stayed for the hidden wisdom.
Thank you for this video, i just looked at a early f20 today thats been on the farm for 80 yrs, sitting in a shed for 40+ i passed on it because its alot more than i can do, and i grew up with the m and h and allis wd but no nothing about these old machines. i have a 1944 farmall m and a 1948 allis d that i rescued and know something about, im 70 and they are in my era grew up using these models , farming has sure changed i remember when a 806 or a 4010 was the big dogs. i watch all the time, love the content.
We also drained the water in cold temps on our F-20. Put a front end loader on and ran the hydraulics from an external pump connected to the PTO in the back. I remember most of the time parking on a hill so we would not have to crank it when we needed to run it. And yes 4th gear was a lot higher than the first three. Your video brings back many memories. Thanks for the walk through Pete.
Thanks Pete, I'm just doing some research and found your video. Although it's now 4 yrs old, it was a great indepth walk around the F-20. I have been offered a Farmall Regular and a F20. I already have a 1928 10-20, 1938 W30, 1939 W-40 & 1937 T-20 crawler. My elderly father and I always look forward to seeing you and Hillarys latest video. Best wishes from England
I'm a 2 cylinder Jonh Deere fan but I loved this video. Your knowledge of your tractors is amazing as is your ability to explain it all in a way that is easily understandable. I don't know if you were ever a teacher, but you'd be a good one!
I am from ont Canada I love all what you do on the farm and all the information that you love to share about all your equipment I really appreciate your interest
I enjoyed the F20 video. Congratulations on a first class restoration. I grew up on a farm from the late 40's until I went in the Army in 68 and then returned after service in the early 70's. We had two cylinder John Deere, Farmal, Minneapolis, Moline, Allis Chalmers, Feruson, Oliver, and Massey Fersuson tractors over the years. My great Uncle, however had an F-20 that he farmed with into the 70's. I remember it well and the story he told about when the spark retard on the Magnito malfunctioned and he couldn't crank start it so he chained a double tree to the frame in the front end and used his team of miles to pull start it. He would throw their reigns behind his neck, get up the tractor seat, put it in top gear with the clutch in a d the throttle and choke set to start, then slap the reigns and tell the miles to go. He cald it his F20 "Self Starter."
@@JustaFewAcresFarm Glad to hear that you enjoyed my little story. I grew up in the fifties and sixties. I was born in 47 and gre up hearing the stories of working with old tractors and steam threshing engines from the first third of the 20th century. My dad farmed as well as my maternal grandfather and virtually all of the relatives on my mother's side of the family at that time. My grandparent's home was the weekend gathering place for the relatives and friends. When the men got together after dinner they often talked about tractors and ones they had either owned or worked around in the teens through the 40's. I couldn't get enough of it as a kid and even wrote to the University of Nebraska when I was 12 for a copy of their Nebraska Tractor Test results. They dent me their latest copy which I proceeded to wear out the chart page folds looking at it and checking and comparing performance results on just about everything they had tested. Best of luck on your next restoration project, I'll look forward to seeing it on U tube. Sincerely, Eric Thatcher
Great Video! I was born in 1938. A F-20 was Dad's first tractor, I am guessing he bought it used. It is first tractor I remember. We farmed with it till 1952, when we moved to a larger farm and Dad traded it in for a brand new Super M. By that time he had upgraded it with an electric starter kit and an additional road gear. I was excited when the dealer delivered the Super M, but even though I was a tough 14 year old farm kid (I thought), I shed tears when they hauled away the old F-20!
Found out this was my great grandfather's first tractor when he replaced the team of horses on his Iowa farm. Wonderful to learn more about this tractor - thank you for the video.
Great video Pete! Brought back a lot of memories of my time as a kid on the farm. I am 74 now and was reared on a dairy farm in southern Wisconsin. All of our tractors were Farmalls an model H, Model M and an old F20 that was a bear to start with the crank and was always left parked on a hill for a rolling start. That old tractor was only used once a season to run the thrashing machine by the belt pulley, and to rescue the others when they got mired in mud or didn't have quite enough power to do a job. When you cranked your F20 to life, that familiar sound of raw power sent chills down my back. Thank-A-Lot . . .
Please do some more f these full reviews of you`r tractors.. This was great and `gave so much information showing how` `the tractors` purpose was originally.
My father bought and restored an F-12 with steel rear wheels and 1 single wheel up front, very rare. He had one as a kid but his father (my grandfather) donated it where it is still in display today. Took my father a long time to find one exactly like it
Pete, your commentary on the Farmall is most entertaining and informative. Yes I would like to see and hear alike wise on each tractor. Your memory on details y quite a talent. Bob
Thanks for taking the time to tour your F-20. I have a 1936 version all apart right now from the transmission forward, so I was paying attention. No brake pedals on my tractor, just one brake handle.
That tractor is beautiful. I have my eyes set on a Ford Jubilee. I used to use one on my grandfathers farm. I’m glad you’re showing how these old tractors can still be useful. Those rear wheels are cool and, yes, make more videos.
My dad had an F20 on his 60acre dairy farm in Gisborne NZ 1945 to 1954. Had both steel wheels and rubber wheels. All the cultivator and power takeoff as well. He used it mainly for cropping. I remember he did like it a lot.
For someone who is starting to spend more time on my family land, and who is considering planting, knowing even a little about what I need to know is great. Thank you so much for taking your time to explain that which most people might not know.
I think you should do a video on where you want your farm to go in the future, talking about things like the future scale, upgrades of equipment etc, where u want your business to be in 5-10 years basically. Keep up the good work!
When I was a boy in the ‘30’s-‘40’s the f20 was what my Dad farmed with. The tractor had a wooden platform on the back and I rode on it. I remember my Dad bringing a puppy home on the tractor from a neighbor. He helped. The puppy was a collie/shepherd mix very small. I was 2 years old and the dog was named Sugar and was just as sweet. It saved my life a couple of times by taking on bulls we had by a simple “sic it Sugar”. Back to the tractor; Your description of the tractor was right on except I don’t remember the small cups on the top of the cylinders and Dad used gasoline and I know it was gas because He used it in the farm truck. It pulled two 12” plows, two 10’ discs, a feed grinder, buzz saw, a stationary bailer, and of course a manure spreader. I learned to plow, cultivate and it was so much fun. The f20 was later replaced by an ACWD45. There is a antique tractor show at Platt City and a gentleman brings a perfect reproduction f20 that is exactly like the real thing. Thanks for showing and the information, it was great.
Been watching your channel for a while but just watched this for first time. GREAT explanation of the engineering and history lesson of development of this equipment.
What an excellent tour of the F-20. I am 81 years old and we had an F-20 when I was growing up. Our tractor must have had several upgrades. I don’t remember ever lubing the upper valve train. We ran ours only on gas, but it did have the extra fuel cap on the rear of the tank and we used it as emergency gas. I don’t remember ours having the variable timing on the distributer. We had boards on the drawbar to carry a bale of hay, tools or a sack of feed. It also made it easier to get on the tractor.
I just wanted to let you know that I'm impressed with your video and I have always been wonting to get the opportunity to restore the older model tractors and start my own museum of the year of the past. And I have really appreciate and enjoyed your time to exsplaning the building of the awesome machine and education and how they are made! Looking forward to seeing your video's to come, Thanks again Jim Caldwell!
I never had the pleasure of working an F series. We had an M, super A, and H. Really appreciate your knowledge of the F series and your videos. First thing my grandfather taught me was how to use the crank and the thumb position.
Yes sir, I'll listen to anything you have to say about tractors. The meat processing, I'm a little squeamish on but I can pick through the tractor related videos. Thank you so much for what you share with us. This is very valuable information in many ways. We can't just run down to the local book store and find this stuff.
Amazing to watch. Like visiting a tractor museum. Thank you for all your hard work and your many efforts to share this valuable history. I feel honored to see this and you. Thank you.
I bought my first Farmall last week an F20...Thank you so much for a very nkce video I learned a couple things that will no doubt help prolong the life of my tractor.
39 minutes never passed so Fast ! Thank you for an EXCELLENT mechanical lesson and history lesson. My Grandfather had an F-20 with wide stance steel spiked wheels, and dual steel wheels in front. That was in 1955 when I was 7 years old. He only used it for discing, puling a wide 2 gang disc with a harrow behind. I recall most of what you said about starting and running. I remember it ran on "tractor fuel", and my Grandfather would turn the fuel off and let the engine run out of that fuel in the carb. I do not remember the "gasoline" part. What I remember most, and my Grandfather made a Point about it, was to Hold Your Thumb and Fingers so that if the crank kicked back on starting, it would not break your thumb or arm. THAT was also applicable to the Farmall Cub he got that year, which I learned to drive on when I was 7 years old. By the time I was 10, I could reach the pedals a little easier, and he let me plow rows then. I never drove the F-20. But I remember the magnificent sight to see the sun glinting off of those super shiny steel spike wheels going home in the afternoon after a day discing the field. He replaced the F-20 with a Super-H 2 years later. I did drive that, but never with a disc. Thank you for all these wonderful memories !
Needless to say, tractor maintenance was the most important part of a full day of field work. This was the best video of an F-20 I've ever seen. Thank you for posting it.
Making some comments to give you positive feedback. What a great show! You are the genuine article. Keep up the good work. I was a farm kid also in Kansas.
Great video. My family bought a new F-14 in 1937 I believe. It came into Argonia, Kansas on a flatcar. My father restored it right down to the decals in the 1980s, and it was in pretty good shape. He was a parts man at an IH dealership in the Forties and Fifties and also a professional mechanic. Although the rear tires were old and cracked, Dad had trouble finding replacements. It was his pride and joy and would pull floats using hay trailers, but it was also used to cultivate with. And it had a sickle mower attachment. A radial saw attachment on the front, and so on. I remember them cutting up cotton wood trees as a kid, that big saw blade whirring. Steel wheels were outside the tires on occasion. I am assuming it had 14 horses at the drawbar. When my brother and I inherited the farm, we were asked to let the tractor stay in the family on another farm back there, along with all the attachments, and this we did. We also left two Ford N tractors.
Pete love what you`re doing. I'm no farmer but I love old equipment . really like the farmers market an going to the auctions with you an your father . Times sure have changed I'm only 58 but remember a lot of old-timer talking at the breakfast spot. thing just aren't what they used to be for the small fella farming . keep up the good work tell Hillary she is definitely a good help mate . pray GODs blessing upon you an the farm .
I’ve watched this video many times and still enjoy seeing about the F20. When I was a young boy on the farm my dad had F20. I was too young to drive it because my legs are too short to run the clutch but I still enjoy the old F20. Thanks for sharing your F20 with us.
I don’t know a thing about Tractors . but you are such a great teacher and explaining things to make since was really interesting. In fact all your videos I’m always learning multiple things..Thank you for your videos..
Most enjoyable. As an Irish man brought up on a farm we were steeped in Ferguson tractor ideas. It is interesting listening to you explain that in America people had their own ideas that suited their particular type of farming. Thanks you for your passionate presentation. Regards Patrick.
Very informative, Pete! I’m not mechanically inclined but your explanations were presented in a way that everyone can understand! Would love to see more.
Great job! I was awed by my uncle's 1938 John Deere G as a child when I sat on his lap and "drove" it and it inspired me to buy a 1941 B way back in 1969. Later, I was able to acquire my uncle's G and I haven't been able to stop. I now have eight 2 cylinder tractors. He also had a Farmall. You have inspired me to try and add one to my collection of old green iron. Please keep the great videos coming!
Pete, this has to be the best video that I have ever watched on a Farmall Tractors! I am an aviation person and sure would have liked you for a teacher 55 years ago! LOL I did work for Boeing building the 747’s.
My first tractor to work with was a F20 we had and my dad sold it to a hobby farmer in 1972. He would not tell me who received it so in 2010 I put my hunches together and found it and bought it back for $500.00 and cleaned it up with a new red paint job. I thank you for the time you put in this video as near 40 yrs has made me forget how to start it like the good ol days when it was simple for a kid.
Dedication, perseverance and love on what you do makes things awesome, I can tell that you enjoy machinery and farming as much as your family, good content and super knowledgeable.
Time to see another episode of the older lineup! I enjoy watching you get the old girls out.
i have not had a better professorial lecture in all my years....have learned more from this about tractors, engines, magnetos and others....all in one lecture....outstanding is an understatement....
I really enjoyed the detailed explanation of the tractor parts. I would enjoy seeing additional tractors highlighted in the same way.
I know nothing about tractors and somehow could not stop watching this. Really awesome job on a sweaty day. I love old tech...everything was analogue and a fixable to the common man. Now everything is so tech and built to fail that it’s obsolete in one cycle.
Loved the video on the f20. Please do more when possible. Greatly enjoy all of you and your wife's lives being shared. Thanks much.
Wow. I stumbled across this from another farming site and all I can say is that... You sir, need your own show in the History Channel. Such a well done video and the presentation and information were first class. I'm not even a farmer and I loved the info and in-depth explanations. Fantastic job!
So well stated DT, this is the best video I have ever seen on you tube. I bet it took several days to do this tutorial. I really enjoyed this!!
Hear hear!!!!!
Agreed. Your knowledge plus polished delivery plus fantastic videography add up to a professional job. Consider a segment on a majo National network!
That might have been the best video I've ever seen.
Hello Pete, 60 some years ago, my dad bought an F-20 off the neighbor to clear a couple of acres of trees and thorns to make a large garden to feed 9 mouths every day. He bought a set of steel wheels for it to save the rubber ones from the thorns. The neighbor taught us everything as you just did, and us 3 boy's plowed and disc with it every spring and again in the fall.
Great video, a real walk back through my life with that tractor. Thank you Pete!
Very thorough explanation. Thank you.
Wow, thanks for the video, I learned a lot. My Dad parked a 1938 f 20 in the barn in 1961 and died. I was 9 years old and have wanted to get it running again ever since. I'm retired now and have time to work with it. This video explained many things that should help me get it going again.
No better time to start the project than today. I hope it turns out beautifully!
any updates on the project? im interested.
Prior to this video I was afraid of this series of tractors I had little knowledge of these. This video is hugely informative and a wealth of knowledge packed tight into 39 minutes. You didn't waste one second it is well put together with SO MUCH INFORMATION, WOW!
Enjoy your video alot keep doing what you enjoy doing. Doing a great job.
I really appreciate the video. Well done, enjoyed it.
Pete, you are a perfectionists, and once the restoration is done, people will know that it was done right. You certainly know your machines.
You missed your calling as an architect, Pete, you are a natural teacher.
Very nice Pete I enjoyed it very much very interested by to learn about the F-20
Absolute UA-cam gold right here, I present the Jay Leno of the tractor world
Tom harlow
I'm now 79 yr old and on our farm in northeastern Colorado we had IH tractors,
F20 just like this ( road on my dad's lap until I was big enough to reach the pedals)
an IH 15-30, w9 gas, wd9 diesel, SC Case with farmhand loader and a Mccormick
Deering pull type combine (that I got blisters on my rear-end from riding on the
boards that were the seat. This video brings tears to my eyes. Thank you very much.
I just commented on another video of Peter's, about how much I loved his tractor. And here we are!
I cultivated corn with my Dad's F20 when I was 10 years old, I am 65 now. It was a 39 we would fill silos and haul manure on a 30 cow dairy
I restored a F 20 (pulling) and a F12 (show) back in the 1980s. Great tractors and fun to drive.
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More videos please your tractors are fit for a museum the attention to details is unsurpassed. You own the Rolls Royce of tractors.
Hello from the UK as an Agricultural engineer working for a IH Franchise , I worked on Farmall tractors in the early 1960's so I think I'm qualified to say your description in the clip is excellent and your restoration brilliant well done
That Sir was absolutely brilliant. Good detailed technical content, fascinating. Thank you.
Good lord! That was one thorough and informative AND entertaining video! Yes yes yes, I believe I speak for all the viewers when I say, indeed, we do want to see more of these! Great job!
How much tractor usa prize. hehehe
You look so happy doing this video. Thank you... Amazes me.how.much you know. Thanks. Yes longer videos. Amazing
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Pete, I’m so impressed with your enjoyment of life, whether it’s rebuilding the International Harvester H-20, or sitting in the pasture with the herd. You’ve found heaven even though it requires chores. P
I am just overwhelmed with all your knowledge. I started with a hay video a couple of weeks back, and after that there have been no going back. I have watched as many videos as possible with my time limit, and the diversity just blows me away. Your channel is just the perfect go to school for everyone. Especially politicians.
What a great video. Solid, in-depth information and no BS. I love when you can watch and learn and not have to endure over-production and shameless self-promotion. What a pleasure to watch. Thank you!
I've never been into tractors. For some reason your video was playing in the middle of the night and I woke up and I couldn't stop watching. I feel like you are speaking german, but I just couldn't look away. Now I have been binge watching your videos. Amazing stuff. Extremely knowledgeable.
I grew up around these tractors and your history lesson and tutorial was appreciated. Almost all of the men that used these are gone. Thanks
I knew Dick Stoyell for years he lived a few houses down the road. Thanks for mentioning him. Wealth of knowledge.
By the way, I understand time is a premium for you during these months, but longer videos regarding tech information revealing your knowledge of your farming equipment is always a good thing...I’m a physician, but I consider myself an auto mechanic, gunsmith, Jeep restoration expert, welder, carpenter, veterinarian, landscaper, and many other trades...all novice of course 😂, and when you have land and wear many different hats throughout the year keeping things going you tend to gravitate towards others with significant knowledge bases for support such as you...I really need to get back to work on some things but binge watching your videos late at night like this has been a guilty pleasure 😃👍
My father bought an F-20 in 1957 and it was used regularly until 2003. He always thought it was a 1936. It looked identical to yours except it had hand brakes and the seat was different. It had a channel iron stuck straight back with the seat on the end. Where was a spring at the front of the channel but it didn't help much. Never had a muffler on it, just a straight pipe. Probably why I still have ringing in my ears. Thanks for the memories.
Yes, your video was great, and Dick Stowel was a great man and greatly missed by many. More videos like that would be great.
Your memory bank is outstanding, it’s amazing how much knowledge you have in so many subjects! I’m currently in the process of getting my first Dexters thanks to you, I’m really looking forward to the day I get my puppy cows 😂 on my Virginia homestead! Stay safe Pete and God bless you and your family!
Best of luck with your Dexters Michael! You'll love them!
I think the first step for new farmers, before you spend a lot of money, is to learn as much as you can and then begin small experiments as you gain experience with what you learned. I think that’s how “Just a phew acres” started.
That’s my strategy anyway.
Great presentation!!The old F-Series Farmall Tractors were one of my favorites.I always admired a neighbor's F-12 Farmall Tractor on Rubber,as a child.Painted Red as well.Do not recall what year it was.One of the earliest things I remember back in Michigan when I was about 4 years old is the neighbor driving one by the house with trailor hooked on to cut firewood down on the corner from our house.I ran out of house to go down and watch him.He had Advanced Chronic Emphysema,and passed away shortly after this.About 1964.It was always kept in the garage where you could see it.I am sure it was a prized possession he kept from the farm he owned previously.Emphysema caused him to give up farming.My dad tried buying it a couple times,but his wife would not sell it.Eventually it was given to one of their children....
Hi Jeffrey, my grandfather had an F12 and I remember playing on it when I was a kid. I love to hear folks' memories about old tractors.
@@JustaFewAcresFarm I am attached to all makes and models of old tractors,as I was raised in the country around Greenville,Mi.Farms all around us,and old tractors being used.I am a transplant to the Rocky Mountain Northwest,and living in Anaconda,Montana now.Have not seen any old tractors here living in town,however.Miss the country life....
I love getting all of this detail on these old Farmalls!
I really enjoyed the video Pete. Great kickoff to your series on in-depth look at each of your tractors. Can’t wait till you get to your Farmall H because I have one too. Your love of your F-20 tractor is very apparent, and your knowledge level of bygone technologies is impressive.
Impressive!!!!
Very nice job. This ag engineer liked the history. You get the facts correct!
This is THE best video I have seen on UA-cam where the presenter shares a wealth of knowledge about a restored vehicle. Great presentation style, lots of good technical information, and the pride of ownership shows. I think a person could do this only if they struggled through a ground up restoration and know every nut, bolt and fitting like the back of their hand. Great job.
Thanks Tom! I'm currently doing another ground-up restoration of a 1953 Farmall Super C tractor on UA-cam, if you're interested.
Gordon Rice was my cousin. He was a really nice person and held a lot of knowledge. I believe the parts shop in Clarion Pa. is still in business. Thank you for sharing this fantastic video.
Pete, thank you for the great walkthrough. What a treasure Trove of information. I love it.
Wow.
You just sent me down.memory lane.
My first "automotive" experience was an old F-12. It was a beast- had a Plymouth flathead 6 cylinder motor. 12 or 13 years old, Pip showed me how to re-ring and gasket the motor (JC Whitney mail order parts no less!).
We pulled a plow and disc for the garden, had a rear blade Pop cobbled up that lifted with the cultivator lift arms. Later one of the tires ripped out. Put combine fatty tires and rims on it- just welded them to the old centers.
I wonder how many hour I sat on it and pretended to be at tractor pulls and stuff.
Always wondered about what an original one was like. Mine had lever brakes, a weird hole in the back of the fuel tank, and a funny looking tongue thingy on the steering column.
Now I know!
Thanks again for showing some old iron.
What a great video and subject. My Grandfather had 3 F20 tractors and he taught me to drive them when I was 10, during every elementary and junior high break. I had a very hard time reaching the clutch! "My" tractor was always parked on a hill so I could jump start it. Gramp was worried I'd lose my teeth with the crank during a kick-back. Your video brought so many good lost memories flooding back I cried. I know for a fact while I was on the farm we never oiled the rockers, drained the air filter nor the crankcase. A gutter down spout served as an exhaust pipe on all three, and while idling they would blow perfect smoke rings!! Thank you so much!
Hi Robert, I love to hear old memories of tractors! Thanks so much!
We had an F-20 Farmal on our 20 acre farm ! I don't know if it had all the things your has and didn't have a muffler ! We called it " The Beast " !
Thanks much for the trip down memory lane !
I drove my Grandpa's F20 in a parade 12 or 13 years ago. It was a lot of fun.
I loved your rundown of the F20. On our farm in the 50s Dad had an H, an M and super M. Later on we had a Ferguson and a 1938 A John Deere. My Dad swore by the Farmalls and swore at the JD
even though it made good power, he never liked the "popping Johnny"sound buy loved the smoothness of the
Farmall s. We even had a McCormick Deering cream separator. It worked extremely well. My Mom was a clean freak and all the discs
were hospital sanitary. We sold cream as many farmers no doubt did. They were hard times.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Outstanding presentation. It’s very clear that you used to be an architect. Excellent communication and technical knowledge. You’re like a modern Thomas Jefferson.
"Seems like that's what we're always trying to do in this world - prove to people what we can do." Came for the old tractor, stayed for the hidden wisdom.
Thank you for this video, i just looked at a early f20 today thats been on the farm for 80 yrs, sitting in a shed for 40+ i passed on it because its alot more than i can do, and i grew up with the m and h and allis wd but no nothing about these old machines. i have a 1944 farmall m and a 1948 allis d that i rescued and know something about, im 70 and they are in my era grew up using these models , farming has sure changed i remember when a 806 or a 4010 was the big dogs. i watch all the time, love the content.
Another sweet video Pete, thanks for taking us along for the ride!
We also drained the water in cold temps on our F-20. Put a front end loader on and ran the hydraulics from an external pump connected to the PTO in the back. I remember most of the time parking on a hill so we would not have to crank it when we needed to run it. And yes 4th gear was a lot higher than the first three. Your video brings back many memories. Thanks for the walk through Pete.
Thanks Pete,
I'm just doing some research and found your video. Although it's now 4 yrs old, it was a great indepth walk around the F-20. I have been offered a Farmall Regular and a F20.
I already have a 1928 10-20, 1938 W30, 1939 W-40 & 1937 T-20 crawler.
My elderly father and I always look forward to seeing you and Hillarys latest video.
Best wishes from England
You did a magnificent job describing the principles of antique farmalls. I can watch your videos all day.
First tractor I drove. Thanks for the new information and old memories.
I'm a 2 cylinder Jonh Deere fan but I loved this video. Your knowledge of your tractors is amazing as is your ability to explain it all in a way that is easily understandable. I don't know if you were ever a teacher, but you'd be a good one!
I am from ont Canada I love all what you do on the farm and all the information that you love to share about all your equipment I really appreciate your interest
I enjoyed the F20 video. Congratulations on a first class restoration. I grew up on a farm from the late 40's until I went in the Army in 68 and then returned after service in the early 70's. We had two cylinder John Deere, Farmal, Minneapolis, Moline, Allis Chalmers, Feruson, Oliver, and Massey Fersuson tractors over the years. My great Uncle, however had an F-20 that he farmed with into the 70's. I remember it well and the story he told about when the spark retard on the Magnito malfunctioned and he couldn't crank start it so he chained a double tree to the frame in the front end and used his team of miles to pull start it. He would throw their reigns behind his neck, get up the tractor seat, put it in top gear with the clutch in a d the throttle and choke set to start, then slap the reigns and tell the miles to go. He cald it his F20 "Self Starter."
Hi Eric, now that's real horsepower! I love old stories like that!
@@JustaFewAcresFarm Glad to hear that you enjoyed my little story. I grew up in the fifties and sixties. I was born in 47 and gre up hearing the stories of working with old tractors and steam threshing engines from the first third of the 20th century. My dad farmed as well as my maternal grandfather and virtually all of the relatives on my mother's side of the family at that time. My grandparent's home was the weekend gathering place for the relatives and friends. When the men got together after dinner they often talked about tractors and ones they had either owned or worked around in the teens through the 40's. I couldn't get enough of it as a kid and even wrote to the University of Nebraska when I was 12 for a copy of their Nebraska Tractor Test results. They dent me their latest copy which I proceeded to wear out the chart page folds looking at it and checking and comparing performance results on just about everything they had tested. Best of luck on your next restoration project, I'll look forward to seeing it on
U tube.
Sincerely,
Eric Thatcher
Great Video! I was born in 1938. A F-20 was Dad's first tractor, I am guessing he bought it used. It is first tractor I remember. We farmed with it till 1952, when we moved to a larger farm and Dad traded it in for a brand new Super M. By that time he had upgraded it with an electric starter kit and an additional road gear. I was excited when the dealer delivered the Super M, but even though I was a tough 14 year old farm kid (I thought), I shed tears when they hauled away the old F-20!
Found out this was my great grandfather's first tractor when he replaced the team of horses on his Iowa farm. Wonderful to learn more about this tractor - thank you for the video.
Great video Pete! Brought back a lot of memories of my time as a kid on the farm. I am 74 now and was reared on a dairy farm in southern Wisconsin. All of our tractors were Farmalls an model H, Model M and an old F20 that was a bear to start with the crank and was always left parked on a hill for a rolling start. That old tractor was only used once a season to run the thrashing machine by the belt pulley, and to rescue the others when they got mired in mud or didn't have quite enough power to do a job. When you cranked your F20 to life, that familiar sound of raw power sent chills down my back. Thank-A-Lot . . .
Please do some more f these full reviews of you`r tractors.. This was great and `gave so much information showing how` `the tractors` purpose was originally.
You just made my day with showing the International truck.
I am looking forward to the project.
i know nothing about tractors. but i have enjoyed watching this.
My father bought and restored an F-12 with steel rear wheels and 1 single wheel up front, very rare. He had one as a kid but his father (my grandfather) donated it where it is still in display today. Took my father a long time to find one exactly like it
Those F-12 pie-plate single front wheels are rare!
Pete, your commentary on the Farmall is most entertaining and informative. Yes I would like to see and hear alike wise on each tractor. Your memory on details y quite a talent. Bob
Thanks for taking the time to tour your F-20. I have a 1936 version all apart right now from the transmission forward, so I was paying attention. No brake pedals on my tractor, just one brake handle.
That tractor is beautiful. I have my eyes set on a Ford Jubilee. I used to use one on my grandfathers farm. I’m glad you’re showing how these old tractors can still be useful.
Those rear wheels are cool and, yes, make more videos.
I never get tired of watching this video I can watch it over and over. Nice looking tractor.
My dad had an F20 on his 60acre dairy farm in Gisborne NZ 1945 to 1954. Had both steel wheels and rubber wheels. All the cultivator and power takeoff as well. He used it mainly for cropping. I remember he did like it a lot.
For someone who is starting to spend more time on my family land, and who is considering planting, knowing even a little about what I need to know is great. Thank you so much for taking your time to explain that which most people might not know.
I think you should do a video on where you want your farm to go in the future, talking about things like the future scale, upgrades of equipment etc, where u want your business to be in 5-10 years basically. Keep up the good work!
When I was a boy in the ‘30’s-‘40’s the f20 was what my Dad farmed with. The tractor had a wooden platform on the back and I rode on it. I remember my Dad bringing a puppy home on the tractor from a neighbor. He helped. The puppy was a collie/shepherd mix very small. I was 2 years old and the dog was named Sugar and was just as sweet. It saved my life a couple of times by taking on bulls we had by a simple “sic it Sugar”. Back to the tractor; Your description of the tractor was right on except I don’t remember the small cups on the top of the cylinders and Dad used gasoline and I know it was gas because He used it in the farm truck. It pulled two 12” plows, two 10’ discs, a feed grinder, buzz saw, a stationary bailer, and of course a manure spreader. I learned to plow, cultivate and it was so much fun. The f20 was later replaced by an ACWD45. There is a antique tractor show at Platt City and a gentleman brings a perfect reproduction f20 that is exactly like the real thing. Thanks for showing and the information, it was great.
Been watching your channel for a while but just watched this for first time. GREAT explanation of the engineering and history lesson of development of this equipment.
What an excellent tour of the F-20. I am 81 years old and we had an F-20 when I was growing up. Our tractor must have had several upgrades. I don’t remember ever lubing the upper valve train. We ran ours only on gas, but it did have the extra fuel cap on the rear of the tank and we used it as emergency gas. I don’t remember ours having the variable timing on the distributer. We had boards on the drawbar to carry a bale of hay, tools or a sack of feed. It also made it easier to get on the tractor.
I just wanted to let you know that I'm impressed with your video and I have always been wonting to get the opportunity to restore the older model tractors and start my own museum of the year of the past.
And I have really appreciate and enjoyed your time to exsplaning the building of the awesome machine and education and how they are made!
Looking forward to seeing your video's to come, Thanks again Jim Caldwell!
I never had the pleasure of working an F series. We had an M, super A, and H. Really appreciate your knowledge of the F series and your videos. First thing my grandfather taught me was how to use the crank and the thumb position.
Yes sir, I'll listen to anything you have to say about tractors. The meat processing, I'm a little squeamish on but I can pick through the tractor related videos. Thank you so much for what you share with us. This is very valuable information in many ways. We can't just run down to the local book store and find this stuff.
So many things I did not know about the F series- thanks, Pete!
Absolutely fabulous explanation of the workings your F-20. I would definitely like to see more videos like this. Bravo! sometimes the old ways
Amazing to watch. Like visiting a tractor museum. Thank you for all your hard work and your many efforts to share this valuable history. I feel honored to see this and you. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the in-depth look at the F-20. Well done Sir!
I bought my first Farmall last week an F20...Thank you so much for a very nkce video I learned a couple things that will no doubt help prolong the life of my tractor.
Great video brought back a lot of memories...young folks today have no idea what it was like to start a cold engine, on a cold winter day 👌
39 minutes never passed so Fast ! Thank you for an EXCELLENT mechanical lesson and history lesson. My Grandfather had an F-20 with wide stance steel spiked wheels, and dual steel wheels in front. That was in 1955 when I was 7 years old. He only used it for discing, puling a wide 2 gang disc with a harrow behind. I recall most of what you said about starting and running. I remember it ran on "tractor fuel", and my Grandfather would turn the fuel off and let the engine run out of that fuel in the carb. I do not remember the "gasoline" part. What I remember most, and my Grandfather made a Point about it, was to Hold Your Thumb and Fingers so that if the crank kicked back on starting, it would not break your thumb or arm. THAT was also applicable to the Farmall Cub he got that year, which I learned to drive on when I was 7 years old. By the time I was 10, I could reach the pedals a little easier, and he let me plow rows then. I never drove the F-20. But I remember the magnificent sight to see the sun glinting off of those super shiny steel spike wheels going home in the afternoon after a day discing the field. He replaced the F-20 with a Super-H 2 years later. I did drive that, but never with a disc. Thank you for all these wonderful memories !
Those are great memories Bruce! I started raking hay on an Allis Chalmers B was I was around 7.
Needless to say, tractor maintenance was the most important part of a full day of field work. This was the best video of an F-20 I've ever seen. Thank you for posting it.
I love your tractors I've always loved looking at old tractors people has restored and take the time to take care of them
Your working knowledge of is of love and respect of this tractor. I salute you and all that have Classic Tractor Fever!
A very accurate detailed description of the F-20. Thank you for sharing your experience with these well designed tractor.
Making some comments to give you positive feedback. What a great show! You are the genuine article. Keep up the good work. I was a farm kid also in Kansas.
Great video. My family bought a new F-14 in 1937 I believe. It came into Argonia, Kansas on a flatcar. My father restored it right down to the decals in the 1980s, and it was in pretty good shape. He was a parts man at an IH dealership in the Forties and Fifties and also a professional mechanic. Although the rear tires were old and cracked, Dad had trouble finding replacements. It was his pride and joy and would pull floats using hay trailers, but it was also used to cultivate with. And it had a sickle mower attachment. A radial saw attachment on the front, and so on. I remember them cutting up cotton wood trees as a kid, that big saw blade whirring. Steel wheels were outside the tires on occasion. I am assuming it had 14 horses at the drawbar. When my brother and I inherited the farm, we were asked to let the tractor stay in the family on another farm back there, along with all the attachments, and this we did. We also left two Ford N tractors.
You just blew me away. Best tractor video on UA-cam. Incredible detail. Beautiful machine.
Pete love what you`re doing. I'm no farmer but I love old equipment . really like the farmers market an going to the auctions with you an your father . Times sure have changed I'm only 58 but remember a lot of old-timer talking at the breakfast spot. thing just aren't what they used to be for the small fella farming . keep up the good work tell Hillary she is definitely a good help mate . pray GODs blessing upon you an the farm .
One of the best informative videos I have seen on older farmalls
I really like the way you present the material. Well done Pete.
I’ve watched this video many times and still enjoy seeing about the F20. When I was a young boy on the farm my dad had F20. I was too young to drive it because my legs are too short to run the clutch but I still enjoy the old F20. Thanks for sharing your F20 with us.
I don’t know a thing about Tractors . but you are such a great teacher and explaining things to make since was really interesting. In fact all your videos I’m always learning multiple things..Thank you for your videos..
Most enjoyable. As an Irish man brought up on a farm we were steeped in Ferguson tractor ideas. It is interesting listening to you explain that in America people had their own ideas that suited their particular type of farming. Thanks you for your passionate presentation. Regards Patrick.
Great job, excellent speaker without all the hums & houses. Very informative.
Very informative, Pete! I’m not mechanically inclined but your explanations were presented in a way that everyone can understand! Would love to see more.
Great job! I was awed by my uncle's 1938 John Deere G as a child when I sat on his lap and "drove" it and it inspired me to buy a 1941 B way back in 1969. Later, I was able to acquire my uncle's G and I haven't been able to stop. I now have eight 2 cylinder tractors. He also had a Farmall. You have inspired me to try and add one to my collection of old green iron. Please keep the great videos coming!
Man, what Jay Leno is to the Automotive world, you are to the world of Farmall, sir! I am so impressed!
Wow that's quite a compliment! Thank you!!
Pete, this has to be the best video that I have ever watched on a Farmall Tractors! I am an aviation person and sure would have liked you for a teacher 55 years ago! LOL I did work for Boeing building the 747’s.
Thank you!
My first tractor to work with was a F20 we had and my dad sold it to a hobby farmer in 1972. He would not tell me who received it so in 2010 I put my hunches together and found it and bought it back for $500.00 and cleaned it up with a new red paint job. I thank you for the time you put in this video as near 40 yrs has made me forget how to start it like the good ol days when it was simple for a kid.
Dedication, perseverance and love on what you do makes things awesome, I can tell that you enjoy machinery and farming as much as your family, good content and super knowledgeable.