Squatch did explain the difference between show/museum quality and work quality. This reconstruction guarantees that it will work well for years to come. And I wouldn't be surprised that it gets to a show now and then. But it is sure a pretty tractor now. Put it in the field and some of that shiny will wear off in time.
grandads only love was a tractor.. he said so himself. -ha ha.. tho him and my grandmother were married 60 some years. his passion for anything farm related showed in his work ethic, and his care of equipment. this tractor is a work of art Squatch and reminds me of them times. he would be impressed with your quality work and attention to detail. as much as we all are.
The ol' Farmall M is going together & looking very nice. Can't wait to see it rolling out into the sunlight. You've got everything so shiny & bright, it gonna really be a POP of color out in the field. 👍👍🍻🍻😎
if you dont want to destroy the paint on your bolt heads and nuts use a piece of plastic like vapor barrier or construction grade plastic barrier. Set the plastic over the bolt or nut and push the socket over it. There is enough slop in sockets to allow this. It will save the paint. Awesome vid . OH also try to leave at least 1 inch between the wheel hub and the axle seal. This will keep dirt and debris from grinding against the seal. ( If she ever sees the fields again) Just finished a 49 Farmall Cub and took it back to the farm where it had been since delivered in 1949.
I know that feeling of getting the tires back on and having her sit on all 4's, The stress kinda melts away......Looks great,can't wait to see it finished!
Watching this one made me think that if I ever had a knock in my engine, I’m having you two fix it for me. My mechanic would cure the knock but he wouldn’t make the rest of the tractor look better than new like y’all did. She’s gonna be the prettiest girl in the parade! 😎👍👏
Squatch - Love what you are up to!! More people need to see and appreciate this type of life. I grew up around a farm as well and can appreciate lots of what you are up to. I do agree with some of the guys you need to get your eye under control it makes you do a lot of extra work :-) but it looks great. I just found you recently and have been systematically going though your playlists and loving it all. Especially the MM X series stuff. My uncle did a AC-UC a while back and my cousin and I had fun helping him but many of your struggles with parts were similar but magnified from that experience. Recently saw my not sure what number video where you were making/installing/loving on fold over locks and every time I see you do this I think about a new technology call Nord-Lock washers. You may have run into them and I hope you don't change but wanted to share the contrast from classic to new tech. www.nord-lock.com/nord-lock/products/washers/ Keep up the good work! Looking forward to the next installment!
I really have to admire your attention to detail and your quality workmenship....love watching your channel..not quiet your caliber but I love doing the same...keep up the good work.
Really appreciate the effort you've gone to, to make it shmicko. Thanks for the step by step videos too, very helpful. Cheers Adrian from Queensland Australia
What a magnificent looking tractor. When I was a kid, we had a Super M that was used right along with the 350 and 706. You did an incredible job of bringing it up to show standards. I would be afraid to use it but I suspect you will but use it carefully. Thanks for sharing the journey with us.
just for kicks.. flip your blue lincoln floor jack on its side .. dribble some engine oil into the big wheel axle and the swivel wheel and spin them to spread the oil out.. then flip it the other way and lube the other wheels. be totally amazed at how easy it rolls. i did that at a friends tire shop while waiting for the crew to finish lunch.. with the bosses approval.. the crew grabbed the jack handle with both hands and it almost ran over them in pulled so easy.. i use moly graphite assembly lube or moly graphite wheel bearing grease on mine.. i wear the OD of the wheels down to the flange instead of the axle bores.
I just wouldn't have the heart to put it to work cutting tall weeds or tropping around in the mud! Such beautiful work! Really enjoying getting to watch a professional restoration.
I know you like the fine details ...... one detailing trick I use is applying clear Floor Wax to the (clean) tires. It helps to preserve the rubber with just a slight sheen and they stay clean for months ........ (Johnsons Pledge Floor Care )
Squatch253, enjoyed your SuperM series. Starting a SuperM TA restoration for a tractor my father and great uncle had. Trying to recall your source for replacement rims...appreciate your feedback
@@tpniefer I'm with you 100%! I have mixed feelings about that lovely machine! One side of me wants to wrap it in cotton wool, but the other side wants to see it burbling around, doing what it was built to do! :-O
Another great job Squach ! SUPER ! You’re my favorite TH-cam channel to watch now because of your attention to detail & you’re from my state of MINNESOTA ! Maybe I’ll see you at the Le Sueur, Mn swap meet in April of next year ! All the best from rural Tracy, Mn.
Sweet deal , I remember when Dad and I done the Row cropper M model and the W-4 wow it all came to reality when the horse started stripping paint off it with it`s teeth that it was just a farm tractor LOL --We used a Chinese Red paint and silver too ya they sure do look Purdy .Ps an old chap that worked for International was at the house that day to bring decals but he was saying that using Wax on the Hub lock bolts will protect them from ever rusting being they don`t move for very long time but back in the 40`s and 50`s use what you have handy .
I understand your desire to get all four wheels firmly on the ground. We had a small earthquake this morning could have shaken the tractor off the stands you had it on. Looking almost complete. Will we see Senior doing some more work on this one?
Yeah, I was wondering if we dare do the old trick of jacking up the wheel and spinning it while holding a small paint brush with silver paint up to the wheel and let it scribe a neat silver painted edge. You could terminate the silver at some natural point on the wheel where it makes an angle. I think that would look good. She does look resplendent as she comes together. Beautiful work. This is the moment of fulfillment on a project. You guys deserve it.
That looks as good as factory new, it will proudly go forth and get itself dirty, scratched and worn, but it is a tractor, it was made to work, I like to think if it had a soul then that soul will sing doing its thing in the field.
Good evening (it's evening in Japan anyway) Mr. 253, hope all is well. Looking forward to hearing the Super M bark to life. Any desire to get the injection pump off the 350 to play with over the winter so you still have a loader tractor?
I like that fender set up also, three wheel weights would be nice but may work fine with two, what ply and brand of tire did you go with? they look good, Great job Squatch and thanks for the videos
Why dont you mask off the front rims and paint the outer parts of the rims silver? It would improve its looks no end. She's looking pretty though. I wish I could upload a few photos of our family Farmall H that my brother restored a few years before he died, it was used in the sawmill from new (1942) for many years driving a a saw, was used to drive a stationary baler at harvest times and used for hauling timber in the woods. It's fitted with a Hesford winch to the rear and has factory 'weighted' wheels all round. One thing I noticed on your fabulous renovation was you never had the seat recovered with the original canvas cover, so much more comfier when in use. Can't wait to see her finished, our Farmall H was the 1st vehicle I ever drove and has a huge emotional draw for me.
Squatch: you mentioned in passing that you no longer used fluid-filled tires so wheel weights were needed. Some years ago it was common practice-- at least in upstate New York where I grew up--- to fill tractor tires with a saturated solution of water and calcium chloride, which added a lot of weight. Why is this no longer done? I did a bit of online research and gathered that the calcium chloride inside the tires did tend to cause corrosion.
@@squatch253 Thank you. I love your channel. I commented earlier that you have the patience and exacting standards of an antique auto restorer or a violin maker and restorer-- and teaching skills to match.
@@squatch253 That's good to know. It's amazing how many truck mechanics used to get killed by those two piece rims. I imagine getting the bead of those large tires over a single-piece rim is no fun.
Great video hope you remembered to give those bolts the proper torque to keep everything from moving and retighten them after the first few minutes of running would hate for that nice new paint to get scratches!
@@richardwestwell4902 my definition of proper torque is german torque good and tight I have seen people tighten those wheels down and not get them tight enough and damage the rims and seen the hubs loosen up and move out of position from not being tightened up properly paint is not your friend when it comes to the hubs
It looked like the only thing holding the wheel to the axel was the clamp that would squeeze the axel when you tighten the bolts. I didn’t see splines or some sort of flat or mechanical gizmo that would impart the torque from the axel to the wheel. I would imagine the torque would spin the axel inside that bracket without immense torquing of those bolts. Did I miss something? (Sure is a swell looking restoration...)
Any chance you have a local IH dealer with room in his showroom to display your shiny M for the winter? It would make quite the attraction and a great conversation piece.
Looks more like a show Quality tractor ! Who’s with me ? Your going a great job ! I like !
Yep, that's what I commented before.
If I remember right, this all started when senior detected a knock in the engine.
For guys who are going to work this tractor you’d sure thinks it’s a museum quality resto! It’s really a great job.
Totally agree!
Squatch did explain the difference between show/museum quality and work quality. This reconstruction guarantees that it will work well for years to come. And I wouldn't be surprised that it gets to a show now and then. But it is sure a pretty tractor now. Put it in the field and some of that shiny will wear off in time.
You my friend are the master of impeccable restoration work! Your patience and attention to detail is amazing. You never cut corners.
Quite a nice Resto. Your attention to the finest detail is what keeps me coming back. Thanks for the great vids
I can't thank you guys enough for filming this series. It really has been a pleasure to watch.
grandads only love was a tractor.. he said so himself. -ha ha.. tho him and my grandmother were married 60 some years. his passion for anything farm related showed in his work ethic, and his care of equipment. this tractor is a work of art Squatch and reminds me of them times. he would be impressed with your quality work and attention to detail. as much as we all are.
The ol' Farmall M is going together & looking very nice. Can't wait to see it rolling out into the sunlight. You've got everything so shiny & bright, it gonna really be a POP of color out in the field. 👍👍🍻🍻😎
Evan Farmall had a sense of humor back in the days by designing a smiley face for the hub. 8:35
he did so with the front rims as well.As a kid i always thought they looked like smiley faces.
True, the paint job came out real nice and its a good shade of red.
Your attention to detail is remarkable!
And i love your positive attitude!
You must have had a great teacher!
Beautiful piece of "old iron"... Lookin' really good! I'm 76 and I spent a lot of time on the M model back in the late 50's... Great job!
It’s going to be just too nice to put it to work farming in the dirt. Great job. Thanks.
Something about fresh new rubber on an old tractor does more for me than shiny new paint. Lookin good my man!
Yeah, the same way some nice wheels and tires make a beater look like a whole different car.
That thing looks great......love the silver and red......
That's gotta be the best lookin workin tractor ever 💪💪👍
if you dont want to destroy the paint on your bolt heads and nuts use a piece of plastic like vapor barrier or construction grade plastic barrier. Set the plastic over the bolt or nut and push the socket over it. There is enough slop in sockets to allow this. It will save the paint. Awesome vid . OH also try to leave at least 1 inch between the wheel hub and the axle seal. This will keep dirt and debris from grinding against the seal. ( If she ever sees the fields again) Just finished a 49 Farmall Cub and took it back to the farm where it had been since delivered in 1949.
I know that feeling of getting the tires back on and having her sit on all 4's, The stress kinda melts away......Looks great,can't wait to see it finished!
Watching this one made me think that if I ever had a knock in my engine, I’m having you two fix it for me. My mechanic would cure the knock but he wouldn’t make the rest of the tractor look better than new like y’all did. She’s gonna be the prettiest girl in the parade! 😎👍👏
Squatch - Love what you are up to!! More people need to see and appreciate this type of life. I grew up around a farm as well and can appreciate lots of what you are up to. I do agree with some of the guys you need to get your eye under control it makes you do a lot of extra work :-) but it looks great. I just found you recently and have been systematically going though your playlists and loving it all. Especially the MM X series stuff. My uncle did a AC-UC a while back and my cousin and I had fun helping him but many of your struggles with parts were similar but magnified from that experience. Recently saw my not sure what number video where you were making/installing/loving on fold over locks and every time I see you do this I think about a new technology call Nord-Lock washers. You may have run into them and I hope you don't change but wanted to share the contrast from classic to new tech. www.nord-lock.com/nord-lock/products/washers/
Keep up the good work! Looking forward to the next installment!
Yes, looks real good! Super job Toby. Thanks for including us.
I really have to admire your attention to detail and your quality workmenship....love watching your channel..not quiet your caliber but I love doing the same...keep up the good work.
The tractor is looking great! I too like the contrasting red and silver wheels. Thanks for the update. 🇺🇸🚜👍
Really appreciate the effort you've gone to, to make it shmicko. Thanks for the step by step videos too, very helpful. Cheers Adrian from Queensland Australia
What a magnificent looking tractor. When I was a kid, we had a Super M that was used right along with the 350 and 706. You did an incredible job of bringing it up to show standards. I would be afraid to use it but I suspect you will but use it carefully. Thanks for sharing the journey with us.
Absolutely beautiful machine good sir keep the great videos coming 👍
I think it would have been nice to have made misc pieces, rods, brackets etc in black. But what you did was GREAT
Spectacular machine Squatch 253.
just for kicks.. flip your blue lincoln floor jack on its side .. dribble some engine oil into the big wheel axle and the swivel wheel and spin them to spread the oil out.. then flip it the other way and lube the other wheels. be totally amazed at how easy it rolls. i did that at a friends tire shop while waiting for the crew to finish lunch.. with the bosses approval.. the crew grabbed the jack handle with both hands and it almost ran over them in pulled so easy.. i use moly graphite assembly lube or moly graphite wheel bearing grease on mine.. i wear the OD of the wheels down to the flange instead of the axle bores.
Pull the front wheels and mask them off to paint that silver ring. It will really set the overall look of the tractor off. 👍
Looks great! Getting closer and closer to the finish line.
Looking forward to see it all together looking good
I just wouldn't have the heart to put it to work cutting tall weeds or tropping around in the mud! Such beautiful work! Really enjoying getting to watch a professional restoration.
Looks fantastic! Videos speak to my OCD, as well!😄!!
Beautiful job, first class!
I know you like the fine details ...... one detailing trick I use is applying clear Floor Wax to the (clean) tires. It helps to preserve the rubber with just a slight sheen and they stay clean for months ........ (Johnsons Pledge Floor Care )
Looking real good!
thank you guys for keeping commercial's out of your video's. I really enjoy your work. hope you and your family are well. God Bless!!!!!!
Squatch253, enjoyed your SuperM series. Starting a SuperM TA restoration for a tractor my father and great uncle had. Trying to recall your source for replacement rims...appreciate your feedback
She is looking so good
Just amazing my friend how beautiful it's turning out ☺️ hopefully Sr. Gets to play with it before you guys get your first snow
Scrotie Mcboogerballs
I’d move
Rims looking good
Don't forget to put the corks in the holes that you don't use. That's the way they came from the factory.
We have been here the whole time!! We aint goin a durn place!
That is a thing of beauty! While you were putting the mudguards on, I was thinking of the people assembling those in the factory! :-)
I bet the factory guys were not as gentle as Squatch. I'd be pissed if I gouged that beautiful paint job.
@@tpniefer I'm with you 100%! I have mixed feelings about that lovely machine! One side of me wants to wrap it in cotton wool, but the other side wants to see it burbling around, doing what it was built to do! :-O
You and Sr. Do some pretty work....gonna be a VERY beautiful "work" tractor.
I'd have to leave at least one dent , or I'd be too scared to use it!😊
She's looking AWESOME!!!
“Awww man I’d like some triples right here...”🤣🤣🤣
That's what l said....l now own three MH 444 tractors, or triple 4s as they are known.
Looking really good!
I knew there would be a paint run somewhere on it... The blue paint mark on the tire.
I still think Squatch should have gone with White Walls!
Yuck!!! Ford blue. Sent it back.
That looks so good 👏👍
Another great job Squach ! SUPER ! You’re my favorite TH-cam channel to watch now because of your attention to detail & you’re from my state of MINNESOTA ! Maybe I’ll see you at the Le Sueur, Mn swap meet in April of next year ! All the best from rural Tracy, Mn.
That tractor looks beautiful. Looks show quality to me. Great video.
Sweet deal , I remember when Dad and I done the Row cropper M model and the W-4 wow it all came to reality when the horse started stripping paint off it with it`s teeth that it was just a farm tractor LOL --We used a Chinese Red paint and silver too ya they sure do look Purdy .Ps an old chap that worked for International was at the house that day to bring decals but he was saying that using Wax on the Hub lock bolts will protect them from ever rusting being they don`t move for very long time but back in the 40`s and 50`s use what you have handy .
I don't recall ever working on anything that was clean. It must be quite a thrill.
Looking sharp 👌
I understand your desire to get all four wheels firmly on the ground. We had a small earthquake this morning could have shaken the tractor off the stands you had it on. Looking almost complete. Will we see Senior doing some more work on this one?
Has anyone notice the happy face the hub is making? At 4:48. Like Pinocchio
Nice torsion bar repurpose .😉👍
Nope, it’s going to bug you, paint 1” of siver on them front rims by the tire bead area. Like a fat pinstripe. It needs it.
Yeah, I was wondering if we dare do the old trick of jacking up the wheel and spinning it while holding a small paint brush with silver paint up to the wheel and let it scribe a neat silver painted edge. You could terminate the silver at some natural point on the wheel where it makes an angle. I think that would look good. She does look resplendent as she comes together. Beautiful work. This is the moment of fulfillment on a project. You guys deserve it.
Thats the way that that front end model is supposed to be.
That looks as good as factory new, it will proudly go forth and get itself dirty, scratched and worn, but it is a tractor, it was made to work, I like to think if it had a soul then that soul will sing doing its thing in the field.
Nice to see fenders on
We never had fenders on any of our tractors didn’t work with loader, corn picker
Looking very nice 👌 you guys did a excellent job!!!! It's to nice to use know 😂🙃
very enjoyable to be a sidewalk superintendent watching a Pro at work
Very nice job Paige front wheels silver like you did the rear thank you
Thank you for the video.If I had mounted those tires on the rims-they would've been backwards.
My man has some deep pockets to be able to make that tractor nice like that
Absolutely beautiful!
Awesome Job, really looking great👍
Triples 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌 if I were you I would put triples on for sure
Looking good squatch! Pne of the nicest supers I've seen!
One day I hope to have a tractor half as nice as this on my channel... 😀
@Andy Fromm,....brother, you still got a cool "M"...Got to be one of the fastest around!😁
@@kenthawkins2418 you're the best!
The more the weight the more it will pull. :-)
BOY OH BOY OH BOY CAN'T WAIT!
Can t wait to hear it run
Good evening (it's evening in Japan anyway) Mr. 253, hope all is well. Looking forward to hearing the Super M bark to life. Any desire to get the injection pump off the 350 to play with over the winter so you still have a loader tractor?
@@squatch253 It is nice to have the ability to work on a project at your leisure. Hope to see you over at Rick's in a few.
Very nice work!
thanks for sharing
It's really looking good Toby!
I like that fender set up also, three wheel weights would be nice but may work fine with two, what ply and brand of tire did you go with? they look good, Great job Squatch and thanks for the videos
Nice job cant wait to hear it purr
Looking great.
Beautiful !!
Great progress!👍🏻👍🏻
i like the floor drain u got in ur shop
Looking great 😉🖒🖑
Great job! Coming down to the wire. :-)
This one looks to great to be put to work.
Why dont you mask off the front rims and paint the outer parts of the rims silver?
It would improve its looks no end.
She's looking pretty though.
I wish I could upload a few photos of our family Farmall H that my brother restored a few years before he died, it was used in the sawmill from new (1942) for many years driving a a saw, was used to drive a stationary baler at harvest times and used for hauling timber in the woods. It's fitted with a Hesford winch to the rear and has factory 'weighted' wheels all round.
One thing I noticed on your fabulous renovation was you never had the seat recovered with the original canvas cover, so much more comfier when in use.
Can't wait to see her finished, our Farmall H was the 1st vehicle I ever drove and has a huge emotional draw for me.
Super work
Looking great
You did mother Mc Harvester proud!
Very nice!
Sure looks good
Squatch at 14:15, are the 2 unpainted bolts under the fender extension bracket just there to fill and protect the unused threads?
Hey Squatch,,,did you eventually do triples on the M?
look great
Squatch: you mentioned in passing that you no longer used fluid-filled tires so wheel weights were needed. Some years ago it was common practice-- at least in upstate New York where I grew up--- to fill tractor tires with a saturated solution of water and calcium chloride, which added a lot of weight. Why is this no longer done? I did a bit of online research and gathered that the calcium chloride inside the tires did tend to cause corrosion.
@@squatch253 Thank you. I love your channel. I commented earlier that you have the patience and exacting standards of an antique auto restorer or a violin maker and restorer-- and teaching skills to match.
@@squatch253 Are those tractor rims two-piece rims and do they have the same risk of explosion as two-piece truck tire rims?
@@squatch253 That's good to know. It's amazing how many truck mechanics used to get killed by those two piece rims. I imagine getting the bead of those large tires over a single-piece rim is no fun.
Great video hope you remembered to give those bolts the proper torque to keep everything from moving and retighten them after the first few minutes of running would hate for that nice new paint to get scratches!
Mr. Abrams the man is a real professional. Need i say more?
@@richardwestwell4902 my definition of proper torque is german torque good and tight I have seen people tighten those wheels down and not get them tight enough and damage the rims and seen the hubs loosen up and move out of position from not being tightened up properly paint is not your friend when it comes to the hubs
I have seen those aftermarket front wheels painted with a "silver trim".
It looked like the only thing holding the wheel to the axel was the clamp that would squeeze the axel when you tighten the bolts. I didn’t see splines or some sort of flat or mechanical gizmo that would impart the torque from the axel to the wheel. I would imagine the torque would spin the axel inside that bracket without immense torquing of those bolts. Did I miss something? (Sure is a swell looking restoration...)
Rubén...thanks for clearing that up. I just KNEW there had to be something!
Any chance you have a local IH dealer with room in his showroom to display your shiny M for the winter? It would make quite the attraction and a great conversation piece.
I like when the rim clamps are 2 tone red and silver so they vanish
Top quality job looks great
You may not want to use it now