Big Bud Tractor Restoration 2 - Time Lapse - Welker Farms Inc
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This is our second Big Bud on the farm and has been working the fields since 1981. After many thousand hours the original Cummins engine had low compression and was starting to fail. Rust was replacing paint and the cab interior showed it's age. After deciding to do a rebuilt we came across a 1984 Versatile 1150 with an excellent engine but bad transmission. After looking into our options we decided this would be the perfect power plant for our Big Bud. This project took over 3 months, between 3 guys, and the result were more than we hoped for. I hope you sit back and enjoy a glimpse of what it took to make this beast live again.
The time-lapse was done using Gopro Hero 3 cameras and a self built slide for the sweeping effect. Needs a little work but overall it made for a spectacular high speed view.
Music: audiojungle.net/item/cinemati...
Video edited with Cyberlinkk PowerDirector 15
Tractor Specs:
1978 Series 2 KT450 Big Bud
47,000lbs dry weight
1150 ci Cummins KTA-1150
525hp
Eaton Fuller 14613 transmission - บันเทิง
Fantastic 10/10. Need to get myself a sliding rig like that for time lapses.
+Awesome Earthmovers Appreciate it! It was pretty simple and cheap, might have cost $25 plus a long piece of angle iron. I didn't know how it would turn out but I wanted to try. The sled wasnt as smooth as I had hoped so next time I want to use wheels from roller blades. I'll put up a video showing how it works and where to buy the parts.
I am very impressed with the expertise of your crew doing the rebuild and of your camera work.
+B Hurley thank you! We try to do our best when we can :)
Beautiful work. Good to see that the old beast is still a workhorse and not a damn show pony.
Thank you!
Giants Software (company behind Farming Simulator series) tweeted and facebooked this video. Hopefully you'll get a bunch of viewers because of it :D
I see that! Very cool! I guess it is a win win, we get views and they get more Big Bud attention for their next patch. Still very cool.
I am Like 1780 - We Farming-Simulation Friends from Germany love the Big Bud
You guys did one hell of a job at restoring that tractor
Thanks!
I love how the engines mount on a sled in the Big Bud tractors.
Makes maintenance and engine swaps much easier.
You and your family did an amazing job. Thanks for letting us see how you Welkers get things done on the farm
+King Red Leg you bet! Thanks!
Very good video, great work!
Thank you!
I haven't farmed since I was a youngster, so my knowledge base is limited, but from my perspevtive, I'd say you fellas have pretty much figured out how to remain a sustainable operation in today's extremely challenging world of farming. It seems to me that you've invested wisely in a first rate repair shop and in learning skills which allow you to avoid some of the massive equipment and repair/maintenence costs that sometimes bankrupt others. Good on you for figuring it out and for sharing on YT how you do things so others might also benefit. Building great maintenence/technician skills often is the difference between loss and profit. "Knowing how" also positions you to keep the older stuff going so you dont have to buy new equipment which is burdened with so many computer driven modules that frequently fail, and which aren't servicable by anyone other than factory techs. Keep up the great work and God bless!
Outstanding as always!!!! Thanks so much for sharing. Wishing you and all family and crew the very best this year ,keep safe and farm on. American farmers ROCK!!!!
+6.5 Creedy thanks Creedy!
Those tractors seem to be really well designed for ease of servicing. The engine skid looks slick. And I love seeing old equipment kept alive!
Wow!! Another great video!! The effort and skill put into restoring these tractors is second only to the effort put into capturing it on film! You guys do great work!!
Cheers from Saskatchewan!
Thank you!
I’m so happy to see another Big Bud get restored!
Great respect for people who take pride in their work!
Thank you!
Lawzy days am I ever exhausted watching you guys. You never cease to amaze me with your videos. Thank ya much....
+tarfoot thanks for watching! And know this, we can be pretty lazy too and love to relax like everyone!
Good job, I love seeing anything old brought back to life I'm more of a car and truck kind of guy but this is great to keep this up.
+Legendary ZACH4 Thank you, I guess in the end they all burn fuel and make sweet sounds haha.
Welker Farms Inc yea, I just really like seeing anything old being brought back and i love watching people work magic to make it be able to happen ha ha, I also like how you guys respond to every comment keep that up, so do u guys work them all the time or what.
+Legendary ZACH4 it gets overwhelming at times as I feel I'm on my phone 24/7 but I enjoy responding and reading everyone's thoughts. We do work on them all the time. Mainly normal maintenance but recently we've been doing major overhauls to the whole tractor as they were much needed.
Welker Farms is my favorite farming channel. They have inspired me so much. Thank you Welkers!
Thank you for enjoying what we do!
Was the Versitile beyond repair. Great video love the music.
It had a cratered transmission and parts can no longer be found. We do plan on figuring out a way to make her work again though, next video!
Can you not use a regular 13 speed like the buds?
this is workmanship at its best what a job done on her
+christopher traves Thank you
That's an AMAZING work you do here ! The restoration and the video ! I like the sweeping effect, very good Job !
Congratulation from France !
+MrDonomi thanks for watching! Yes the sliding camera turned out much nicer than I thought it would!
So Big Bud for ever ? Will never be too old ?
+sorry sonnenschein As long as they get the job done we'll keep running them! Great machines.
Thats brilliant that the engine and transmission comes out on a skid.
Walker farms have by far, hands down THE best utube channel .
Keep up the great work..
i love how slick the engine and trans slid out of it, someone was thinking when those old girls were built
+Matt They made these machine's so the average farmer could do most of the repairs himself. Not wanting down time in the field Big Buds idea was to have a special truck that would pull up to the broken Bud in a field and pull the sled out with engine and transmission and just slide a whole new one back in and have the tractor running in just a few hours. A job that today would take weeks if not months with today's tractors. This wasn't their motto but it sure fits, "keep it it simple stupid".
I was John Deere was made that way. Lol 😂 , Nick and Robert do you remember when the Stromstad’s came and visited
Love these time lapses can't wait for the versatile so restoration
You and me both!
Amazing to watch! Great to see a giant go back in the field.
+Stan Hensley thanks! I'm driving her as I respond to these comments haha.
Great Job guys. Love old School Iron. Best video by Far!
+Matt Thompson thank you!
These are really high quality videos. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
It's families like yours that puts food on my table. Thank you for the efforts and sacrifices your families have made for us.
Amazing! YOU DID IT! Be proud of it! RESPECT!!!
Thank you!
Killing it with the videos!!! Looking forward to the next project! Farming season came quick!!!!
Thank you! Hope to keep good stuff coming, might be awhile for the next one!
I am Farmer from Germany and WOW! There is erverything PERFEKT in this Video. Big Bud should be alive, you saved one soule. I hope i can visit you in the Future to See a Big Bud, becouse in germany we dont have such nice Traktors.....
Love You
Love Your work
Outstanding Video !
+Mike Youngblood Thank you
With those big engines it has to be incredibly satisfying to drive and be able to feel the power they have in the fields.
Was that a 16V 747 you put that engine back into?
+Owen Games It is pretty invigorating feeling it snort when under load. There are more powerful machines out there but in agriculture these are near the top.
+Owen Games I wish! Though I don't think it would fit haha. We put the same style engine back in, 1150 ci kta 6 cylinder tuned to 525hp
There's only ONE 747 built :D
Man that tractor looks awesome!!!
Thanks!
Leg Arm is amazing! True genius without and engineering degree...
Quite the transformation, and such a beautiful tractor. I've never seen one in person, but I can only imagine how imposing it must be when it drives by you. I had never even heard of the Big Bud beasts until I saw it in my farming simulator game. Thanks for posting this video.
+Jeffrey Hendricks you bet!
the Versatile 1150 "candy stripe" is a beauty!
+ImCreamCakeBTW It sure is!
I've said this before and I'll say it again this is breathtaking
+tractor man 10 thank you!
Thank you guys! Its unbelievable to see these huge machines. In Germany farming looks a liitle bit smaller😂 and i am from Gernany and it`s soooo amazing to see such big farming machines
its so nice to see a older tractor restored and put back into the feilds not becoming a trailer queen
You guys do some top shelf work. Excellent job. Really enjoyed that.
+Mark Robinson thanks for watching!
Awesome video! Nice to see these beasts restored and looking like they rolled into the farm off the dealer lot! Very fine work with all the TL and the panning TL!
Thank you! They are as close to new as they have been since well...they were new! Yes the TL turned out very well, a few little bumps and jitters but overall the panning TL adds a new dimension.
Love the sled idea for the engine and trans. A bit like a tank setup. 👍
Well done Welker Farms! I've been watching a lot of your videos. I am sincerely impressed with your operation and how well your family works together! You have my respect. This rebuild takes the cake....I truly appreciate all the farm families of America and the countless hours spent getting it done! Keep up the great vids and thanks for the peek at how you do it in Montana.
Great Video. I love seeing these amazing machines working and coming to life.
Thanks!
The vast open space of our great country. Those behemoths look like a lawn tractors for how much land they need to cover. Just amazing what our nation produces.
I've been following you guys for some time, this is still one of the best videos ever. Anxiously awaiting the Series 3 completion.
I love your videos, they inspire me to do the same thing with tractor restoration some day. My grandfather owns 10
tractors and a little over half
are in (bad looks) shape. This video and the rest of the restoration projects inspire me do the same so that some day all of the tractors looks as if they just came off the assembly line when they were brand new. Keep up the good work!
Amazing work. Thanks for sharing
+highjix Thanks for watching!
Amazing video! Good work boys, keep her going for another couple thousand hours. The country looks amazing where you are too!
+Bryce Kilian thank you! She should last forever if we put the repairs in when needed :)
im always impressed by your restorations, camera work, and the land you guys have.
its crazy that the big bud only had an eaton truck trans in it!!! that blew my mind
It is amazing to think it is strong enough but it sure is, have only had 1 fail in all our years running.
great video. I like the attention to old iron and how you have refurbished another machine to last another part of a generation.
+Mark Raihl thanks Mark! We hope to run them for many many more years
I cannot stop watching your restoration videos. They are that good. Thank you for showing what you do to the TH-cam public.
Well done on restoring Big Bud he really needed that. Don't forget about his little brother. 1100 HP & 500 HP But is he the biggest farm tractor in the world? I do love it when you first see it rolling out the garage. 👍👍👍👍
+Breaking Baz thank you! Yes it isn't as powerful as the 747 but at 525 it'll handle everything we throw at it!
I guess you think that this is the legendary 747. BUT IT'S NOT! It's a 525. There were more Big Bud models not just the 747 and the 450. Please learn something (and not from Farming Simulator)...
o my god, I think it's one of the few videos where I really enjoyed myself so much, I did not have it at the beginning because I thought it was one of the usual clickbait videos ...
damn that time I did not open it before 🙃
congratulations for this video show !!! 😃😃😃
Wow what a mint job you did on the handrail for the steps, work of art!!
Thank you!
Amazing! Just AMAZING! AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING
Thanks for watching!
You and your crewmen absolutely ROCK!!!!! Another awesome build.
Thanks!
its very nice Traktor
+Patrick . Gaming Thank you! It drives really really nice.
Awesome even in fast pace you can still tell the detail that went into it. Great job on the tractor and the editing.
+farmall8 thanks for watching!
You have the best tractors in the world :)
+Michał Rybnik thank you! We are very blessed.
Now that is one massive tractor!
this is truly the USA at its best! love your vids!
Thanks!
Man, that was some EXCELLENT work. He looks brand new again.
I could watch this over and over again. Great work as always.
Such a cool vid! GREAT soundtrack for this one too!
Fantastic camera work
great video! I love seeing the old Big Bud's in action
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely incredible. I’m just blown away by the production value here. This is just spectacular. Thank you for taking the time to document this process
Nice job with the Big Bud.
Dang that is amazing, I would love to visit your shop sometime.
Very impressive work. Glad to see you keep the Work horse in production.
Thank you! We just planted 580 acres of peas with her and only a few minor issues needed fixing, otherwise it pulls like twice the tractor now.
Never too old if it can be repaired!
top notch job fellas! from the tractor to the vid. yall nailed it. thanks for sharing.
+Maryland Mike glad you enjoyed it!
get this video to 1million views.
Done
@@trevorrowe6231 yep
Glad to see you getting your work done we just go ice fishing instead!
I never fully realized the physical size of these industrial engine until now. They're as tall as a person. And 1100 cubic inch displacement? Are you kidding me?? That's enormous!
They are huge! It is amazing the work they can get done in the field.
AMAZING VIDEO,I LOVED IT!!!
+Carter Ropcean Glad you did!
I was sad to see the Versatile die but that was a beautiful restoration
Nice big Bud! In the Netherlands we don’t have that big tractors😔i hope to see a big Bud in real life👍🏻
It would be hard to seed 10 acres of land with a big bud😂 Go to Germany of Poland their they have big tractors.
Greetings from another Dutchman
Woah! Too Kool! The engine in big bud just slides right out on its own subframe. How handy is that!
Sure looks good now, nice job guys!
Good job walker farms for restoring them old girls.
Totally not the 75th time watching.... lol I honestly don't remember how many times I come back to these videos when Im bored.
AJ you're awesome :D
Only a 13 year old still in school lol
i want one. i don't know what i'd do with it, but i want one.
+dylan morrison You would be set for a zombie apocalypse!
Great job you guys! Both on the video and the tractor.
+Tom Sparks thanks Tom! Hope your move is going smoothly and that you don't wear yourself out on the golf course!
The move is going well, but at the same time will miss you good people here! Have a good farming year, and enjoy that "new tractor"!
What an awesome tractor, beautiful restoration, good luck in the future.
They call it farming I call it life 🚜
9it um
How many hours are they? The result is really extremely beautiful. Greetings from Bavaria
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Chiemgauer Agrarvideos dein eng ist genial xD....wie viele Stunden sind sie xxD
We lost track years ago but likely over 10,000 hrs each:)
It's amazing what you can do when you set your mind to it
+tanner hamrick And also to not be afraid of failure :)
Just a great video. music and editing what a great looking monster when she comes out of the shop. a great restore men.
+canvids1 thank you!
That heart transfer though...
It was painful but the Bud is now a well oiled running machine.
Oh thats sad news for me i LOVE the Versatile but i understand why you did it. 👍🏻
Serposh the transmision was death as wel
The is a possibility that they will do a restoration later but I'm not sure
A restoration on the Versatile
It is amazing to see you bring that Big Bud back to it’s former glory wow what a machine.
I have only seen one or two of those monsters in Michigan probably hooked to a tile plow
Awesome video and Tractor ! Welker Farms Inc. never disappoints. Not only are these people big time farmers, they are are Master fabricators !!!!!
This is awesome. Hopefully the old versatile doesn't hit the pasture.
+Ross Black sure didn't! She'll see life again and with some sweet upgrades, just might take a year or two.
Poor Versatile!
But when it helps a Big Bud... 😊👍🏻
That versatile is beautiful. I love the look of them.
Unreal this gets better every time I see this. Job well done and family that does a nice job for sure.
Thanks!