1950's CATERPILLAR 955 TraxCavator ~ RESCUING OLD IRON ~ Episode 4 ~ Red's Farm
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- Ever been asked if you want a Bull DOZER!?! Well that's what happened to me, and we're heading out to check it out!
In this episode, we'll head to an old chicken farm that has all kinds of old tools, tractors, and other machines that have been unused for DECADES!
One of the main things I Rescued was a Caterpillar 955 TraxCavator, so if you want to see it START up for the first time in 20+ YEARS... Check out those videos HERE:
PART 1
1950's Caterpillar TraxCavator ~ Will it START?!? ~ The Pony Motor ~ P1
• Will the PONY Motor ST...
PART 2
1950's Caterpillar TraxCavator ~ Will the DIESEL Start & will it DRIVE? ~ P2
• Will the DIESEL Start ...
This Rescuing Old Iron tour of the old farm is in memory of the farm's owner, Red, who passed away at the beginning of 2020. Red was a jack of all trades who loved working with his hands! He was a git-er-done kinds guy and It has been my honor to be able to go through his old farm and share it with you!
I truly want to HONOR Red & his memory through this tour and especially with all of the tools & machines that we bring back to Salvage Workshop and give new life to!
There were so many treasures waiting to be discovered out at Red's Farm, and I truly enjoyed uncovering them! The old barns and vast prairie felt like a step back in time!
I I'm excited to be able to bring some awesome machines and bring them back to the Workshop where I'll give them new life!
The highlights from this pick are:
- 1950's Caterpillar Traxcavator 12A
- 1986 John Deere 318 Riding Tractor
- 1950's Homelite Model 5-30 Chainsaw
- 1950's Lombard Model 34 Chainsaw
- Stihl 066 x2
- Stihl 048
- Stihl 015av
I'd love to know your thoughts on the experience you had or what it reminds you of down in the comments!
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In this series "Rescuing Old Iron" here at Salvage Workshop, I'll show you where I discover MANY amazing old machines that have been there for 10, 30, or even 100 years! Everything you see me haul back to the workshop has been purchased from the owners, and now has a new lease on life! We'll talk about the history of the places I take you to and have a little fun PICKIN in search of burred treasures!
Do you ever wonder WHERE all the Old Rusty Tools & Machines being restored on TH-cam come from? For some, they find them on the Bay, or FB Marketplace, CL, or from friends, but that's always AFTER someone else has already DISCOVERED them!!
I'll take you on an adventure where we'll discover these old tools & machines right where they've been living for a LONG time! If you love machines like these and you enjoy adventures, then I hope you enjoy this new series here at Salvage Workshop!
I am always on the hunt for amazing OLD iron Machines! Finding these gems, & meeting the incredible people along the way that have had them is truly a PASSION of mine!
Join me as I Rescue OLD Iron here in the Midwestern United States!
I'd love to know your thoughts on this adventure!
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For those that are interested, here is a short list of the types of machines I'm always searching for.....(by no means is this a complete list!)
- VISES!! I LOVE vises! Big, Small, Weird, BUT ALWAYS quality OLD ones!
- Metal Working / Machine Shop Machines - Lathes, Shapers, Milling Machines, Grinders, Presses, Metal Cutting Bandsaws, Benders, Brakes, Welders, Drill Presses, & all related tooling!
- Large Woodworking Machines - Bandsaws, Planers, Jointers, Sanders, Shapers, & all related tooling!
- Blacksmithing Tools - Power Hammers, Anvils, Forges, Mandrels, Swage Blocks, Post Vises, and ANYTHING related!
- Print Making Machines - Printing Presses, Old metal or wood type sets, Screw presses, Book binding tools, and related tooling!
- UNIQUE machines that aren't seen very often!
Who knows what else we may run into when we're out there Rescuing OLD Cast Iron!
If you're in the Midwestern United States, & you or someone you know has a place with old machines that you'd be interested in showing us here on the channel, please feel free to contact me: SalvageWorkshop@gmail.com I'd Love to speak with you!
If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, please leave them below!
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Thanks for the back story…a lot of respect….also thanks for the great excursion. I think the old tractor is Case DC4. The very cool looking F. E. Myers Self-Oiling Working Head is a pump jack used as an overground drive for a reciprocating piston pump in an oil well. It is used to mechanically lift liquid out of the well if not enough bottom hole pressure exists for the liquid to flow all the way to the surface. As the saying goes: “One man's junk is another man's treasure.” Thank you for getting me out of the house even if metaphorically….best wishes, and stay healthy.
Exactly ... 100+ years ago, "Head" mean pump pressure ... not a BJ ;) LOL
It's interesting to me how the farmers from decades ago were such hoarders. Many were from the depression era and never threw anything out. I like that you want to respect and honor the previous owners of this equipment. When I watch American Pickers and see family members having to deal with their now deceased fathers massive amount of "stuff", it's a reminder to me to not get so old and have so much stuff that it would a burden for my kids to get rid of it when I'm gone. It would be a blast to do what you did and explore a property full of these items that hasn't been touched in decades. I look forward to your video of you rescuing that old Cat loader.
I come across properties that were owned by depression era people quite often, and they kept everything! I completely get it though, they had to survive on almost nothing, and that translated into the way they led their lives. Some were organized about it, some weren't, but I enjoy going through these properties and at lease save some of it! Thanks for watching & commenting Bill! Lots more to come!
That was my first thought as well....but then I realized in my own family of ranchers, they grew up during the depression and believed very seriously in a couple of things....don't throw anything away that might be used in the future, get a good education, and eat all your food....think of all the starving children. Great family! Stay healthy.
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Bill- I grew up in the 50s & 70s, worked on bicycles first, then tractors and diesel trucks, then helicopters and aircraft. Still fix my own stuff at just shy of 70, still “collecting “ and using old junk. When I can’t anymore then the kids can either sell classic old school stuff that was made to last, or scrap it for recycling! The first tractor looks like a “B”, the 2nd a Farmall or Super M, both back killers after a days work, 4020 John Deer’s were a great modern diesel in the later 70s, no computer and totally repairable, Cats last forever and parts are repairable or available. Great enthusiasm here!,
In 2001 I bought a new JD 345 garden tractor with a 20hp Kawasaki liquid cooled engine. It has power steering, hydraulic implement lift etc, which was intended to be the "replacement" for the 318 which JD stopped producing [WHY?] in 1992 [the 345 debuted in 1995]. I used a 318 a lot which was owned by someone else I worked for; *I immediately knew it was the best tractor I'd ever been on, and it was/is the best JD ever made.* The main differences between my 345 and the 318 is the hydraulic hookups [front/rear] for attachments, and mine has 2 more hp.
There are other small differences, but in the end the 318 is *CLEARLY* the better of the two; hands down. Some say the x730 is the 318s replacement, but it didn't debut until 2013 [as far as I can tell], and at $11k+ just for the tractor, it should replace Airforce One. I'd do a slow/perfect frame off restoration; motor and all, back to brand new of that 318, and [again], *you'll have the best tractor ever made which will last you the rest of your life.* Even my 345 has been great; it took 11 yrs before I had my first issue [using it yr around], and that was for the original battery :) My bad; I did have to replace the shoes/skid plates on the snow thrower, and will this winter too. Btw, I'm still using the 2 original belts [mower deck/blower]. *Watch, the motor will blow up tomorrow.* God Bless everyone!
I had a JD 345 bought new in 1997. Great tractor. I got 21 years out of it until the fuel pump went bad and ruined the engine.
@@SolitaryMaverick // Over the next couple of years, I'm going to be paying close attention to a certain "fuel pump." Maybe I'll just replace mine before the snow starts falling :) Btw, how many hrs did yours have when that happened?
My dad started buying the Cat 955s after starting with HD5s. He never bought ones with pony motors. They were a PIA. We had a couple of Cat No 12's that he bought used with ponys.
It looked like the drive sprockets were shot on that Cat. Likely the rails and rollers also. Expensive! The pins and bushings can be replaced on rails and the links built up with welding. If the land rollers and idlers haven't been run to destruction they can have new bearings, seals and weld back to size. Cat dealers used to have automated submerged arc welders for building up parts. Italy sells replacement undercarriage parts for lots of machines.
Through your channel I have gained an appreciation for old machinery and tools that I would have considered nothing but trash before. I appreciate the back stories when you can share them.
You are truly fortunate to have been given the opportunity to go over Red’s Farm, and have the pick of those things. The tractovator project will be interesting. I work and drive old tracks, but military ones for a museum. I will be following you on that one.
One thought on those large tree stumps. As they have been left for some considerable time, they will have some fungal growth on them, which will have given the wood spalted colouring. Wood turners would be very interested in purchasing lumps of them to make interesting items.
Good luck on the future projects from the U.K.😀🇬🇧
John Deere 318 is the BEST lawn & Garden tractor ever built. I inherited my father's 1985 model. Before his passing we re-powered it with a Kohler Vanguard 24hp kit and it runs as new. That New Holland 77 has quite a following on Facebook.
This fella was like me, more projects then time. Life is too short!
Lol, and like me! Unfortunately I'm the same way... I'm constantly reminding myself to NOT take on TOO many MORE projects!
If you were going through a barn like that here in country Australia, the first thing on your mind would be, "Were are the bloody snakes hiding."
That barn triggered my OCD big time. I want to organize, clean, and fix everything in it.
IKR
The traxcavator looks like a beast of a machine but my goodness those parts are going to be heavy
Myers Working head device is a pump jack. Draws fluids from the earth by the use of a submerged piston in a cylinder with one-way valves at either end.
Well that makes sense, because the owners told me that was the pump house for the well on that part of the property. I wonder if they have any other uses or ways to re-purpose it, because its a cool machine!
@@SalvageWorkshop yeah, they make neat can crushers! At some shows I have seen them rigged up with a carousel horse and stuffed animals riding on them, waving flags, moving rocking chairs with mannequins on them, some rigged as kindling wood splitters, etc.. Just have to get creative with it!
Myers working head has a clamp at the base for well pipe. I think it could run off a windmill or electric motor.
A lot of these pumps were paired with hit and miss engines.
@@sallybrokaw6124 The pump attached to the well rod to move it up and down.
Our 500' well had a 5hp electric motor to lift water up that well pipe. Similar to how oil wells would pump oil up one stroke at a time.
"...well, yeah, sure, who doesn't want a bulldozer?!" lol that was great.
Lots of enjoyment in all those saws. Can’t wait for you to repair them.
The piece at 17:13 appears to say F.E. Myers on it. If so, it is from my hometown of Ashland, Ohio and that would make it water pump related. I actually worked there three times and gained a lot of my machine shop experience there.
Art
The Caterpillar parts are worth some money yes. Don't leave any of it behind. Even the transmission cases, rear end cases are worth something. It's an old manual machine. Values dropped so low when powershift machines became plentiful most went to scrap. Even functioning machines. Now theres a few guys saving and restoring them. If a guy has a cracked case they're not easy to find. Almost easier to find a whole machine. Those are solid machines, definitely worth saving for hobby farms and etc. Thanks for sharing
I completely agree! That's what made this old machine so much more desirable to me! I cant wait to fire it up and put it back to work!
@@SalvageWorkshop it's a pony motor start isnt it?
@OLD SCHOOL Sure is! I've already chased down a couple wiring problems and the starter works great! The pony motor turns over great with plenty of compression, just haven't gotten it to even pop yet. Starting this old beast is this weeks project!
@@SalvageWorkshop pony motor is debateably worth what the loader is. Scour the place for all those parts too. Pony motors are shared between cat machines but wore out faster and are hoarded more. Leave no stone or tin unturned there lol
My experience with pony motors is that you usually spend more time getting them going than you do anything else!!!
Seein y'all fellers find these old workhorse machines and bring them back from a rusting death puts a smile on me face.
Spotted an old cream separator. They always fascinated me when we went to visit my grandparents.
Yup, I've still Got a similar cream separators to one at 18:42 in our basement.
It's in great shape: not a fleck of rust, with both the hand crank & electric drive.
Gave it a twist last week & still turns smooth, just no milk cows any more
to have 50+ gallons of fresh (un-homoginized) milk needing "spun" for cream.
The separator sits right between a wine barrel and the coal pile.
Love looking thru old property’s,it is amazing what you will find.
Me too! I love the hunt!
Fine work. It's good to see a young gentleman who pays respect to his elders and the gear they used. Things like that archaic caterpillar are a tribute to the guys who had to work them. You'll have little problem with that tractor because you show great respect for it and the fellow who parked it there. Great videos and God bless.
Another sign that Red was a good mechanic and handyman is how easily
The doors slide open.
And the way most everything is under a roof.
Great scores!
Good drama build-up to the track loader.
The Meyers find was a jack pump.. for well..
Nice haul! Thanks for taking us along. Man I wish I had places like this I could go root around all by myself. That thing in the first barn was a well pump. That old cook stove was awesome and possibly worth a small fortune. Take care. 😃👍🏼
That 318 is the most desirable garden tractor ever built. Second is the John Deere 140 H3. I have the 318, 140 H1, 212 and 110 garden tractors. These are NOT riding lawn mowers, they are a completely different animal. You should keep that 318 forever they are 100% rebuildable like any other JD tractor.
Art
I would love to go picking through someone’s farm
You lucky dog! I’m sooo envious. I’d be in heaven going through all that property.
I got one of those cabinets at an auction. Cost me 75.00 but I'd have probably paid a little more. I absolutely love it. Holds a ton of stuff. Literally. Built like a tank!
Muchos proyectos por hacer gracias súper vídeos todos un saludo de un gran fan desde colonbia charley
That was a great find. I am not scared of much but the thought of moving that cat scares me, wish you luck.
Thank you Carl! Ya that Cat is a 22000 lb machine, and I'll be having it PROFESSIONALLY moved! I don't have anything that would even attempt to move that machine!
Can't wait to see the restoration of the two older saws, they look awesome.
In training to become a bowling coach, I learned that goals should always be stated in positive terms, so instead of stating that one of your goals when picking is to “not die” you should say your goal is to survive the pick, preferably in one piece.
It's a joke! I don't really think about dying that at all, but I get your point!
I love going around with you and looking for stuff. My thing is old sewing machines. I love to take them home clean them and fix them if I can. The trouble is I like to keep them I did get 2 of them fixed and gave them to a friend and another to my daughter. this last one I still have to work on. a 1922 treadle machine that some one left outside. 250,000 were made that year. they just have serial numbers no model numbers. Some parts are missing will have to buy those. Thank you for taking us with you.
That working head sits atop a well and the arm moves up and down to pump water up the pipe like a windmill linkage. We had one at my junior school that was at that time in the 70's 80 years old and was then updated to a newer slimline model. only to be replaced in the 2000s to a submersible unit. Oh damn progress. LOL
Nice tour of all the treasures he inherited and accumulated, thanks for taking us along!
What a score !! Nice saws and John Deere tractor !! That Caterpillar will be cool to hear run again and see it move again !! A lot of cool stuff there on this farm !! I love theses video's when we get to see you go a recover all these wonderful parts of history it makes there story that much better for me to know where they came from and then see you bring them back to life !! Makes me feel good inside !! Lots of great video's to come I look foward to them all !!👍👍
Thanks Robert! That's EXACTLY why I started doing these Rescuing Old Iron videos, to show WHERE things come from in my part of the US... I'm glad you enjoyed it, more to come from this farm!
I would love to be able to restore historic pieces to operational use. Everything on that farm and on other farms like this is what put us where we are today.
I love watching your videos, they are a real life documentary on learning to become a master mechanic, if you are not one already!!! Everything is so down to earth on this channel and i love seeing "the little guy" win out in life and have his dreams come true in little and big ways. You are awesome, thanks for inspiring me.
Awesome video.. And Reds stuff couldn't go to a better home.. Just love the passion you have..
Thanks Mark! Ya I'm excited to put these old machines back to work (well most of them)...The Traxcavator should be SOON!
Hi from across the pond. Regarding the baler. The box you opened when you wondered what the chute was at the rear, that box contained the string/binding that was fed through the baler. The chute is where the compacted bales were forced out of the back, each bale all nicely tied with the string. They were the oblong bales
Hi Kevin! That makes sense, thanks for describing that!
I am old and weak and surly hoard my remaining days miserly to myself. Tempus fugit. Time flees. The amount of stuff is silent testimony to a man who knew want and never wanted to know it again because he was spendthrift or wasteful. Every bolt, wire, iron bar or wooden wheel was kept and catalogued until that certain day of resurrection and rebirth into the land of the working. Children of the depression. A Ginger by the sound of it, Red.
I agree, people who went through the depression definitely had / have a different perspective on life, and many people judge them poorly for keeping so much, but you described their reason for doing so quite eloquently!
Some great finds there. Looking forward to seeing that traxcavator running.
Looking forward to that Cat starting up. Can’t wait!
That’s sucker rod pump.
Cool! entertain very much your vlog men, very interesting farmer stuff, good job & Godbless...
Most enjoyable videos
Sure hope you video all the items you work on. Thanks for sharing.
I hope the family isn't selling the farm. I hope they will continue to work it and keep the farm going.
Awesome video, and pick! I'm drooling over the possibilities of some of those treasures! LOL 👍
Thanks Rob! Ya there's some pretty cool stuff there! Stay tuned! You'll see it in upcoming videos!
I think your amazing. bringing old machines back to life. I have very similar interests. I've been working on and restoring an old ford 5550 backhoe for years. All while keeping it in working order. plus own and old 65 impala (daily driver). I spotted a 65 nose while you were pulling out the skid steer. keep the videos of the traxcavetor repair coming. Just hope at the completion you throw some paint on "old red".
The John Deere with the sun cover looks to be a Model 60 which replaced the Model A around 1952. Basically a new and improved version of the Model A. The Farmall is likely an H, as they were physically smaller than an M. The Deere 318's really hold their value well and usually demand a decent price on the used market in halfway decent condition. The Onan engines in the 318's did have a tendency to blow if they weren't taken care of. The Case is an SC. That tiller would fit on the 212 or the 210 and the front blade goes with the 318 as the other two don't have hydraulics.
The Myers is a well pump I think
What a sweet job you have and skill set, then to salvage it and put it to use. Bravo. That old band saw in the background is ginormous and the table saw.
love what you are doing,, wish I was 20 years younger . be careful with spiders.
Back in the 60's I used to run Construction Machinery of all kinds back then. Plus I used to haul it all also. We used 992's and 955's for hiway construction mainly and had 1 for Quarry work also. the 955 where Very Good Machines at the time. now-a-days their just to small for much.
Go to House of Homelite for any help on the homie. You have found one of the holy grail models of homelite saws. Can we fix it?yes we can!
Thanks for what you are doing.
Cool ship saw
looked like he collected chain saws like some people collect wrist watches ... lol
Lol... He and I have that in common!
@@SalvageWorkshop i couldn't believe how many lawn tractors were there also, i call that place Heaven .. lol
Can’t wait to see how all this turns out!
Please film as much as you can and post. Very interesting and informative stuff!
Thank you.
Be safe
Thank you David! Have no fear! I'll bring you along as I move forward with this journey!
I love the video I’m sure Red is smiling know his stuff is being put to good use. Keep up the great work
I think the item with a tail chute is a hay baler....love all the stuff you get to rummage through...........guess I should've waited till I went a little further into the video..:-- ]}
Myers pump jack used to pump water from a water well. Watered many cattle with one of those.
Made in Ohio still in use in my area NW OH we drill & repair water wells have serviced my share as has my father before an now my son 3 generations since 1966 a few other companies made pump jacks as well with different stroke lengths for rod cylinder type wells.
Looks allot like my dads 5040 john deere. That loader would be awsome to have
I think that the Myers Working Head is the power side of a water pump. Farmers would take the old manual handle pumps and hook this to it in order to get water pump to a barn or even a house.
johnserds are a good saw, along the line of the old macs. i think the tractor next to the john deere in the lean to is a farmall h or an m. the case inside is an sc i believe. i agree the jd loader tractor is a 4020, one of the best all purpose models they made. those old implements are much better than modern versions, they're just too small for the way farming is done today. that blue saw on the dozer is a pioneer i think. my dad had one when i was a kid. they were excellent saws but it was a bear to run all day. weighed a ton, and vibrated your arms off. i'd try to get that pile of corrugated tin next to the parts chassis. that stuff always comes in handy.
There is enough youtube video material on the farm for 3 years. I'm looking forward to.
Lol... ya that is true! Lot's more to come!
I can’t wait for you to do an episode.Or a series on that traxcavator!
You shouldn't have to wait too long!
That pin is the front pivot point and thats grease zirt in the front and them bolts holes t for holding the
Pon in
Was a sc case I think
I love watching your videos.
Thanks for the effort in making them.
No problem at all Paul! I truly enjoy it as well!
And yes, your and meaningful comments about "Red" are appreciated ... especially in today's World. I write to you in the future when Russia/Ukraine and perhaps the rest of the World will be in strife ... I hope not but times, they are a'changin' ... glad there's video evidence of your sentiment. Good on you Bro !
Great video!
Those two-cylinder "Johnny Poppers" 1:49 have a distinctive sound, recognizable even from 1/2 mile away. And 2:39 I think the 2nd tractor is a Farmall "H", missing its main hood...with older (F like) front. In most places, the "C" Farmall, Super-C, and "M" were more common. Notice at 2:22 you can see mounting for 8-inch wide BELT drive pulley, that was used to power stationary equip like "Thrashing Machines" in the 1920s, similar to the older steam engines and Rumley oil-burners that were being phased out about then. At 2:38 a newer 12v alternator has replaced the original 6v generator system the Farmall came with.
On the Case tractor, you will notice 6:55 it *does* have a PTO drive shaft in the rear (to power towed equipment, like hay balers) while most "H" Farmall tractors did not. On the other hand, the Farmall had two brake pedals for the right foot (to control pressure on each rear wheel separately for turns) while the Case only one pedal at the right foot. Neither has hydraulic pump, or lines to control lift cylinders on farm implements, and neither has a set of 3-point lift arms to mount equipment on back of tractor... they were mostly used to PuLL farm equipment.
The JD 4020 at 12:02 looks like about 1969, with power-shift option on right side of dash, and fatter than normal tires, but narrow front end (less common, and unstable/tippy with that loader on) Just a single set of hydraulic connections on back; but other two routed fwd for loader.
Near 14:24, where you describe "cultivators and tillers" the first two are "Disks", with round blades to cut,toss+smooth soil before planting, and the 3rd is a JD classic 3-Bottom Plow: Pull type rather than 3-point mounting.
You ask "What's That Thing?" at 15:52... It's for a water well that you Used to pump by hand, or have a windmill do the work. Either way, the "pump rod" or shaft went down the well, and would lift Up+Down with about a 6inch stroke.
That "working head" would retro-fit to the existing well pump, and use an electric motor to lift pump shaft at about 10-RPM to mimic the work of a windmill or person pumping water.
That "old stove" at 15:20 is a wood burning kitchen stove for cooking. Many also have a hot-water tank built in. The center is baking oven, and on the stove-top are removable lids , so your cast-iron skillet gets more heat. These stoves are still sought after by Amish families, who live without electricity, propane gas, or running hot/cold water. I've got a similar back-up wood burning kitchen stove in our basement... with water tank and high-back, but not green.
18:20 you are seeing the "collected possessions of Red's Life", and 140 of the projects that he never quite got finished, before time was up.
I've still Got a similar cream separator to the one at 18:42 in our basement.
It's in great shape: not a fleck of rust, with both the hand crank & electric drive.
Gave it a twist last week & still turns smooth... just no milk cow herd nearby
to have 50+ gallons of fresh (un-homoginized) milk needing "spun" for cream.
The separator sits right between a wine barrel and the coal pile.
Yes, the main thing we're interested in 22:40 is *that* Cat Track loader.
It's been here so long they seem to have constructed the building around it !
That New Holland #77 hay baler at 33:44 made square bales, whether fescue grass, clover, alfalfa, or sometimes straw. The big wheel you point to could be used as a belt drive, but is largely an inertia flywheel, that helped the machine have enough Ram-force every second or so, to cut a chunk of hay & push it into a square bale going out the back end. This baler mechanism was designed "sideways" compared to John-Deere square balers... The big arm on top pushed hay down in front of the ram, the twine ran along sides of each bale (so knot tying mechanism is also on the side, and ram added about 3-5 inches to bale per stroke. JD balers, and later New Holland square balers pushed hay from side, knotter was on top, and bales came out with string around top+bottom.
This particular baler has a gas tank, so it was a model with on-board gas engine to power the baler. (most used PTO shaft from tractor for power) So this baler could be pulled by that Farmall tractor which didn't have a PTO shaft, or used as a stationary baler, if you made hay-stacks or brought hay on wagons & baled in place.
At 35:40 you have a "wheat drill", used for planting very narrow rows around 1950.
It looks like you "cleaned up" on several chain saws at the end. Some oldies+goodies, with a couple of Stihl saws that were found at bargain prices !
Hello SW, great pick, lots of great items to get running again. I think the Cat will be an epic video series. R.I.P. Red. Regards, Dave
I agree Dave! I'm excited about getting the Traxcavator back up and running!
I love your videos. Can’t wait to see the Traxcavator running.
Thank you! I plan to get it up and running VERY soon!
This guy just bought a new chainsaw when they ran out of gas??
Looks like nothin ever got thrown away... ever.
- Faded Red tractor is a Farmall, probably an H or M, The John Deere next to it looks like a 60 or 70 series.
tank shape says M
Wow I would have a ball going through there.
Without reading the previous comments. The little 318 John Deere is probably one of the best in the group of little tractors. One of John Deere's best garden tractors. As is up to $500, more if it runs and works. The first Deere looks like maybe a Model 50, equivalent to the old B.
I Have Memories of that New Holand. Gordon had one from the early 50s. When we were bailing loose hay he flat belted it.
out in the field he ran it in a Wisconson V4 on 8 matched gates belts over that flywheel . As kids we would turn the wheel with our feet and ride the walking bean feeder. It could bail row hay at a good clip and was a good looking machine.
Man what a great vid i love stuff like this you have enough subject matter for a years vids can hardly wait in fact you should buy the whole property as is treasures every turn looking forward to all of it
LOL... Ya I have a LOT of projects, but there is NO way I would want ALL of that or to have to deal with it all! Have no fear, I have TONS of cool projects to come! Thanks for the support Larry! I appreciate it!
The Case is beautiful. I am a city slicker, dagnabit.
I thought so too, but you could prolly put in in your apartment or in your bicycle slot! Never know when you might need it!
Great video. Really looking forward to the Cat rebirth process. The 318 is a classic and very desirable little tractor, lucky find.
Thank you Elmo! I'm excited about the Traxcavator as well! The plan is to have that up & running VERY soon!
Grampa was an electrician. he used to install a lot of Myers well pumps back in the day.
My goodness that is a huge old jointer in the background while your discussing the history of the situation
I like your dog,
Looks like the one red tractor is an old International. I found a couple of old Zep chainsaws. Blue in coller. 2 hrs after i got it home it was running. It had not run for 30 + yrs. You got some nice saws there and that ol bulldozer. Good job man.
Boy would that be a awesome place to visit, you lucky soul
Man what a honey hole if ya ever need help let me know love this stuff love the videos keep them coming
I appreciate that! Ya they had some pretty cool stuff there! Lots more to come!
What a great haul, great chain saws.
Looks like ol red lived by the no matter what it is if I keep it long enough I'll find a use for it rule(:
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A trike with a loader... can only imagine how exciting THAT must be to work with😅
They're not too bad. As long as you don't do dumb stuff with them. My brother's Farmall H has an old trip bucket loader. It's super useful.
I've never been an engines or tractor type of guy but man the way you explain things and your enthusiasm is addicting. New sub and loving every video. Thank you sir for everything you do.
Another great video , hunting for past treasure has got to be the best job out there .
After moving to the Czech Republic 2 years ago I often find myself hunting at any car boot sales , and at my local recycle centre . I've had some great finds so far , last week I found a vintage blacksmith vice !!!.
Keep up the good work and videos !!
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Really enjoyed your tour of that old farm, hope you got some good buys. I enjoy going to old farm auctions and places like you go. Looking forward to the upcoming videos. Good luck
Thanks Michael! Ya it's fun, and there is more from this farm coming soon!
Always a good day when a new SW video drops!
I'm glad you enjoy the videos! Lot's more to come!
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There's so much fantastic stuff hidden away at this farm, it would have been easier to by the property :)
..GOOD ONE, GREAT FUTURE PROJECTS..STAY SAFE..
Thanks Bob! Will do!
youre killing it matt, looking good too my man,long time since grade school!
That Meyers thing is a well pump. You can apparently buy one online for the low low price of only $750, uncleaned LOL
Myers self oiling working head is a pump head for wells... belt wheel goes to a belt wheel motor for belt drive