Great tip on the rope in the pulley for painting, I don't remember seeing that on here before. I'll have to remember that trick. Mystery solved on the clutch, that is a good feeling when you find the smoking gun and fix it. Ain't no silly piece of paper gonna tell me what I can't do, or going to take my birthday away, LOL!
The M that we had developed the same issue with the clutch. I caught it when I got tired of it shuddering and checked the clearance between the throwout bearing and the clutch fingers. All 3 fingers had different clearances from the throwout bearing. I didn't have to deal with the hydraulic system because my brother left that off when he rebuilt the engine in the mid 70s. He had messed up the adjustment on the clutch fingers when he took it apart and didn't know how to get it back where it was supposed to be. I remember that it took him a long time to get the tractor started and had to get help from our neighbor to figure out what was wrong.
Interesting diagnosis of the clutch chatter, although now it will be the only Farmall H in the country leaking radiation to the atmosphere LOL! The engine turned out great!
Getting a good masking peel after a paint job is right there alongside the perfect folding lock washer at being slightly better than popping bubble wrap
There was a saying 55 years ago. Marry a girl from the old country. She is better than another team of horses. That's what ran through my mind when you were mounting the flywheel. Thank you.
Just my opinion, I paint the Vee Pulleys all over and the belts wear off the paint where they run!!)) so the bottom of the Vee is painted!!)). Great work Squatch, very impressive!!!)
You are like detective Monk from the TV series! Solving the unsolvable with the smallest clue. Your casket will have a Caterpillar fold over lock as a respectful testimony to your wise use of given skills and abilities. I can’t wait to see it run again.
Thanks for watching! Just a heads-up though, this series is still ongoing due to a very unexpected detached retina that I suffered at the end of last August - that completely sidelined me for a good 2 months for the initial recovery, and now almost 5 months along I’m just finally getting back up to speed again. My vision still isn’t 100%, but I am able to do all of the things I used to once again 👍
Damn Toby, good diagnosis on the clutch maladjustment, you're the epitome of meticulous. I think it has your picture beside it in the dictionary :-). Another good video
Boy O Boy, it looks bloody beautiful, a lot of time and patience before paint with all of the plugging and masking. Only a true enthusiast would do that, well done you.
So maybe time to paint the engine hoist and engine stand Ford blue & gray. Keeps the green paint at bay. ASMR Masking Tape removal. Satisfying to watch and listen.
If someone had told me a couple of years ago that my favorite UA-cam channel would be a guy rebuilding old tractors I would have told them to ease up on whatever the hell they were drinking, smoking or sniffing ... but here we are. Man, that red tractor is RED. .
great progress. thank you for sharing! I caught a glimpse of a grease zerk in the outer circumference of the flywheel. How many people know that it is there and what it's for in the last 80 years?
Yeah Toby! I believe we have all set on our favorite seats watching you bring this to fruition. The paint job on that tractor is absolutely amazing, brilliant! It looks like you have five coats of paint on That wonderful piece of machinery. We have so enjoyed watching every episode. When I say we I mean my wife Peggy and I. I saw of you or say to you that your subscribers are 50 something men. Peggy never misses an episode. Sometimes I jump up in the living room and say you rock Toby! I love you come in about old school mechanics because I am one. If it's broke I fix it. Look forward to seeing this come to an end even though we know it's bittersweet. Will keep watching whatever you do next.
During that delay waiting on the paint to set up would have been a great time to work some more on X231 just saying. Lol just giving you a hard time Squatch. I'm one of the fans that really got into the X231 tear down and rebuild I know you said the views went down on that project but as always I've been a fan since you first started your UA-cam channel and have loved your work. Seeing you pait the tractor all broken down. Is the way to go on a repaint. I only painted 1 tractor that was broken down into just peices to paint and I can appreciate how much better it comes out in the end. I always had to do a respray with a tractor still all together because the owner of the place I worked at the time he just wanted freash paint on a tractor the was going on the lot for sale. I still always used the red oxide primary on the sheet metal because it always seemed to make them look smother at the end of a paint job. Thanks Toby, man you do awesome work restoring a tractor.
0:35 can also use electrical wire, specifically rubber coated. It auto-locks into the pulley. Old timer's tricks are the best. edit: forgot to say, the rubber has the added bonus that you can wipe it off with acetone and reuse it again and again. I've been using the same pieces from the day i learnt the trick. Old Black&Decker drill cord.
Thanks for the update Toby! What a huge milestone to see the engine red after everything you’ve had to do. It looks amazing! I can’t wait to see it back on Preparation H! Happy Birthday as well! Thanks again and can’t wait for the next video!
I thought your Ode to Folding was a little over the top but we’ll give you that one cause we’re aware of your affliction. Also, you should have left that rope on the crank pulley. One good yank and viola, it’s plow day! I’m supposed to be on team Persian Orange but I gotta say Farmall Red has a certain appeal. Good job! 🥸👍✅
Awesome job and video . I tried painting but there is so many runs in my paint job you would think that you were at a track meet . My 1926 Oldsmobile has a step fly wheel like your tractor. The pressure plate has 3 long cam lobes on the back .and when you torque down the pressure plate you have to measure the distance from the throw out bearing seat to the fly wheel and if it is not exactly 1and 1eighth distance you will have to take out the transmission and reclock the pressure plate. It took 7 cycles of in and out to get it right.the out side adjustment is for the pedal travel only. If the clutch starts slipping pull the floor board and bell housing out . The bell housing is the imput shaft bearing support. The transmission is bolted to the bell housing from the inside the bell housing..l really like your videos because of the details you put into a project. It shows you have a lot of hart in your projects. Denis from Santa Rosa CA
I like how the engine came out, no more dull red paint. The clutch adjustment and heat scoring reminds me how always check even brand new things. Sometimes they can be off by just a hair but cause lot of issues later. This flywheel is very nice compared to what the Super M had. I think the heath cracking on the flywheel is result of a very slipping clutch? From personal experiences from working with a Belarus 520 tractor. Misaligned engagement arms can cause the flywheel to wear more on one side than the other. Combine that with a slipping clutch and you have a very bad day when you have to replace the carnage later.
I’m amazed at how knowledgeable you are, and especially how meticulous and thorough your work ethic is! Growing up in the 50s-60s, incompetence was the exception, unfortunately it seems to be the rule. It is refreshing & educational to watch a skilled craftsman which such a passion for excellence!
I love this series of videos you are making. I can really appreciate your expertise in doing this project and your explanations as you do it! Thank you! Jeff
hook ratchet strap in the holes on the front legs of your engine stand around the engine then down to the other leg will keep the engine from bouncing around when you are trying to work on it.
I didn't know farmall's are pull start and how can I find documentation on a serial number of a cat, am wondering how to research a possible show room machine there was white paint under the yellow that was hastily brushed over white paint has a brass dealer tag brass tags on pillar blocks for a few bearings and the engine tag and trans tag are matching numbers in brass
I re-did a 73 Bronco clutch in very poor working conditions and failed to confirm all components. Then the clutch started feeling oddly sticky (someplace between Milwaukee and Seattle). Took a risk and drove up the Alaska Highway as it was slow degrade and then pulled it apart in a friends grease pit when I got to his place. Wrong throw out bearing. Ate one of the fingers mostly off. Lesson to early self, always CHECK.
9:59 a good mod on these is to take the cone and the pucks (the bits that slide into the bearings) and put o-rings on them. On the outside for the puck, makes the thing stay put in there positively and on the cone, on the ID, making it stick to where you push it. My tool is a little bit different than yours, but generally speaking you want the o-ring grooves to be slightly undercut, so the rubber stays just a little bit proud of the spec for them, gives the whole thing a lot more staying power and it doesn't rattle. I also took all the pucks i had and downsized each of them one "notch" down to the next bearing i commonly use where the fit is a lot more positive. The pucks are super easy to make, so if i have an odd size, i just make a new puck. O-ring trick ain't mine, i saw the mod on a forum back in the 90's, i only did it like 5 or so years ago, but man... huge change in how you work with the tool, especially on car clutches. Night and day.
@@squatch253 Just returned from Root River show, Spring Valley, Minnesota. Would have been a haul for you. M-M and Twin City Tractors were featured brand. Had a M-M UDLX there and it was running in the parade. Lots of other brands including Farmall with many Hs and Ms. Thought of this build as I walked through all the red tractors!
you got to know when to hold them, know when to FOLD them. If you ever decide to throw out the fresh air hood i would like to buy it from you for souvenir that hood is classic.
Do you ever test a new thermostat by heating it in a pan of water? Most the time they're fine, but every so often I have gotten a bad one. In a build like this it is worth the peace of mind to me.
Marking the clutch disc, pressure plate and flywheel - good work and great detective work. I was always taught though, when you encounter such heat related issues, best practices is to resurface the items. Do you feel the marred areas will be no problem?
4:30 I'm starting to wonder if all these foldover locks are a substitute for proper torquing, a way to ensure this stuff doesn't fly apart even if undertorqued by the farmer working on it. Properly torqued those bolts aren't going anywhere but if they're not quite tight enough that lock might be the hail mary that keeps them from backing out.
That's about as pretty a job of prepping, masking, organizing, suspending and laying out, painting, and unmasking as you'll ever see. Very satisfying. Would you mind sharing one other detail about your process? What do you use to finally wipe down the bare metal right before the paint goes on? The man I used to work for used all Sikkens products, and he would not even touch his gun until every surface had a final wipe with Sikkens M600. I'm sure that you must use a final solvent wipe and/or tack rag. Care to share that tidbit? Gorgeous paintjob. Thank you.
Not red enough. Haha, just kidding. It's beautiful. Well done.
"I'm a little bit ocd..."
Mastering the art of understatement?
Heck yeah!!! It'll be rolling down the parade route in no time!
The Michael Angelo of tractors.
Great tip on the rope in the pulley for painting, I don't remember seeing that on here before. I'll have to remember that trick.
Mystery solved on the clutch, that is a good feeling when you find the smoking gun and fix it. Ain't no silly piece of paper gonna tell me what I can't do, or going to take my birthday away, LOL!
That red is BRIGHT when fresh.
There is a reason why that barn and house are primer brown! I am new to the channel and you have taught me a lot. Thanks
Good catch on the pressure plate! The clothesline to mask the pulleys is a great idea!
Squatch Sr. Is a superstar!
The M that we had developed the same issue with the clutch. I caught it when I got tired of it shuddering and checked the clearance between the throwout bearing and the clutch fingers. All 3 fingers had different clearances from the throwout bearing. I didn't have to deal with the hydraulic system because my brother left that off when he rebuilt the engine in the mid 70s. He had messed up the adjustment on the clutch fingers when he took it apart and didn't know how to get it back where it was supposed to be. I remember that it took him a long time to get the tractor started and had to get help from our neighbor to figure out what was wrong.
Love your attention to detail. I watch your videos as I apply my attention to detail reloading my freedom seeds.
Interesting diagnosis of the clutch chatter, although now it will be the only Farmall H in the country leaking radiation to the atmosphere LOL! The engine turned out great!
Getting a good masking peel after a paint job is right there alongside the perfect folding lock washer at being slightly better than popping bubble wrap
There was a saying 55 years ago. Marry a girl from the old country. She is better than another team of horses.
That's what ran through my mind when you were mounting the flywheel.
Thank you.
Man that engine turned out great! The old H is going to be one awesome looking machine. Thanks for the video Squatch. Cheers
Grew up mowing with an H every year. That H never looked that good rolling off the factory floor. Beautiful work.
Nothing like a re -born Model H Farmall . Should purr like a kitten.
Gotta like those factory warnings: 'Don't mess with our misadjustment's! It will void the warranty!'
I bet he never installs a clutch without checking the fingers again. Warranty or no warranty
Just my opinion, I paint the Vee Pulleys all over and the belts wear off the paint where they run!!)) so the bottom of the Vee is painted!!)). Great work Squatch, very impressive!!!)
That pressure plate must've been adjusted at the factory at quitting time on a Friday afternoon...lol
Your work ethics are second to none....
Engine Squatched,,,now flawless. Beautiful job sir.
You are like detective Monk from the TV series! Solving the unsolvable with the smallest clue. Your casket will have a Caterpillar fold over lock as a respectful testimony to your wise use of given skills and abilities. I can’t wait to see it run again.
It looks like a fire department owns a Farmall tractor. Make sure it follows the fire truck in a parade.
Absolutely fantastic job.
This series is simply fantastic!!
Looking forward to finishing within the next few days.
Thanks for watching! Just a heads-up though, this series is still ongoing due to a very unexpected detached retina that I suffered at the end of last August - that completely sidelined me for a good 2 months for the initial recovery, and now almost 5 months along I’m just finally getting back up to speed again. My vision still isn’t 100%, but I am able to do all of the things I used to once again 👍
I enjoy your attention to detail Toby. Keep up the good work
Good pro tip on checking the clutch adjustment. Hopefully it'll be smooth as glass for you now.
Damn Toby, good diagnosis on the clutch maladjustment, you're the epitome of meticulous. I think it has your picture beside it in the dictionary :-). Another good video
Boy O Boy, it looks bloody beautiful, a lot of time and patience before paint with all of the plugging and masking. Only a true enthusiast would do that, well done you.
Another riveting episode of a man and his tools in perfect harmony 👌 and the finished article is stunning 💪💪👍
What is the best part watching him pull the tape off a freshly painted engine 😇
The engine turned out great, that whole tractor will look better than new when it's done.
Fold over locks, unmasking, AND learned a great shop tip for masking pulleys. Thank you!
So maybe time to paint the engine hoist and engine stand Ford blue & gray. Keeps the green paint at bay.
ASMR Masking Tape removal. Satisfying to watch and listen.
If someone had told me a couple of years ago that my favorite UA-cam channel would be a guy rebuilding old tractors I would have told them to ease up on whatever the hell they were drinking, smoking or sniffing ... but here we are.
Man, that red tractor is RED.
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Is it just me or does unmasking feel like a celebration or a special occasion. Love it. And happy birthday Squatch
I always thought the bell housing was named because of the shape. Turns out it rings like a bell when Toby taps it with a hammer!
Love the unmasking Zen moment. Thanks for the video.
great progress. thank you for sharing! I caught a glimpse of a grease zerk in the outer circumference of the flywheel. How many people know that it is there and what it's for in the last 80 years?
Using rope to mask the pulleys is genius!!
Looking good with that fresh red paint. I'm looking forward to getting the red on my O-4. As it is, I'm living vicariously through you bud.
Yeah Toby! I believe we have all set on our favorite seats watching you bring this to fruition. The paint job on that tractor is absolutely amazing, brilliant! It looks like you have five coats of paint on That wonderful piece of machinery. We have so enjoyed watching every episode. When I say we I mean my wife Peggy and I. I saw of you or say to you that your subscribers are 50 something men. Peggy never misses an episode. Sometimes I jump up in the living room and say you rock Toby! I love you come in about old school mechanics because I am one. If it's broke I fix it. Look forward to seeing this come to an end even though we know it's bittersweet. Will keep watching whatever you do next.
Damn! She’s lookin real good!
Yay.foldover locks and nice red paint . Progressing nicely.
During that delay waiting on the paint to set up would have been a great time to work some more on X231 just saying. Lol just giving you a hard time Squatch. I'm one of the fans that really got into the X231 tear down and rebuild I know you said the views went down on that project but as always I've been a fan since you first started your UA-cam channel and have loved your work. Seeing you pait the tractor all broken down. Is the way to go on a repaint. I only painted 1 tractor that was broken down into just peices to paint and I can appreciate how much better it comes out in the end. I always had to do a respray with a tractor still all together because the owner of the place I worked at the time he just wanted freash paint on a tractor the was going on the lot for sale. I still always used the red oxide primary on the sheet metal because it always seemed to make them look smother at the end of a paint job. Thanks Toby, man you do awesome work restoring a tractor.
Yep ,That tractor looks like a used library book. NICE!
0:35 can also use electrical wire, specifically rubber coated. It auto-locks into the pulley. Old timer's tricks are the best.
edit: forgot to say, the rubber has the added bonus that you can wipe it off with acetone and reuse it again and again. I've been using the same pieces from the day i learnt the trick. Old Black&Decker drill cord.
Engine and paint looks awesome the "H" is gonna look great. Thanks for sharing.....
Thanks for Sharing. I hope to see you and Senior in Jordan! I'll be the old white haired guy riding a red and black mobility cart.
Thanks for the update Toby! What a huge milestone to see the engine red after everything you’ve had to do. It looks amazing! I can’t wait to see it back on Preparation H! Happy Birthday as well! Thanks again and can’t wait for the next video!
Looking good excellent video adjusting the clutch fingers was the right thing to do keep up the great videos
Far out paint job that does wonders on that Farmall.
The pressure plate comment gave me a chuckle.
That paint sure flows out nice
Yery nice job Toby can't wait for the first start prity soon 🤘
I had the same issue with the clutch fingers on my M
Looking really good. Thanks for sharing.
I must be odd. Watching the tape being removed was soothing.
It’s like ASMR.
Not as good as cosmoline or fold over locks but indeed there was something nice about it
Appreciate the reply, and I hope everything comes together for you.
I thought your Ode to Folding was a little over the top but we’ll give you that one cause we’re aware of your affliction. Also, you should have left that rope on the crank pulley. One good yank and viola, it’s plow day! I’m supposed to be on team Persian Orange but I gotta say Farmall Red has a certain appeal. Good job! 🥸👍✅
When they painted them at IH they painted them with the belts on and in some tractors that have original belts you can still see the paint
No comment, just brilliant
Awesome job and video . I tried painting but there is so many runs in my paint job you would think that you were at a track meet . My 1926 Oldsmobile has a step fly wheel like your tractor. The pressure plate has 3 long cam lobes on the back .and when you torque down the pressure plate you have to measure the distance from the throw out bearing seat to the fly wheel and if it is not exactly 1and 1eighth distance you will have to take out the transmission and reclock the pressure plate. It took 7 cycles of in and out to get it right.the out side adjustment is for the pedal travel only. If the clutch starts slipping pull the floor board and bell housing out . The bell housing is the imput shaft bearing support. The transmission is bolted to the bell housing from the inside the bell housing..l really like your videos because of the details you put into a project. It shows you have a lot of hart in your projects. Denis from Santa Rosa CA
I like how the engine came out, no more dull red paint. The clutch adjustment and heat scoring reminds me how always check even brand new things. Sometimes they can be off by just a hair but cause lot of issues later. This flywheel is very nice compared to what the Super M had. I think the heath cracking on the flywheel is result of a very slipping clutch? From personal experiences from working with a Belarus 520 tractor. Misaligned engagement arms can cause the flywheel to wear more on one side than the other. Combine that with a slipping clutch and you have a very bad day when you have to replace the carnage later.
I’m amazed at how knowledgeable you are, and especially how meticulous and thorough your work ethic is!
Growing up in the 50s-60s, incompetence was the exception, unfortunately it seems to be the rule. It is refreshing & educational to watch a skilled craftsman which such a passion for excellence!
"You gotta know when to hold and when to fold."
One thing for sure it will look and run ten times better than when it rolled off the assembly line Toby your attention to detail is second to None
Sounds like Christmas when you pull that paper off. lol!
I love this series of videos you are making. I can really appreciate your expertise in doing this project and your explanations as you do it! Thank you! Jeff
great job, always enjoy your videos, looking forward to X231 progress
Looking great.
nice work. looking great.
Nice job! Its a beauty!
Looks like you are gonna make it to the show with this tractor after all
looking really good now!
Lol always had good luck just eye balling clutch disc to pilot bearing .
🤔 that “ bell “ housing plate has a nice ring to it! 😆
0:50 I kinda like just painting the entire pulley and then once it's dry letting the belt wear off the paint only where it contacts.
hook ratchet strap in the holes on the front legs of your engine stand around the engine then down to the other leg will keep the engine from bouncing around when you are trying to work on it.
So satisfying seeing that tape come off!
I didn't know farmall's are pull start and how can I find documentation on a serial number of a cat, am wondering how to research a possible show room machine there was white paint under the yellow that was hastily brushed over white paint has a brass dealer tag brass tags on pillar blocks for a few bearings and the engine tag and trans tag are matching numbers in brass
I have fitted many of these engine plate and all ways put a thin smear of jointing compound to prevent rust between the two.
Looks good!!!!
I re-did a 73 Bronco clutch in very poor working conditions and failed to confirm all components. Then the clutch started feeling oddly sticky (someplace between Milwaukee and Seattle). Took a risk and drove up the Alaska Highway as it was slow degrade and then pulled it apart in a friends grease pit when I got to his place. Wrong throw out bearing. Ate one of the fingers mostly off. Lesson to early self, always CHECK.
Awesome work you do sir .👋👋👋👋👋👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
9:59 a good mod on these is to take the cone and the pucks (the bits that slide into the bearings) and put o-rings on them. On the outside for the puck, makes the thing stay put in there positively and on the cone, on the ID, making it stick to where you push it. My tool is a little bit different than yours, but generally speaking you want the o-ring grooves to be slightly undercut, so the rubber stays just a little bit proud of the spec for them, gives the whole thing a lot more staying power and it doesn't rattle.
I also took all the pucks i had and downsized each of them one "notch" down to the next bearing i commonly use where the fit is a lot more positive. The pucks are super easy to make, so if i have an odd size, i just make a new puck. O-ring trick ain't mine, i saw the mod on a forum back in the 90's, i only did it like 5 or so years ago, but man... huge change in how you work with the tool, especially on car clutches. Night and day.
Looking forward to seeing it in person in Jordan.
@@squatch253 Just returned from Root River show, Spring Valley, Minnesota. Would have been a haul for you. M-M and Twin City Tractors were featured brand. Had a M-M UDLX there and it was running in the parade. Lots of other brands including Farmall with many Hs and Ms. Thought of this build as I walked through all the red tractors!
WOOT FOLD OVER LOCKS!!
you got to know when to hold them, know when to FOLD them. If you ever decide to throw out the fresh air hood i would like to buy it from you for souvenir that hood is classic.
Do you ever test a new thermostat by heating it in a pan of water? Most the time they're fine, but every so often I have gotten a bad one. In a build like this it is worth the peace of mind to me.
Marking the clutch disc, pressure plate and flywheel - good work and great detective work. I was always taught though, when you encounter such heat related issues, best practices is to resurface the items. Do you feel the marred areas will be no problem?
Good Content! 👍
Paint looks good !!!
4:30 I'm starting to wonder if all these foldover locks are a substitute for proper torquing, a way to ensure this stuff doesn't fly apart even if undertorqued by the farmer working on it. Properly torqued those bolts aren't going anywhere but if they're not quite tight enough that lock might be the hail mary that keeps them from backing out.
Making great progress
That's about as pretty a job of prepping, masking, organizing, suspending and laying out, painting, and unmasking as you'll ever see. Very satisfying. Would you mind sharing one other detail about your process? What do you use to finally wipe down the bare metal right before the paint goes on? The man I used to work for used all Sikkens products, and he would not even touch his gun until every surface had a final wipe with Sikkens M600. I'm sure that you must use a final solvent wipe and/or tack rag. Care to share that tidbit? Gorgeous paintjob. Thank you.
Excellent job, as norm!
Good job
I used the transmission input shaft .we always had extra different transmission input shafts
Hi there is a mark on the flywheel and pressure plate for the installation, this also helps to reduce any vibrations of the clutch.
We had a 300 that always shuttered when you let the clutch out !!!! I bet that was what was wrong with it to 😊😮😮😮😊😊😊