Dad has a tricycle Super M they use for running augers, pulling empty gravity wagons around, and other small tasks. It used to be one of the main work horses on the farm when I was little. Used to pull a 10ft disk with it, loaded wagons ect. It's got power steering, hydraulics, and a canvas half cab (it covers each side, and helps direct the engine heat onto the operator).
I was about 7 years old when the first Super M appeared in our area; I thought it was the most awesome looking tractor out there (until the S-MTA appeared). I own a 1948 Farmall H with a Hesler 9-spreed and it is a lot of fun to drive in our local parades here in NW Illinois. Keep up the good work and be safe.
You and Senior do excellent work. As for the critics, number one, it's your show and number two, why don't they ever send pictures of their "perfect" project? I'm with you and Senior!
Baja Ha. If you didn’t spend so much money on your tractors you wouldn’t have to heat with firewood. I love what you do is fantastic. I am a city slicker I can’t do stuff like that
Great video I like seeing a little of your outside work so we can appreciate all the work you do to make a nice place The wood is stacked with precision ! (You and your dad are a great example of how you should do things)
Well how about that you were right that was lucky that the weld let go know before you completed the hood and put it in service ! The two tone manifold looks great, and you shouldn’t feel bad about trying to use a part that seems it’s fine because I can imagine how much that new manifold cost and how much the complete restoration and rebuild cost so nothing wrong with reusing a part that seems OK , so don’t worry about that I am quite sure everyone gets it!😀 . I can’t believe how much work you do! You always have a project going and that’s great! I love accomplishing as much as I can before the weather turns cold!
The manifold swap is as much plug-and-play as we'll see on this channel. I'm glad you had a chance to step back from the equipment projects and catch up on outside chores.
We enjoy watching the solutions to the problems as much as the stuff that just bolts back on. All these frustrating setbacks just increase the excitement about the rebuild.
This set-back only shows that no matter how careful you are, things happen. Your response was expected at least by me. Out with the old, in with the (as close to original as possible) new. I agree with the pinstriping. Thanks and Stay Safe.
Hey - at least you didn't have to take the trans cover back off! (LOL). Better to find it now than to be on your first pass plowing and then the pipe snaps and the muffler lands on the freshly painted hood like you said (that was my first thought before you even said it). That paint job on the manifold is sure fancy! I went with ceramic coating on the H. Never did have good luck with high heat paint (I have used VHT and also BBQ grill paint in the past). I'm sure it was applicator error! Ha ha. Looking real good!
I agree with the new manifold, especially with how nice you have her looking. Welding the pipe onto a cast iron manifold is a pain in the neck and at the other end of the spine as well.
Regardless of getting behind by two feet more than your forward one foot you're doing great you really are unfortunately somebody forgot to tell the deer Halloween had already passed
You have got to love those deer if anything of such splendor and beauty can get under your skin you have to love it keep up the good work I'm proud of you and I'm quite sure the deer are too
The only issues were easy to get to, you guys focused on the hard to get to and possibly disastrous internal aspects. What you guys did was like a remanufactured tractor and I bet it did not come out of the factory that good! Great fashion choice. I highlight painted a dull Generator engine one time, it was just too plain and unappealing Cummins brown for a fully exposed engine in the open Gen room and the V-1710 is a great looking engine.
Look forward to seeing your new vids when they come out. It’s fun being a sidewalk superintendent, got a bit of a chuckle, you & Sr are human like the rest of us
Must admit the silver lookin the part 💪 even if it's mostly covered by tinwork the fact that a person knows what it looks like underneath keeps the soul happy 👍👍
As setbacks usually go....I wouldn't even call it a setback. I'd say you're lucky you caught it before the sheetmetal laid down. You're going to have to prove to everyone you're going to use that M lol..... girls that are too pretty to dance ain't no fun! Ha.. looks better than new. Thanks for sharing
I just wanted to suggest putting the rear axles on jack stands and running it for a while . This will get everything lubed up with no load. Also gives you a chance to trace down any noises that don't sound normal plus make adjustments. It's looking great and sounds very good.
Shit happens my friend! I also think the silver looks great on the new manifold. Looking forward to watching the first drive. I've watched this build from the beginning of the tear down to the almost finished product. Awesome channel squatch253
If you put the raincap on backwards, the tree limbs are less likely to catch on it. Most of the time they just slide over it but that might make your eye twitch lol. Keep having fun !!!!!
Good day Yea our W-6 pipe was the same. Every time we bought new muffler my dad would cut about 6 ins. off. I didn't on 574 & sure enough bent it. Thanks
Thank you for the video and good decision on the silver manifold it looks good! like you said better it breaks now then later with all the nicely painted sheet metal in place!
I see it is studs on the manifold that makes it a lot easier I find it amazing how quickly manifold bolts can seize. Seized manifold bolts can be a real pain to remove. I think you should strip those from wheels, It is fun for the children to watch them turn. I dount meat pin strip, three or four strips straight across the wheels. Very long ago I saw equipment done up that way, I asked the owner about it he said said he was having problems with wheels including tires going missing at night so he painted his up and surprisingly no got stollen. That old man was fun to work around, he was one entertaining character.
You better be driving it pretty soon. Add much more and she won't fit out that door. Great set of videos, that machine is so nice. Function can be beautiful.
I have an Allis Chalmers CA that I caught the muffler on a branch, which knocked it loose and exposed where someone had slipped a smaller diameter pipe into the manifold and clamped it to the muffler. Because the threads are mostly gone on the inside. Some old farmer fix.
Silver manifold does look nicer than the black. You were so lucky that pipe didn’t break off later when the body work was installed, would have been a disaster. Thanks.
I bought a exhaust/intake manifold from Tractor Supply a few years ago for my 8N . It had a hell of a vacuum leak. Replaced the gasket, checked for straightness, it must of had a hole in the casting between the intake and exhaust. Steiner has pretty good stuff.
I would hate to be Squatche's car dealer. I just got a used Dodge Journey with a new paint job with red paint with metal cream added that looked perfect when we got it. The allwheel drive emblem in the back looks like the only chrome piece re-used. I am not joking when I walked up to it at the dealer standing right beside it I thought it was brand new. Have been taking pains to keep it looking that way even here in winter.
Hello Squatch253!! I had the same exhaust problem on a electric Generator set powered by this same engine about 4 years ago!! although my pipe was only tacked welded on in 4 equidistant spots I wound up cleaning up everything and done a little grinding followed by a continuous "more or less' weld around the pipe and manifold, repainted it, and installed the rest of the system with muffler and new heavy flex pipe that went down to where the exhaust was supposed to come out of the generator unit subframe. This unit had been mounted on a small trailer frame with two small axles so it was somewhat portable by towing it to where it was needed. the Gen head was 18 KW 240volt 60hz.
there was an old school welder had his shop across from the IH dealer he could weld cast iron with cast iron rod fusion rods and copper flux with a gas torch, he would take a new pipe union saw off about a half inch if a cast iron one and fusion weld it ti the damaged manifold.. i learned how to do this kind of welding when in my machine tool degree
The proper way to have secured a mild steel pipe to a cast iron manifold would have been to braze it, not weld. I can tell you are into originality but if you want an easy time removing exhaust nuts in the future then use brass nuts. The brass will protect the studs from rusting as much and they cannot rust together like steel nuts and steel studs will. The silver looks much better than the black hole the other manifold created. :)
Yep ! I have a friend that just bought a D 4 this morning!! A 6u2001 with 136 hours showing !!! And i thought of you ! We need to find a book. And a operator's manual .
I would have still put a little antiseize on the manifold threads, you can get it a little tighter, wont corrode, & you can get it off if needed, just sayin , i personally would have, you guys do great work though...
When interstate 80 was put in near my home, my dad got hired as a cement finisher. His main job, as it turned out, was to go back over the concrete they laid yesterday and rub out the deer tracks. Those deer came at night and did the same dance as the ones in your field. 😎👍
I understand you won't fix and use that part. But some people can't afford to purchase a new replacement like that. I hope you set it aside for a swap meet or post in a forum. We had a dickens of a time locating a manifold for the Case SC when ours broke.🤔
Nice there is good aftermarket support for those tractors. Even better when something aftermarket actually fits like it is supposed to!
Dad has a tricycle Super M they use for running augers, pulling empty gravity wagons around, and other small tasks. It used to be one of the main work horses on the farm when I was little. Used to pull a 10ft disk with it, loaded wagons ect. It's got power steering, hydraulics, and a canvas half cab (it covers each side, and helps direct the engine heat onto the operator).
One of the best tractors ever built
I was about 7 years old when the first Super M appeared in our area; I thought it was the most awesome looking tractor out there (until the S-MTA appeared). I own a 1948 Farmall H with a Hesler 9-spreed and it is a lot of fun to drive in our local parades here in NW Illinois. Keep up the good work and be safe.
Looks good and GREAT attitude with no blaming or cussing because of failed manifold.
Things happen. At least you found the problem before anything untoward happened.
I'm glad the deer had some fun.
Beat me too it at least it was an easy fix.
It’s always a joy when you’re able to post - I really appreciate you and Senior bringing us along! Thank you muchly!
It has been a pleasure watching senior and you totally restore this tractor!. Thanks!
You and Senior do excellent work. As for the critics, number one, it's your show and number two, why don't they ever send pictures of their "perfect" project? I'm with you and Senior!
Baja Ha. If you didn’t spend so much money on your tractors you wouldn’t have to heat with firewood. I love what you do is fantastic. I am a city slicker I can’t do stuff like that
Great video I like seeing a little of your outside work so we can appreciate all the work you do to make a nice place
The wood is stacked with precision !
(You and your dad are a great example of how you should do things)
Your build, your choices. Nice work sir.
We have the same dancing deer at our place too, ha ha. I would have watched your firewood videos, no problem. The M looks beautiful.
That is one sharp looking tractor. It runs just as well. I am looking forward to the first drive.
Nothing to be embarrassed about...you guys are great....looking forward to the drive
Well how about that you were right that was lucky that the weld let go know before you completed the hood and put it in service ! The two tone manifold looks great, and you shouldn’t feel bad about trying to use a part that seems it’s fine because I can imagine how much that new manifold cost and how much the complete restoration and rebuild cost so nothing wrong with reusing a part that seems OK , so don’t worry about that I am quite sure everyone gets it!😀 . I can’t believe how much work you do! You always have a project going and that’s great! I love accomplishing as much as I can before the weather turns cold!
The manifold swap is as much plug-and-play as we'll see on this channel. I'm glad you had a chance to step back from the equipment projects and catch up on outside chores.
We enjoy watching the solutions to the problems as much as the stuff that just bolts back on. All these frustrating setbacks just increase the excitement about the rebuild.
The silver paint really makes that baby pop.
Yep, the touch of silver adds to a better look
This set-back only shows that no matter how careful you are, things happen. Your response was expected at least by me. Out with the old, in with the (as close to original as possible) new. I agree with the pinstriping. Thanks and Stay Safe.
No matter what you do there's always something. At least you caught it before the assembly was complete. Great job!!!!!
Nicely done. Wish you would have gone into the signal dept. when you worked for bnsf Thanks for the great videos.
I am waiting for the silver pinstriping of the front wheels.
ua-cam.com/video/pDe8_j49gLg/v-deo.html
Should be easy enough to do. :-)
I came to the comments to say exactly this
That would be sweet.
Love this channel. Always interesting no matter what.
Blessing in disguise! Before you even mentioned it, I thought thank gawd it happened now.
...when that weld cracked through, your eye must have almost exploded.....
Hey - at least you didn't have to take the trans cover back off! (LOL). Better to find it now than to be on your first pass plowing and then the pipe snaps and the muffler lands on the freshly painted hood like you said (that was my first thought before you even said it). That paint job on the manifold is sure fancy! I went with ceramic coating on the H. Never did have good luck with high heat paint (I have used VHT and also BBQ grill paint in the past). I'm sure it was applicator error! Ha ha. Looking real good!
The silver adds some depth to the engine bay, things stand out now nice!
I agree with the new manifold, especially with how nice you have her looking. Welding the pipe onto a cast iron manifold is a pain in the neck and at the other end of the spine as well.
I believe they could re-tap the threads out for a new pipe...
That M is looking pretty sharp now, and agree the silver manifold looks good, not sure about the black fan though 👍
Nice work. I'm actually looking to pick up a 560 diesel and a 234 picker for a game on restoration.
Great video and a real nice tractor! Also, what a great property - we're sure you enjoy it! Thanks much for taking us along.
Of ALL the possible things that could have gone wrong that was VERY minimal. Beautiful job on the two tone.
Looks good mate. 👍🍻
Yep, I like the silver also. It gives the needed contrast 👍👍
I LOVE the silver paint! I hated that black paint, took away from the tractor. Good job. :-) :-) :-)
Regardless of getting behind by two feet more than your forward one foot you're doing great you really are unfortunately somebody forgot to tell the deer Halloween had already passed
You have got to love those deer if anything of such splendor and beauty can get under your skin you have to love it keep up the good work I'm proud of you and I'm quite sure the deer are too
Love you❤
+1 for the silver manifold
The only issues were easy to get to, you guys focused on the hard to get to and possibly disastrous internal aspects. What you guys did was like a remanufactured tractor and I bet it did not come out of the factory that good! Great fashion choice. I highlight painted a dull Generator engine one time, it was just too plain and unappealing Cummins brown for a fully exposed engine in the open Gen room and the V-1710 is a great looking engine.
I thought you were gonna say we backed it in with muffler still on 😂
Look forward to seeing your new vids when they come out. It’s fun being a sidewalk superintendent, got a bit of a chuckle, you & Sr are human like the rest of us
I heard your elbow click as you tightened that exhaust stack. Nice job.
Must admit the silver lookin the part 💪 even if it's mostly covered by tinwork the fact that a person knows what it looks like underneath keeps the soul happy 👍👍
Yes just finished working on the Super C and now get to watch the Super M
As setbacks usually go....I wouldn't even call it a setback. I'd say you're lucky you caught it before the sheetmetal laid down.
You're going to have to prove to everyone you're going to use that M lol..... girls that are too pretty to dance ain't no fun! Ha.. looks better than new. Thanks for sharing
I just wanted to suggest putting the rear axles on jack stands and running it for a while . This will get everything lubed up with no load. Also gives you a chance to trace down any noises that don't sound normal plus make adjustments. It's looking great and sounds very good.
Shit happens my friend! I also think the silver looks great on the new manifold. Looking forward to watching the first drive. I've watched this build from the beginning of the tear down to the almost finished product. Awesome channel squatch253
Quick fix. Sure beats discovering there’s an issue on the inside of the tractor tractor. Great work!
"Hope to see you guys back again". Oh, yeah, we wanna watch that thing pull a Little Genius and drag some logs!
Awesome job. Keep putting out the great videos.
If you put the raincap on backwards, the tree limbs are less likely to catch on it. Most of the time they just slide over it but that might make your eye twitch lol.
Keep having fun !!!!!
Beautiful restoration.
Good day Yea our W-6 pipe was the same. Every time we bought new muffler my dad would cut about 6 ins. off. I didn't on 574 & sure enough bent it. Thanks
Thank you for the video and good decision on the silver manifold it looks good! like you said better it breaks now then later with all the nicely painted sheet metal in place!
Dang nice tractor sir...
Excellent video keep up the great videos 👍👍👍👍I have seen many rotten manifolds on that vintage ihc tractors
Love the silver as well...
Great job...
Thank for the video.
Best channel on UA-cam
👍👍 the silver does look better I think.
Glad you guys found that before it broke and messed up the pretty good tins like you said great video guys God bless
I see it is studs on the manifold that makes it a lot easier I find it amazing how quickly manifold bolts can seize. Seized manifold bolts can be a real pain to remove.
I think you should strip those from wheels, It is fun for the children to watch them turn. I dount meat pin strip, three or four strips straight across the wheels. Very long ago I saw equipment done up that way, I asked the owner about it he said said he was having problems with wheels including tires going missing at night so he painted his up and surprisingly no got stollen. That old man was fun to work around, he was one entertaining character.
It looks great . Love it.
That came out great, drop tube is perfect
The silver looks real good, Now if only you could get the silver front wheels.
It looks way better with that gray manifold the red drop tube makes it pop out better
Looks great!
You better be driving it pretty soon. Add much more and she won't fit out that door. Great set of videos, that machine is so nice. Function can be beautiful.
I liked it with the black paint 🎨☹️
I have an Allis Chalmers CA that I caught the muffler on a branch, which knocked it loose and exposed where someone had slipped a smaller diameter pipe into the manifold and clamped it to the muffler. Because the threads are mostly gone on the inside. Some old farmer fix.
Silver manifold does look nicer than the black. You were so lucky that pipe didn’t break off later when the body work was installed, would have been a disaster. Thanks.
I bought a exhaust/intake manifold from Tractor Supply a few years ago for my 8N . It had a hell of a vacuum leak. Replaced the gasket, checked for straightness, it must of had a hole in the casting between the intake and exhaust. Steiner has pretty good stuff.
I would hate to be Squatche's car dealer. I just got a used Dodge Journey with a new paint job with red paint with metal cream added that looked perfect when we got it. The allwheel drive emblem in the back looks like the only chrome piece re-used. I am not joking when I walked up to it at the dealer standing right beside it I thought it was brand new. Have been taking pains to keep it looking that way even here in winter.
Hello Squatch253!! I had the same exhaust problem on a electric Generator set powered by this same engine about 4 years ago!! although my pipe was only tacked welded on in 4 equidistant spots I wound up cleaning up everything and done a little grinding followed by a continuous "more or less' weld around the pipe and manifold, repainted it, and installed the rest of the system with muffler and new heavy flex pipe that went down to where the exhaust was supposed to come out of the generator unit subframe. This unit had been mounted on a small trailer frame with two small axles so it was somewhat portable by towing it to where it was needed. the Gen head was 18 KW 240volt 60hz.
I'm sure the deer would have appreciated a buffet table of garden scraps while they danced the night away.
Maybe next year....
Hate to see you guys have a setback, those are always frustrating!
Eh things happen. There comes a time when you're fed up and just buy a new part instead of dealing with the old one. Nice job as always
Yet they are still able to repair the old one as well. Clean out the old pipe and re-tap the threads...
Good, like the color contrast
Sent himself to the wood pile to cool off.
getting in on his project I see.
Time to harvest this year's vinison.
there was an old school welder had his shop across from the IH dealer he could weld cast iron with cast iron rod fusion rods and copper flux with a gas torch, he would take a new pipe union saw off about a half inch if a cast iron one and fusion weld it ti the damaged manifold.. i learned how to do this kind of welding when in my machine tool degree
You can braze it and it will hold perfect.
Looking Awsome
The proper way to have secured a mild steel pipe to a cast iron manifold would have been to braze it, not weld. I can tell you are into originality but if you want an easy time removing exhaust nuts in the future then use brass nuts. The brass will protect the studs from rusting as much and they cannot rust together like steel nuts and steel studs will. The silver looks much better than the black hole the other manifold created. :)
Yep !
I have a friend that just bought a D 4 this morning!!
A 6u2001 with 136 hours showing !!!
And i thought of you !
We need to find a book.
And a operator's manual .
www.tractorparts.com/PDFs/CAT_D4_TRACTOR_6U1_TO_6U9988_PARTS.pdf
Hope the manuals help!
@@Deebo1812 thanks for the link bud .
Manifold look very good
I would have still put a little antiseize on the manifold threads, you can get it a little tighter, wont corrode, & you can get it off if needed, just sayin , i personally would have, you guys do great work though...
That exhaust pipe could have been the noise you were hearing
When interstate 80 was put in near my home, my dad got hired as a cement finisher. His main job, as it turned out, was to go back over the concrete they laid yesterday and rub out the deer tracks. Those deer came at night and did the same dance as the ones in your field. 😎👍
When you said "set back" and walked toward the engine area ,I was thinking far worse than the bad exhaust manifold.
I think the colors look fine-
I am not familiar with farm all front wheels but are able to accept trim rings. If posable paint a set and they match the rear from across the field
Some Anti-Seize is highly recommended on manifold nuts and especially the exhaust pipe. Stainless Pipe recommended.
Look great
The silver manifold set does break up the 'all red' scheme,...but that red is beautiful too!
I understand you won't fix and use that part. But some people can't afford to purchase a new replacement like that. I hope you set it aside for a swap meet or post in a forum. We had a dickens of a time locating a manifold for the Case SC when ours broke.🤔
Just a thought, could you change the front hubs and use the original type wheels. That way you would have more silver . looks Good.