My uncle bought a new 1950 Farmall M. It was the first tractor I drove - when my left leg was long enough to depress the clutch pedal!! Thanks so much to Squatch and Senior for working so well together and for your shop skills, mechanical skills and your communication skills. Thanks again!
These video compilations of you and senior need to shown in trade school mechanics courses to learn not only how to but also to learn work ethic and pride in work.
Hi Dad and Son. I know what a kick father and son get when an overhauled engine fires up for the first time, and this is a much larger rebuild than anything I was involved in with my Dad. Wonderful to see and very graceful of you both to have filmed this series. I've no doubt it has and will inspire others to active your very high and at times sensibly pragmatic standards. It has been a delight and a pleasure to follow from this side of the pond. Cheers. BobUK.
Job well done you guys. I lost my father in 2000 to cancer. I’m currently finishing my Hotrod 1954 F100 and I wish I still had him here to help. Seeing you guys work together to get this done warms my heart.
Your dad and mine sound just alike in their techniques and procedures. Matter of fact, my dad would have been just about old enough to have taught yours, his 100th birthdate coming in the spring. I miss getting to work with him. We built an H in 1985. Watching your M series brings it all back. In his later years he’d wrap up in a blanket and watch from his wheelchair as I worked on other things. Wish I had him back as I start on my SMTA this winter. Thanks for the thorough documentation of the project. Magnificent job.
The M looks amazing. Watching it run was better than watching a beauty contest! Congratulations to you and your dad for letting us follow the restoration of this mechanical beauty, I really enjoyed every episode.
I've followed this build from the beginning, and I must say that you and SR. do very beautiful work. This tractor is better now than when it was new. Hats off! Well done!!
I have so much enjoyed watching you and your dad restore this tractor... Thanks for sharing and the the attention to detail you've shown. Just wonderful.
It has been a pleasure watching you rebuilt this tractor. I look forward to seeing the final instalment when she is dressed. You alluded to it feeling brand new: The degree of detail in your restoration means that it effectively is. Bravo.
You know Sr will come home and see the tracks and know you were out playing with his tractor right! Darn nice tractor, will look even better with the hood on. Keep smiling.
The M's looking sweet with the fresh paint and you can tell shes driving beautifully cant wait to see her with the full sheet metal and with the correct stickers and placards that they were so adorned with.
Runs and looks just like a new tractor. You and your dad have done a very detailed restoration of which you should be very satisfied with, as I’m sure you are. Great job. Thanks, I enjoyed the journey immensely.
I will likely never work on a Farmall, but never have I so enjoyed being back in school :). I'm 75, and just retired as a Marine Electrician in Bermuda.
I wish you would reconsider adding a splash of silver to those front wheels. I suggested pin stripes if not the whole rim. In the light of day you can see it needs something.
If you want to save the paint on the nuts and bolts use a piece of thick plastic like vapor barrier or similar. Place the plastic over the nut and slip the socket or wrench over the plastic. there is usually enough slop in tools to allow this. It really saves the paint. Tractor Looks great. I just finished restoring a Cub this August. Would love to do an M or H.
Hi, I did not realise that this is a working tractor what a magnificent machine I am jealous what a Stirling job you have both done to the old girl you will get a life time of use out of it.
I just discovered you around Thanksgiving and have been binge watching to catch up. You guys have done a great job and I have really enjoyed the series. People like you are why I cancelled my satellite dish subscription .
Backing into the shop reminded me of backing the Cockshut 30 and manure spreader into the barn to clean gutters. Had to fold like you did. It's a beaut!
Mick Sepp I grew up just north of you, just north of Hibbing. I love watching your posts. I'm a big fan of old iron. Growing up we had a few Farmall A's and a few big crawlers plus several other pieces of equipment. When I was about 10 my dad had me and my brother driving the TD18. We had to drive it together we were too small to drive it alone. My dad has some old iron and parts that may interest you. For example RD6 complete engine and other tractor parts. He is still at the place in north of Hibbing. I hate to see the stuff just sitting. Let me know if you are at all interested. And keep the great videos coming.
You pointed out about the steering gear wallowing out a cavity to where it wouldnt get the grease it needed and on our old P model chevrolet Trucks at Ward Baking company We remedied that by Drilling a Hole in the cap on that steering box and Installing a Grease fitting So when we Changed oil and serviced the Truck that box Got greased also and when we brought the trucks to the shop for in shop service we pulled the cap off the box and cleaned as much old grease as possible out of the box and repacked new grease in the box and had very great success doing that
I’d say she runs good. That starter barely touched the flywheel and it was running. Very nice. Lookin good out in the light of day under its own power.
AMAZING! that M is possibly better than when brand new! You gentlemen have done and amazing job! Am so pleased to have seen this video since day one. worth every minute of my time. Thanks so much for sharing. :-) :-) :-)
Beautiful piece of machinery. Albeit that was a very chancy maneuver sitting in the seat and backing into the shop, would not have expected you to do that.
Congratulations! She is immaculate. Now, while you've got those front wheels turning, get someone to run alongside with a small paint brush with matching silver paint, and while the wheels turn, just hold the brush next to the outer rim, and just hold it there until you've turned one full revolution. Then gradually move the brush in toward the center of the wheel until the outer rim is silver, and the disc/spoke part of the wheel is still red. That's probably a good meeting point for the two colors. It will look a lot better if you do the insides of the wheels too, but it might be hard to get a volunteer to run along up under the tractor while it's moving.
Willing to bet she wasn't as nice when new. You and S.R. paid a lot more attention when putting this back together than the assembly line guys did when she was new. Sounds as good as I hoped it would.✌✌
9:50 watchin that garage door slip down as you were backing up, THAT got the heart going, sheezuz. 10:48 - Maybe it was a camera flare thing, but i coulda swore i saw something drip out from under the carb. I really hope Im wrong but might wanna look. All in all, enjoy it man! Fantastic job, well done! You earned it.
Definitely needs some sort of silver accent on those front wheels, I recently purchased a 1953 Super C with a factory wide front so it has the two piece wheels and the silver really sets the front off. Great project and filming. No Paint for my Super C I believe all the decals are factory...she spent most of her 67 years inside...I was born in 1953 as well LOL.
Beautiful tractor..... Thought I was the only one who built his own blend of cornhead grease.... Been doing that for years in the old stuff and have had zero gear failures..... Nice work SR and Jr.......
Brilliant step by step detailed restoration of that M 💪 I had that problem of cavitation on the hydraulic pump after I'd split my international B250 to put a new clutch in it 🙄 lookin forward to seein it with the tinwork all on great team effort 👍👍
1953 Super M was the first tractor my dad taught me how to drive at age 6. Wood blocks on pedals, LOL!! The gas would be boiling when refilling at lunch & you didn't shut if off if working after lunch....
Nice work, I enjoy your content. Seeing you drive it, with the different camera angles, I couldn't help but think of the Scooby Doo 'hallway full of doors' routine and I could just see a fella on a Super M popping in and out of random doors, maybe sometimes in reverse for some reason...
I thought you were going to have to de-flate the tires in order to get into the building. One thing I wonder about is in what year was the "M" made? If you said it before I'm sorry but could you repeat it please. I had an uncle who farmed and had 2 Farmall's. 1. Oliver. and an John Deere. All from the late 30's era. I think He told me 1937. I remember the John Deere had 2 opposing cylinders and a big wheel that was used to start it. You had to turn it by hand and be careful of the 'kick-back'. Thank you for another great video. Keep them coming and Stay Safe.
Makes me happy and also jealous to hear and see the Super M move! Makes me really really really want to get our Super M going but still need to get the head to a machine shop and I'm thinking a rear main seal on the MD will be before the SM. All just a part of the fun of farming as my dad would say!
Thanks for another update, you guys have worked hard on that tractor and it shows. I'd say unless somebody in India starts making new M's thats as closer feeling as you'll get to the first day a guy drove a new one way back when . It would be interesting to know a rundown of what this project cost and an average of hours work, to give guys an idea of the real world of this type of restoration. If they are sitting at home thinking hey I'll restore a tractor for fun. I know you owned the tractor, but maybe you could price an average of unrestored in your area like you started with and run through from there. I know you'll never cover your hours and get the money back but that's not the point in doing it. I've restored quite a few machines over the years but none in the last 15 or so, I just bought a few north 40 finds and got them running/driving as cheap as I could. I kinda lost interest in doing fancy paint, just saving them from scrap was my goal, as found seems to be gaining popularity with guys at shows to before this CV 19 cancelled many of them.. . Take care both of you.
OMG how long before the tractor stack gets knocked off by the top of door . SQUATCH does the limbo . Be very proud of what you have achieved. regards Don
steering grease reminds me of OO grease that comes in quart bottles, oil and grease mix , good stuff, tractor sounds as good as it looks Squatch, thanks for the video see ya on the next one.
Where i rebuilt the transmission in my 1926 Oldsmobile i used 5 tubes of caterpillar white grease and 1 tube of 600 weight oil which it looked like 90 weight gear oil with honey. It came out perfect. Just like the repair manual said the gears will grind until the transmission is warm. So you let it idle for about 5 to 10 minutes and no grinding of the gears. Kind of like the tractor your working on .the bolster.
You tell us thanks for watching, and we tell you thanks for filming!!!
Jimmy I agree 100%
My uncle bought a new 1950 Farmall M. It was the first tractor I drove - when my left leg was long enough to depress the clutch pedal!! Thanks so much to Squatch and Senior for working so well together and for your shop skills, mechanical skills and your communication skills. Thanks again!
These video compilations of you and senior need to shown in trade school mechanics courses to learn not only how to but also to learn work ethic and pride in work.
Hi Dad and Son. I know what a kick father and son get when an overhauled engine fires up for the first time, and this is a much larger rebuild than anything I was involved in with my Dad. Wonderful to see and very graceful of you both to have filmed this series. I've no doubt it has and will inspire others to active your very high and at times sensibly pragmatic standards. It has been a delight and a pleasure to follow from this side of the pond. Cheers. BobUK.
Didn't even roll over one turn before it fired. Sounds good too
Squatch: this isn’t going to be a total restoration.
Also squatch, i need more silver in the front of this thing 😂 awesome job!!
Can't wait for X231 to reach driving day Toby! :D
Job well done you guys. I lost my father in 2000 to cancer. I’m currently finishing my Hotrod 1954 F100 and I wish I still had him here to help. Seeing you guys work together to get this done warms my heart.
Your dad and mine sound just alike in their techniques and procedures. Matter of fact, my dad would have been just about old enough to have taught yours, his 100th birthdate coming in the spring. I miss getting to work with him. We built an H in 1985. Watching your M series brings it all back. In his later years he’d wrap up in a blanket and watch from his wheelchair as I worked on other things. Wish I had him back as I start on my SMTA this winter.
Thanks for the thorough documentation of the project. Magnificent job.
The M looks amazing. Watching it run was better than watching a beauty contest! Congratulations to you and your dad for letting us follow the restoration of this mechanical beauty, I really enjoyed every episode.
Beautiful job restoring that tractor. It is very well done. To nice to get it dirty and muddy. Thanks for sharing the restoration with us
I've followed this build from the beginning, and I must say that you and SR. do very beautiful work. This tractor is better now than when it was new. Hats off! Well done!!
Where's Senior? Are you the licensed test driver? Sneaking out with dads new tractor R ya?
I have so much enjoyed watching you and your dad restore this tractor... Thanks for sharing and the the attention to detail you've shown. Just wonderful.
Now it's seniors turn to play with the tractor!!😊 Great video Squatch!
"It's tight, it drives like a new tractor" Well it is a new tractor. Great Job. That thing is sweet.
New saying: "Happier than Squatch with a newly rebuilt tractor."
Quality work and results earn no "Eye Twitching", Thanks for yet another good time, it's a pleasure to go along.
I remember that this build started as a one day donation of time for anything Sr. might want done!
It has been a pleasure watching you rebuilt this tractor. I look forward to seeing the final instalment when she is dressed. You alluded to it feeling brand new: The degree of detail in your restoration means that it effectively is. Bravo.
I have never seen one of these that was not covered with rust or painted 3 or 4 different colors. Beautiful job. Thanks for posting.
Very nice job Mr Squatch. I liked “Thing” explaining the grease 👍
You know Sr will come home and see the tracks and know you were out playing with his tractor right! Darn nice tractor, will look even better with the hood on. Keep smiling.
I really think that you guys did a fantastic job, no even the factory accept the mistakes as you do, corrected, Learn and keep going , 💯❌💯👌
The M's looking sweet with the fresh paint and you can tell shes driving beautifully cant wait to see her with the full sheet metal and with the correct stickers and placards that they were so adorned with.
What a great sounding and looking tractor. It is a wonderful piece of art.
Runs and looks just like a new tractor. You and your dad have done a very detailed restoration of which you should be very satisfied with, as I’m sure you are. Great job. Thanks, I enjoyed the journey immensely.
I will likely never work on a Farmall, but never have I so enjoyed being back in school :). I'm 75, and just retired as a Marine Electrician in Bermuda.
So mixing grease and oil is this now your cooking channel squatch
It runs and looks like a brand new one, you two should be damn proud of the job you done.
Only trouble with garaging tractors--------DON"T forget to duck! Thanks for the ride.
That I H looks better than when it was brand new. As another one said good for another 100 years. Beautiful job.
I have thourghly enjoyed watching this restoration! Such skilled craftsmanship!! Looks easy. But I know toooo well it's NOT!!!!
I wish you would reconsider adding a splash of silver to those front wheels. I suggested pin stripes if not the whole rim. In the light of day you can see it needs something.
Showing off with your tractor limboing skills. Really enjoy watching .
If you want to save the paint on the nuts and bolts use a piece of thick plastic like vapor barrier or similar. Place the plastic over the nut and slip the socket or wrench over the plastic. there is usually enough slop in tools to allow this. It really saves the paint.
Tractor Looks great. I just finished restoring a Cub this August. Would love to do an M or H.
Hi, I did not realise that this is a working tractor what a magnificent machine I am jealous what a Stirling job you have both done to the old girl you will get a life time of use out of it.
Can’t wait to see the rest of the sheet metal on her ! On another note, that is one helluva collection of deer racks on the back wall !
I just discovered you around Thanksgiving and have been binge watching to catch up. You guys have done a great job and I have really enjoyed the series. People like you are why I cancelled my satellite dish subscription .
Backing into the shop reminded me of backing the Cockshut 30 and manure spreader into the barn to clean gutters. Had to fold like you did. It's a beaut!
You are living a dream! Beautiful property and beautiful machinery!
Excellent.....thought for sure Sr would be outside for this.....
That generator is perfect...I just got mine converted to 12 volts myself...
Congrats guys. A fantastic job of rebuilding and documenting the process. I enjoyed the journey!!!!!
M Farmall = near the top of the list for best tractor ever made
Mick Sepp
I grew up just north of you, just north of Hibbing. I love watching your posts. I'm a big fan of old iron. Growing up we had a few Farmall A's and a few big crawlers plus several other pieces of equipment. When I was about 10 my dad had me and my brother driving the TD18. We had to drive it together we were too small to drive it alone. My dad has some old iron and parts that may interest you. For example RD6 complete engine and other tractor parts. He is still at the place in north of Hibbing. I hate to see the stuff just sitting. Let me know if you are at all interested. And keep the great videos coming.
Great job, love to hear you talk through projects.
You pointed out about the steering gear wallowing out a cavity to where it wouldnt get the grease it needed and on our old P model chevrolet Trucks at Ward Baking company We remedied that by Drilling a Hole in the cap on that steering box and Installing a Grease fitting So when we Changed oil and serviced the Truck that box Got greased also and when we brought the trucks to the shop for in shop service we pulled the cap off the box and cleaned as much old grease as possible out of the box and repacked new grease in the box and had very great success doing that
Tractor should be good for another 100 years.
Or more. :-)
Beautiful job Squatch, turned out really nice. Only thing missing is the lights and combo trail light and work light.
She'll look sharp once all the tin is on...I like the stance..
Cornhead grease works awesome for such applications. Got to love a tractor knee deep in new rubber. :-)
I’d say she runs good. That starter barely touched the flywheel and it was running. Very nice. Lookin good out in the light of day under its own power.
Pretty old red machine is purring like a kitten. Good job guys.
Bet that don't taste like raspberry jelly but it sure looks like it! Great to see her in action - thanks for the ride!
Great job, you and all of us were smiling! Thanks for including us.
Show us the PTO side pulley working plz. Beautiful restoration.
Very nice rebuild there guys. 👍🏻👍🏻🍻🍻 Looks & sounds good out rolling around the place. 👍🏻🍻🍻
AMAZING! that M is possibly better than when brand new! You gentlemen have done and amazing job! Am so pleased to have seen this video since day one. worth every minute of my time. Thanks so much for sharing. :-) :-) :-)
She is a beauty and smooth as butter. I just don't know you can drive that shiny gal without sunglasses.
Polarized sunglasses!! Awesome job. I’m impressed at how you manage to keep track of where each fastener goes
Front wheels need their silver lining...🤷♂️ ..Hell of a job on rebuilding, think the factory guys would be proud and impressed with your work..
Great job, you and senior should be very proud of yourselves.👍
Beautiful piece of machinery. Albeit that was a very chancy maneuver sitting in the seat and backing into the shop, would not have expected you to do that.
Thanks for having us along!
Magnificent restoration and video series, thank you.
Congratulations! She is immaculate. Now, while you've got those front wheels turning, get someone to run alongside with a small paint brush with matching silver paint, and while the wheels turn, just hold the brush next to the outer rim, and just hold it there until you've turned one full revolution. Then gradually move the brush in toward the center of the wheel until the outer rim is silver, and the disc/spoke part of the wheel is still red. That's probably a good meeting point for the two colors. It will look a lot better if you do the insides of the wheels too, but it might be hard to get a volunteer to run along up under the tractor while it's moving.
That Super M is super happy! The tractor looks awesome! Will you show how you apply the decals? 🇺🇸🚜👍
She is pretty good looking old tractor ...good work bro..!!
Excellent video keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍it's nice to see you driving it
Absolutely fantastik job and it has been a pleasure to follow your restauration here.
Look great you and dad did a good job
Two thumbs up!! Great job on the rebuild!!
Willing to bet she wasn't as nice when new. You and S.R. paid a lot more attention when putting this back together than the assembly line guys did when she was new. Sounds as good as I hoped it would.✌✌
9:50 watchin that garage door slip down as you were backing up, THAT got the heart going, sheezuz.
10:48 - Maybe it was a camera flare thing, but i coulda swore i saw something drip out from under the carb. I really hope Im wrong but might wanna look.
All in all, enjoy it man! Fantastic job, well done! You earned it.
I think what looked like a carb drip was a flying insect.
Nice garage limbo.
It's so cool to see and hear her 1st. Drive. As much time and precision that you put into it, it should run like a new one. I think better. 👍👍
Definitely needs some sort of silver accent on those front wheels, I recently purchased a 1953 Super C with a factory wide front so it has the two piece wheels and the silver really sets the front off. Great project and filming. No Paint for my Super C I believe all the decals are factory...she spent most of her 67 years inside...I was born in 1953 as well LOL.
Beautiful tractor..... Thought I was the only one who built his own blend of cornhead grease.... Been doing that for years in the old stuff and have had zero gear failures..... Nice work SR and Jr.......
Brilliant step by step detailed restoration of that M 💪 I had that problem of cavitation on the hydraulic pump after I'd split my international B250 to put a new clutch in it 🙄 lookin forward to seein it with the tinwork all on great team effort 👍👍
1953 Super M was the first tractor my dad taught me how to drive at age 6. Wood blocks on pedals, LOL!! The gas would be boiling when refilling at lunch & you didn't shut if off if working after lunch....
Nice work, I enjoy your content. Seeing you drive it, with the different camera angles, I couldn't help but think of the Scooby Doo 'hallway full of doors' routine and I could just see a fella on a Super M popping in and out of random doors, maybe sometimes in reverse for some reason...
Picturing just that, musta made a wrong Toine at Albuquickey (in my finest Bugs Bunny accent)
I thought you were going to have to de-flate the tires in order to get into the building. One thing I wonder about is in what year was the "M" made? If you said it before I'm sorry but could you repeat it please. I had an uncle who farmed and had 2 Farmall's. 1. Oliver. and an John Deere. All from the late 30's era. I think He told me 1937. I remember the John Deere had 2 opposing cylinders and a big wheel that was used to start it. You had to turn it by hand and be careful of the 'kick-back'. Thank you for another great video. Keep them coming and Stay Safe.
Hello from Tasmania. The red one is done two yellow ones to go. Stay safe. Kerry.
Great father and son project.
Makes me happy and also jealous to hear and see the Super M move! Makes me really really really want to get our Super M going but still need to get the head to a machine shop and I'm thinking a rear main seal on the MD will be before the SM. All just a part of the fun of farming as my dad would say!
Thanks for another update, you guys have worked hard on that tractor and it shows. I'd say unless somebody in India starts making new M's thats as closer feeling as you'll get to the first day a guy drove a new one way back when . It would be interesting to know a rundown of what this project cost and an average of hours work, to give guys an idea of the real world of this type of restoration. If they are sitting at home thinking hey I'll restore a tractor for fun.
I know you owned the tractor, but maybe you could price an average of unrestored in your area like you started with and run through from there. I know you'll never cover your hours and get the money back but that's not the point in doing it. I've restored quite a few machines over the years but none in the last 15 or so, I just bought a few north 40 finds and got them running/driving as cheap as I could. I kinda lost interest in doing fancy paint, just saving them from scrap was my goal, as found seems to be gaining popularity with guys at shows to before this CV 19 cancelled many of them.. . Take care both of you.
Very well done. Thanks for the update! I used to use a neighbor's M. There was this tree branch, and it was about as tall as that door....
Beautiful machine
'Like a new tractor" he says....it is a new tractor :-), beautiful job you guys...........Mike
Too pretty to get dirty ! Fine job !
What a great project this has been. Nice to see it running again. Well done!!
OMG how long before the tractor stack gets knocked off by the top of door . SQUATCH does the limbo . Be very proud of what you have achieved. regards Don
DUDE, MY COMPLIMENTS
SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL
EPIC BUILD MY FRIEND
Nice!! 👍🏻 👍🏻
steering grease reminds me of OO grease that comes in quart bottles, oil and grease mix , good stuff, tractor sounds as good as it looks Squatch, thanks for the video see ya on the next one.
you should be really tickled with that build, very, very, nice job
Good thinking.
High visibility during deer season.
I love the way those letter series IHs sound, Fine job.
Now you need a #70 4-14's to go behind it. Then you can put her to work!
Where i rebuilt the transmission in my 1926 Oldsmobile i used 5 tubes of caterpillar white grease and 1 tube of 600 weight oil which it looked like 90 weight gear oil with honey. It came out perfect. Just like the repair manual said the gears will grind until the transmission is warm. So you let it idle for about 5 to 10 minutes and no grinding of the gears. Kind of like the tractor your working on .the bolster.