Repair is becoming a lost art. Rebuilding too. The ability to fix something is a great skill to have. Thanks, Pete. God bless you both in your efforts.
Not everyone . . . I have been repairing and reworking all manner of objects for my entire life. Single-parent Dad raised me as if Great Depression never ended. I am thankful for that. I am 70 now, in my 20s and 30s I taught several other women to change their vehicle oil, and other routine car maintenance tasks. It's not a life style, it's life!
@@davidgetchell3633 Products are NOT made to last like they used to be. Plastic poorly made junk! Teaching kids to fix/rebuild isn't a priority anymore. My grandkids are DEFINITELY learning this almost lost skill. ♥️🙏🏼🇺🇲
Good morning Pete. I am watching this video, smiling as memories of my Dad come rushing back. That blue handle pliers does it every time. I still use dads. It's my favorite one in his old toolbox. For some reason that old plier feels good in the hand. He passed back in 2013 but I know he would love your channel and would be glued to your rebuild videos. He was always tinkering with something related to machines/equipment. As the years go by, missing him gets easier but I love the memories you bring back. Makes me feel like he is just outside in the garage again. Thank you Pete. ❤ Stay safe!
@@GregCollard-cq5yg It's all good, as the pliers don't know what they are working on. Unfortunately that is also true of politicians, except we lose the 'it's all good' part!
I lost my dad in 1968. I still have his favorite pair of pliers, not blue handled, but I know exactly what you mean about how they feel in hand. My favorite pair of dozens in the shop. I have several pair of the blue handle ones, all made in the USA.
This video reminded me of just how much I love your channel, Pete. Thank you-as always for the attention you take making the video itself, camera angles and shots, editing, etc. Always top shelf-you're one of the best UA-camrs there are, Pete! Hands down! Thanks so much again!!
I m the recycling Queen .Mostly with wood, Love how you take things apart and put back together and show us how it's done, Every thing now is throw away So sad. Thanks Pete,
I'm about as mechanically inclined as a monkey, but I love watching you do stuff like this. It actually makes me WANT to learn that type of work, but I'm way too old for that now. As usual, another great video Pete and Hil. Thank you and enjoy the weekend!
One more ingenious use of that excavator! Pretty soon you will be using it to do needlepoint and embroidery. There IS a perfume that bears the scent of old grease---it is called "Eau de Mechanic" and only the select can wear it well. I am positive that Hillary is very familiar with said perfume and how it is worn best on a man who wears tee shirts and flannel. My husband has found a source and wears it most days. Love these antique and renewal videos. It is what makes being a resourceful person feel so right.
Hello Pete. One trick we did with our Stoddard solvent tank was to put about 1/2 an inch of clean water in the bottom of the tank bottom. The circulation pump had a stand off plate that raised the pump up about 3/4 of an inch above the bottom of the tank. We did this so when the solvent cleans the parts and the dirt will drop out of the solvent into the water after the pump is shut off. The interface between the water and the solvent keeps the higher solvent cleaner for a lot longer. When you change the solvent we would pump out the used solvent into a container for recycling and remove the dirty water for disposal.
@@johnmarlow2887 He's mentioned wanting to build a dedicated shop building before, but he decided against it, iirc. I think his plan for "retirement" is to wind down most of the farm operations and do tractor restoration as a side hustle.
Excellent Video Pete :) , Hilary :) yes my late elders who farm years ago used old machinery plus vehicles for years plus rebuild too when need! Plus my one grandfather 3 tractor and my one uncle still has it plus restored fully too! I seen couple years ago and nice surprise it 1955 year surprise still on section of my grandfather father had years ago but since 1964 my uncle and aunt still on ! There in 70's age still farm too plus with Racing Horses!
a bit late but, if you think the sod is going to be hard plowing, I recommend you cobble some coulters onto that plow or alternatively give the sod a light disking to give the plow bottoms an easier time cutting through and rolling the sod under
That solvent causes “California in the state of cancer” as AVE would say. lol. Pete you always inspire me to want to fix up old tractors and equipment. Then I realize it’s much more enjoyable watching you do it lol. Maybe some day once I have a big enough shop to have some side projects I will be able to enjoy it. This February I plan to frost seed our pastures with a variety of red clover and orchard grass. Last February I frost seeded white clover on about 12 acres just to see how it would take. It did awesome. We had so much clover on that pasture. It was amazing to see the difference in how green the grass was where the clover was vs where it wasn’t. ( clover shares nitrogen for anyone reading this that doesn’t know) The clover plus moving the cattle every day has made a huge difference in our pastures this season. I’m really excited for next year! Thanks for sharing!
Pete, I have been watching your videos for several years. I enjoy your restoration efforts, the cows, chickens, and hogs when you had them. Keep up the great work!!!!!
I really love watching you work on these old pieces of farm equipment. It’s great to see them put back into use. I especially love the shot of the 856 when you were inspecting the yellow rim. That tractor is gonna look really sharp when you are finished.
That was an EXCELLENT video! I love stuff like this. Your subtle humour with measurements and figures make me chuckle. I hope you’ll show us more of the bringing-back-to-life of this old plough. I’m a bit like your paint job; I look better from forty feet away! 😉😂 I’m in a farming part of the U.K. and always enjoy stuff like this. Thanks for sharing, Pete.
Coffee on a Sunday morning with “Just a Few Acres”. My comfort place on a chilly fall morning. Thank you for sharing your morning with me. A warm good morning to you and Hilary from over here in Ontario Canada.
I remember us using an old plow like that. I was just so young then I don't remember it much. I'm glad to see you restore that and I can't wait to see you use it.
Yes, this is Nanette Hopkins. I’m originally from Connecticut. I’m 85 years old P and I love your show. I love Hillary. I love your kids. I love you. I just love what you do. I think you’re just a beautiful human being.! Thank you for bringing me so many sweet pleasant memories of my childhood on a farm in Connecticut! You make my day I wait for your show all the time ! 0:12
Thanks Pete and Hillarie. What a great video. We're in rural N.C. where my dad owned 33 acres of land that used to be part of a large pulp wood forest. Pulp wood is mostly loblolly pines with what were called "trash trees" (Sweetgum, etc.). Daddy would borrow a tractor and implements - he was planting legumes in those areas that needed nutrition in the soil. My dad's advantage was he was an airplane mechanic and had at his disposal not just a machine shop, but painting and welding areas. I remember on one occasion he completely rebuilt a Ford 9M and he did it in less than a week since he had at hand all the tools he would need. He rebuilt many implements. The local farmers were lining up to have their tractors and/or implements used by my dad.
Pete, you did it again. Another great video. I especially liked watching you use that fancy tire breakdown machine. Always enjoy watching you do repairs and in general, everything you do on the farm. You have such a nice looking farm. Thanks for including us. God Bless.
Love the fall colors of your farm. Endless patience fixing vintage equipment! ❤ to you and Hil. Looking forward to Wednesday’s video. You do two jobs simultaneously. Your regular work plus videography.
I enjoyed this very much, I am about to start on a similar project this fall. A john Deere #55H . I look forward to seeing more videos about this plow.
I love videos like this one, Pete. I can't count the number of bearings I took off, cleaned, inspected, regressed, and reinstalled during my career. Must be in the thousands anyway. Watching you bring things back to life is awesome.
I loved this video, there were so many different things to notice and learn about from you, we even got to hear Patty yell at you 🤣🤣. Thank you and Hilary for sharing this with us. It made waking up way better. Have a great day.
Good morning. 🌞 There's nothing better than Sunday morning coffee and a new video. I can not express how much both my husband and I look forward to seeing what you're going to be up to on the farm. As always, thank you for taking time out of your busy day to share your wonderful videos with us. 😊
Always interesting to take a fencerow item and turn it into a useable machine. When you're starting on a shoestring, fancy doesn't pay the bills. Great to see you and Hillary working together.
Another great video 🎉 you showed the head from the truck and mentioned Dave Richards 😊. Is that The Old Steam Powered Machine Shop guy? Please keep the videos coming 🤗
Pete absolutely love the video. I to like to bring old equipment back to life. Looking forward to the end result, and watching it used to plow the field.
I use the same parts washing solvent from TSC. By the way, breathing air causes cancer in California. And on the subject of making things work instead of buying new, I grew up in the 50s and 60s. We had no other choice. We had to fix what we had. We owned a little general store in out tiny town. I remember we sold patch kits for cook pots. The cheap thin pots everyone had would develop holes and we sold little kits of rivets to plug the holes. We also sold radio tubes, inner tube patches, horse shoes and just about everything else to fix stuff with.
I love watching you work on the old machinery. It reminds me of how I used to work on them. Don’t buy new and you can fix up the old cause it’s going to be better than the new My dad taught me that a long time ago and I know he’s looking over my shoulder so that’s the way I used to do it. Keep up the good work I’ll be watching.
My brother bought an IH 560 in about 1976. He also bought an old 3 bottom plow. We used a chunk of broken red brick to polish the moldboards and got them to scour up to that mirror finish. The 3rd bottom arm was sprung so we heated it and bent it back into place with a fence post as a lever. Worked pretty good. Good luck with your plowing project.
I’m am currently watching this video in my shop while tearing down an old ford 3pt hitch hay rake simply because I like fixing things that most people think can’t be fixed.
I really enjoy watching you re-purpose and repair the old equipment on your farm. I remember my grandfather and uncle doing it to get by on their small farm as a child. To this day rebuilding something to put back in use is one of my most enjoyable hobbies.
It's always fun to watch you repair and refurbish old equipment. I enjoyed what you did with the plow and those tires well, let me tell you I just had my bout with two trailer tires and I won on one and lost on the other. But as a bonus I have an aching back now, just another fun time. Thanks Pete, I hope your days going good.
I'm so glad to see you doing restoration work again. I know that you enjoy that kind of thing and it shows in your videos. I can't wait to see how the 856 comes out. Bless you and your family Pete!🙋
Wow!! I can't wait to see that John Deere plow operating. Plus, you got the head back for your International, you're on a roll- Take care and have a wonderful day
Great way to start my Sunday off! nice hot cup of coffee, and a video from Pete and Hillary! and best of all mechanical back from the grave, revivals!. I was born in 1943, and learned the mindset from the "Great depression" nothing goes to waste. and you repair and maintain what you have to keepit going. no "Throw away and buy a new one there!!!" Can't wait for the follow up when you get parts thanks for sharing , God speed ECF
We own 300 acres outside Austin where my great grandfather used to run cows, still have all the old barns and runs. Same tractor and over the years been amazing watching my grandfather run it along with using all the old implements all made before I was born.
While you were removing those seals and bearings from the axles, it reminded me travelling about 15 miles away to W.J. Heaslip Farm Equipment in Nelles Corners, Ontario. The parts fellow would pore over rows and rows of parts books on a long desk behind the counter to find whatever part you were looking to get. I liked looking at the new shiny equipment parked out front.
Hello Pete, yes I can smell the old grease when Ím looking you work on the plow. Speaking of a plow, the fresh turned soil and the smell of an old diesel traktor when its worked realy warm when plowing are very special to.
Fundamental small farm principles. This work takes on a different dimension during fall harvest where breakdowns, threatened by changing weather, can put into play the survivability of the farm. In the middle of the field at 2 am with pickup truck lights illuminating the repair effort.
Repair is becoming a lost art. Rebuilding too. The ability to fix something is a great skill to have. Thanks, Pete. God bless you both in your efforts.
Repairing has become a lost art ! People today just throw it away and buy a new one.
@@davidgetchell3633 Very true! As a society we have become very wastefull
I agree 100%
Not everyone . . . I have been repairing and reworking all manner of objects for my entire life. Single-parent Dad raised me as if Great Depression never ended. I am thankful for that. I am 70 now, in my 20s and 30s I taught several other women to change their vehicle oil, and other routine car maintenance tasks. It's not a life style, it's life!
@@davidgetchell3633 Products are NOT made to last like they used to be. Plastic poorly made junk! Teaching kids to fix/rebuild isn't a priority anymore. My grandkids are DEFINITELY learning this almost lost skill.
♥️🙏🏼🇺🇲
Good morning Pete. I am watching this video, smiling as memories of my Dad come rushing back. That blue handle pliers does it every time. I still use dads. It's my favorite one in his old toolbox. For some reason that old plier feels good in the hand. He passed back in 2013 but I know he would love your channel and would be glued to your rebuild videos. He was always tinkering with something related to machines/equipment. As the years go by, missing him gets easier but I love the memories you bring back. Makes me feel like he is just outside in the garage again. Thank you Pete. ❤ Stay safe!
Yep Pete using his favorite fencing pliers for mechanic work 😮
@@GregCollard-cq5yg It's all good, as the pliers don't know what they are working on. Unfortunately that is also true of politicians, except we lose the 'it's all good' part!
@@GregCollard-cq5yg lol When I drop them in the field or grass, I always find old Blue..others...not so much...still looking.
I lost my dad in 1968. I still have his favorite pair of pliers, not blue handled, but I know exactly what you mean about how they feel in hand. My favorite pair of dozens in the shop. I have several pair of the blue handle ones, all made in the USA.
Nothing like Sunday morning coffee and Just A Few Acres Farm video. Thanks Pete
I agree with that! Cheers ☕ 😃
I love bringing old stuff back to life too. Good work Pete.
I LOVE it when you refurbish different pieces of equipment and bring it back to LIFE. Love and life, the two characteristics of humanity.
This video reminded me of just how much I love your channel, Pete. Thank you-as always for the attention you take making the video itself, camera angles and shots, editing, etc. Always top shelf-you're one of the best UA-camrs there are, Pete! Hands down! Thanks so much again!!
"I remember it ploughing really well, when I was a kid." What a beautiful sentence. Thanks for the vid, Pete!
@@thewayidoit8895 The best thing to remember is all the GOOD times !
I always say when painting, Good From Afar, Far From Good..
Thanks Pete and Hill. You guys keep this 76 year old feeling young. From Long Beach, CA.
Howdy neighbor I'm down the street in Buena Park, CA
@@erickvasquez5407 Hi neighbor
This old John Deere plow made you time travel to Ancient Grease ;-)
Oh, I bet Pete wishes he'd thought of that one! It would have fit into this video perfectly. Good one, Isabelle.
Pete and Hillary, good morning. Enjoy your videos. Thank you.
Best channel ever. I really enjoy all that you share!!
I m the recycling Queen .Mostly with wood, Love how you take things apart and put back together and show us how it's done, Every thing now is throw away So sad. Thanks Pete,
I'm about as mechanically inclined as a monkey, but I love watching you do stuff like this. It actually makes me WANT to learn that type of work, but I'm way too old for that now. As usual, another great video Pete and Hil. Thank you and enjoy the weekend!
And something we like to do is to watch you bring us along on your various tasks and pursuits around your farm - thank you for that, Hilarie and Pete!
One more ingenious use of that excavator! Pretty soon you will be using it to do needlepoint and embroidery. There IS a perfume that bears the scent of old grease---it is called "Eau de Mechanic" and only the select can wear it well. I am positive that Hillary is very familiar with said perfume and how it is worn best on a man who wears tee shirts and flannel. My husband has found a source and wears it most days. Love these antique and renewal videos. It is what makes being a resourceful person feel so right.
Never seen a cold chisel used like that ! That is in reference to removing the pin on the hydraulic ram. Thank you for making me smile Pete.
Hello Pete. One trick we did with our Stoddard solvent tank was to put about 1/2 an inch of clean water in the bottom of the tank bottom. The circulation pump had a stand off plate that raised the pump up about 3/4 of an inch above the bottom of the tank. We did this so when the solvent cleans the parts and the dirt will drop out of the solvent into the water after the pump is shut off. The interface between the water and the solvent keeps the higher solvent cleaner for a lot longer. When you change the solvent we would pump out the used solvent into a container for recycling and remove the dirty water for disposal.
That is a good tip. Thank you.
Yep. Except my pump pickup is 6" off the bottom, and I have 4" of water in the tank. Works super, and solvent stays quite clean for a long time.
Thank you for sharing Pete. I love seeing the old equipment come back to life again🙂
Hello from Ohio. I watch your videos all the time. Looking forward to an update on new tires for the plow.
you know old man winter is coming when the fall colors come and geese flying over head . my favorite time of year ..extra good video
Enjoyed the video Pete hope yall have a good day👍👍
Hmmmmm, now I'm wondering what the 60x40 is for. Nice tease for a future video. LOL.
These videos are such fun to watch.
New [bigger] workshop?????????????
A good size for a shop.
@@johnmarlow2887 He's mentioned wanting to build a dedicated shop building before, but he decided against it, iirc. I think his plan for "retirement" is to wind down most of the farm operations and do tractor restoration as a side hustle.
Excellent Video Pete :) , Hilary :) yes my late elders who farm years ago used old machinery plus vehicles for years plus rebuild too when need! Plus my one grandfather 3 tractor and my one uncle still has it plus restored fully too! I seen couple years ago and nice surprise it 1955 year surprise still on section of my grandfather father had years ago but since 1964 my uncle and aunt still on ! There in 70's age still farm too plus with Racing Horses!
Hello Pet ... I love your videos. I've been following you since 2020. Know that you have a big fan here in Romania! 😊
Sunday mornings with Just A Few Acres Farm the right way to start the week!
Not many people would go to that much trouble for an old plow wheel!! Great job Pete!!
a bit late but, if you think the sod is going to be hard plowing, I recommend you cobble some coulters onto that plow or alternatively give the sod a light disking to give the plow bottoms an easier time cutting through and rolling the sod under
You, Pete love this kind of jobs and I love to watch you do them 😊
That solvent causes “California in the state of cancer” as AVE would say. lol.
Pete you always inspire me to want to fix up old tractors and equipment. Then I realize it’s much more enjoyable watching you do it lol. Maybe some day once I have a big enough shop to have some side projects I will be able to enjoy it.
This February I plan to frost seed our pastures with a variety of red clover and orchard grass. Last February I frost seeded white clover on about 12 acres just to see how it would take. It did awesome. We had so much clover on that pasture. It was amazing to see the difference in how green the grass was where the clover was vs where it wasn’t. ( clover shares nitrogen for anyone reading this that doesn’t know)
The clover plus moving the cattle every day has made a huge difference in our pastures this season. I’m really excited for next year!
Thanks for sharing!
Pete, I have been watching your videos for several years. I enjoy your restoration efforts, the cows, chickens, and hogs when you had them. Keep up the great work!!!!!
I really love watching you work on these old pieces of farm equipment. It’s great to see them put back into use. I especially love the shot of the 856 when you were inspecting the yellow rim. That tractor is gonna look really sharp when you are finished.
That was an EXCELLENT video! I love stuff like this. Your subtle humour with measurements and figures make me chuckle. I hope you’ll show us more of the bringing-back-to-life of this old plough. I’m a bit like your paint job; I look better from forty feet away! 😉😂 I’m in a farming part of the U.K. and always enjoy stuff like this. Thanks for sharing, Pete.
GOOD MORNING PETE THANKS FOR THE VIDEO
Hey, Pete and Hilarie!
New shop? That's my guess. If so, you deserve it. Have a great day!
@@kevinkoepke8311
That's my guess too.....
40 X 60.....he already has a garden.
Nice size Pole Barn Shop
Here's the comment we were looking for... What's the measured area going to be? 🤔
I see your local plow day must have inspired you to get the old plow out and be used as it should. A sign of a good farmer.
I think if you look at the taper on the inside race it has more taper for the inside bearing . where it goes on the axle.
You did a great job on the plow. My wife and I loved the video. Thanks from Sherman and julia
John Deere green and yellow are my favorite colors!
We had a 5 bottom JD plow when I was a kid. Pulled it with our 856. Lots of memories there.
Coffee on a Sunday morning with “Just a Few Acres”. My comfort place on a chilly fall morning. Thank you for sharing your morning with me. A warm good morning to you and Hilary from over here in Ontario Canada.
I remember us using an old plow like that. I was just so young then I don't remember it much. I'm glad to see you restore that and I can't wait to see you use it.
Great video!!!!! Thanks for letting us come along and teaching all of us,
Yes, this is Nanette Hopkins. I’m originally from Connecticut. I’m 85 years old P and I love your show. I love Hillary. I love your kids. I love you. I just love what you do. I think you’re just a beautiful human being.! Thank you for bringing me so many sweet pleasant memories of my childhood on a farm in Connecticut! You make my day I wait for your show all the time ! 0:12
You´r Videos Always make my day better thank you and i hope you are Keep making Videos
Love your analogy. Don't always have to buy new! If you have something older, make it useful again!
I love when they are talking at 9:40 and Pete turns to the camera like it's a 3rd person fully agreeing with the measurements:)
good seeing old iron getting fixed up!!!😃😃😃
Sunday morning surprise! That plow will work well for many years to come no matter what color it is.
Thanks Pete and Hillarie. What a great video. We're in rural N.C. where my dad owned 33 acres of land that used to be part of a large pulp wood forest. Pulp wood is mostly loblolly pines with what were called "trash trees" (Sweetgum, etc.). Daddy would borrow a tractor and implements - he was planting legumes in those areas that needed nutrition in the soil. My dad's advantage was he was an airplane mechanic and had at his disposal not just a machine shop, but painting and welding areas. I remember on one occasion he completely rebuilt a Ford 9M and he did it in less than a week since he had at hand all the tools he would need. He rebuilt many implements. The local farmers were lining up to have their tractors and/or implements used by my dad.
A Sunday with just a few acres, great way to spend half an hour this morning. Wishing you the best from Canada!
Pete, you did it again. Another great video. I especially liked watching you use that fancy tire breakdown machine. Always enjoy watching you do repairs and in general, everything you do on the farm. You have such a nice looking farm. Thanks for including us. God Bless.
You bring nostalgia to life, Pete. I could almost smell that old grease. Keep bringing us your uniqueness.
Great video Pete .. thanks for sharing
Love the fall colors of your farm. Endless patience fixing vintage equipment! ❤ to you and Hil. Looking forward to Wednesday’s video. You do two jobs simultaneously. Your regular work plus videography.
Entertaining and educational. Just what I want from a video. And pretty views too. 👍👍👍
I enjoyed this very much, I am about to start on a similar project this fall. A john Deere #55H . I look forward to seeing more videos about this plow.
I appreciate you more then you’ll ever know 🙏
I hope you and your family have a great evening. That was a beautiful upload.
I love videos like this one, Pete.
I can't count the number of bearings I took off, cleaned, inspected, regressed, and reinstalled during my career. Must be in the thousands anyway.
Watching you bring things back to life is awesome.
I loved this video, there were so many different things to notice and learn about from you, we even got to hear Patty yell at you 🤣🤣. Thank you and Hilary for sharing this with us. It made waking up way better. Have a great day.
I like watching you get smoother and fluid with the motion of the excavator nice work 👌 brother
I also love this kind of work, and it is great watching you! Thanks, enjoy the day!
Pete, thanks for the video. I look forward to seeing that old plow fixed up and in use. Good work.
Good morning. 🌞 There's nothing better than Sunday morning coffee and a new video. I can not express how much both my husband and I look forward to seeing what you're going to be up to on the farm. As always, thank you for taking time out of your busy day to share your wonderful videos with us. 😊
Always interesting to take a fencerow item and turn it into a useable machine. When you're starting on a shoestring, fancy doesn't pay the bills. Great to see you and Hillary working together.
Love your channel and seeing life on the from the city on my phone!
I learn so much!
Great respect for our farmers! 🧑🌾 🚜
Blessings!❤️
Just a little repair work and it's ready to go. Im looking for to the plowday. I have always loved plowing. Thanks for the video. See you later.
Another great video 🎉 you showed the head from the truck and mentioned Dave Richards 😊. Is that The Old Steam Powered Machine Shop guy? Please keep the videos coming 🤗
Yes, that is the same guy. He does great work.
Pete absolutely love the video. I to like to bring old equipment back to life. Looking forward to the end result, and watching it used to plow the field.
I think that you are hooked on that mini-excavator now Pete LOL !
Enjoyed the video. I love restoring old n making them new again. Waiting for the next vid to see that plow work !!!!!
I use the same parts washing solvent from TSC. By the way, breathing air causes cancer in California. And on the subject of making things work instead of buying new, I grew up in the 50s and 60s. We had no other choice. We had to fix what we had. We owned a little general store in out tiny town. I remember we sold patch kits for cook pots. The cheap thin pots everyone had would develop holes and we sold little kits of rivets to plug the holes. We also sold radio tubes, inner tube patches, horse shoes and just about everything else to fix stuff with.
Your absolutely right Pete that john deere plow will do an excellent job
A ton of satisfaction in refurbishing old and making reusable.
I love watching you work on the old machinery. It reminds me of how I used to work on them. Don’t buy new and you can fix up the old cause it’s going to be better than the new My dad taught me that a long time ago and I know he’s looking over my shoulder so that’s the way I used to do it. Keep up the good work I’ll be watching.
Pete, good to see that old John Deere plow come back to life! ❤
Thanks for the video Pete. You're inspiring me to get my 2 bottom genius out of the weeds and make it work again.
My brother bought an IH 560 in about 1976. He also bought an old 3 bottom plow. We used a chunk of broken red brick to polish the moldboards and got them to scour up to that mirror finish. The 3rd bottom arm was sprung so we heated it and bent it back into place with a fence post as a lever. Worked pretty good. Good luck with your plowing project.
I’m am currently watching this video in my shop while tearing down an old ford 3pt hitch hay rake simply because I like fixing things that most people think can’t be fixed.
Hello Pete, Hilary and Family good to see ya all!!!
40 X 60 ft machinery shed you need that Pete, a great place to store you hay wagons before the beds rot down on them.
I am with you Pete!!old stuff is the best stuff!!!!👍👍👍
I really enjoy watching you re-purpose and repair the old equipment on your farm. I remember my grandfather and uncle doing it to get by on their small farm as a child. To this day rebuilding something to put back in use is one of my most enjoyable hobbies.
It's always fun to watch you repair and refurbish old equipment. I enjoyed what you did with the plow and those tires well, let me tell you I just had my bout with two trailer tires and I won on one and lost on the other. But as a bonus I have an aching back now, just another fun time. Thanks Pete, I hope your days going good.
I look forward to Sunday mornings
I'm so glad to see you doing restoration work again. I know that you enjoy that kind of thing and it shows in your videos. I can't wait to see how the 856 comes out. Bless you and your family Pete!🙋
Wow!! I can't wait to see that John Deere plow operating. Plus, you got the head back for your International, you're on a roll- Take care and have a wonderful day
Great way to start my Sunday off! nice hot cup of coffee, and a video from Pete and Hillary! and best of all mechanical back from the grave, revivals!. I was born in 1943, and learned the mindset from the "Great depression" nothing goes to waste. and you repair and maintain what you have to keepit going. no "Throw away and buy a new one there!!!" Can't wait for the follow up when you get parts thanks for sharing , God speed ECF
Great stuff Pete , making something old work again and be useful
Thanks for the crash course in fixing things!
We own 300 acres outside Austin where my great grandfather used to run cows, still have all the old barns and runs. Same tractor and over the years been amazing watching my grandfather run it along with using all the old implements all made before I was born.
While you were removing those seals and bearings from the axles, it reminded me travelling about 15 miles away to W.J. Heaslip Farm Equipment in Nelles Corners, Ontario. The parts fellow would pore over rows and rows of parts books on a long desk behind the counter to find whatever part you were looking to get. I liked looking at the new shiny equipment parked out front.
Good to see that you rescue and reuse .
Nice Looking JD 620 plow there.
That needle scaler is awesome.
Hello Pete, yes I can smell the old grease when Ím looking you work on the plow. Speaking of a plow, the fresh turned soil and the smell of an old diesel traktor when its worked realy warm when plowing are very special to.
Thank you, Pete and Hillary .👍👍
Love vintage farm implements been restored and used😊
Fundamental small farm principles. This work takes on a different dimension during fall harvest where breakdowns, threatened by changing weather, can put into play the survivability of the farm. In the middle of the field at 2 am with pickup truck lights illuminating the repair effort.
Thanks for reminding me old things can be used again with a little care and work. Enjoy the day , looking forward to plowing