I grew up driving a 1950 Ford 8N in Beeville, TX. A couple of precautions: 1. Never step off the back end of that tractor while the PTO is turning. My neighbor did just that while wearing blue jeans. Her jeans got caught in the PTO and crippled her for the rest of her life. 2. Never pull a car out of a ditch from the rear of the tractor - pull it from the front. Many people died when the tractor flipped over backwards and the steering wheel crushed them. I loved that old Ford 8N. I had it completed restored in the 1982 and it is still running today. Have fun, stay safe and keep up the great work.
65 years ago, I bush-hogged with an 8N Ford. What I remember most, was the power takeoff was live, You could clutch it and the mower would keep pushing the tractor! After the mower pushed me through a bob wire fence at the end of the field, i learned to kick it out of gear and then try to brake. Memories!
OH and your universal joint at the PTO connection is pretty well shot, get a new universal in there before that comes completely apart. Put some oil on the push button lock for the PTO and some grease on all the moving parts, slip shaft and universal joint.
Mine did too...1st thing he bought after getting rid of the horse...My dad rebuilt it, it went to my uncle in Manheim, Pa...and was later sold in the 1980's...still running somewhere. My uncle had John Deere (3 of them) - the 1st one still had a belt drive wheel on the side! Now THOSE were dangerous...live belts? 😂 Those old Ford's were good, and there was an adapter kit made to put a flathead V8 in it!
During the summer of 1966 I worked on my college's grounds crew. We had many acres of grass and an old beat-up worn-out Ford tractor + bush hog for the task. The seat was partially rusted out, so we used a feather pillow from one of the dorms to keep the tractor's seat from digging into the driver. I was the only farm boy on the crew, so the boss always put me on the tractor. One afternoon while mowing a rough section at fairly high speed, I hit a bump and bounced up off the seat. The pillow was right behind me. I landed on the seat but the pillow hit the ground...and I bush-hogged it! It looked like a white-out blizzard in July!
We had a 49 Ford tractor back in the mid 50s. I said "had" becaue my older sister filled the gas tank up and forgot to put the gas cap back on. When she started it up, it caught fire. I am 71 now, and I can still remember my sister jumping off the seat, grabbing the pillow she was sitting on and beating the fire out. My dad bought a brand new Masey Ferguson diesel tractor after that little episode.
I don't remember but on one of my fords I had to use an override clutch on the PTO. If you didn't have it the brush hog if still moving would push the tractor even with the clutch in I. Love brush hog work. Enjoy.
You have to have an overrun clutch, or the cutter will push the tractor. great video!!! Great tractor, I worked at a Ford and Forn New Holland dealer for 20 years.
If I went to buy a new tractor I'd buy the Kubota, they are tough, keep in mind people can destroy any brand, before Fiat bought Ford New Holland Kubota was going to be the owner, Deeres gotten sideways, I hope this helps and good luck!
Hey Tyler and Brittany, you guys are doing a great job... always enjoy your videos. Tyler I've done very similar things as you do for over 50yrs. I have a nice little "Z" scar from a twistaflex watch band (45yrs ago) on my left wrist from an alternator positive to something... and a permanent ring scar (25yrs ago) when my wedding band caught on a ladder bracket after I finished strapping to my truck rack, jumped down and if it hadn't been for my tip toes touching the ground, I fear my finger would be gone. The ring went right to the bone and is now shape like a pear. The ring now hangs on a nail. Jewelry and working men don't go together! It only takes a split second when these accidents happen. My thoughts.
When I was a young lad, I work for farmer a lot and drove a lot Jubiee Ford Tractor, and i really like them, good work tractor, nice ride and drove nice, got a lot work done.
That's MY tractor that you have. I mowed with mine for over 20 years. I had a "trim" mower with three blades and it worked great! The hardest part was turning around all the time.
I used to use a cicle mower for that, they cut phenomenally good, the only thing I'd add is a frame topper to keep you from burnt too much all great👍👍👍
I was an aircraft electrician in the Air Force for 8 years. They were super strict that no one without exception could wear any king of metal jewelry including wedding rings. They had some occasions were the electrician who forgot to remove his wedding ring got fried so badly that his heart exploded! Gold is a very good conductor of electricity! Safe is better than dead!
I believe the yellow flowers you have are brown eyed Susies. Your tractor is beautiful and it is nice to witness you using it. The older tractors are great because we can do most maintenance ourselves. I work with a 1978 John Deere. A beauty as well. Have a nice day!
I worked on a dairy farm back in 1966 when I was 14 years old and drove a Ford tractor just like that. I used to haul silage out to the cows with it. I had a full trailer of silage and accidentally let the clutch out too fast and popped a wheelie. Lesson learned.
Love that tractor which is about as old as I am. Don't you wish they made things to last like that today. It looks like it would be fun to work on. This is a very nice video. Thank you.
Bub, you have a “prize” in Ms Britt!! She is such a talented lady!! Ive had mine 61 years August 11th (1963)! Was home on leave from USMC. Enjoy your life together forever!!!
I love my Zero turn mower. I mow about 2.5 acres and it is so easy and relaxing. I also like bushhogging with my Case tractors. Have a '55 VAC and a '58 400B as well as 4 other old Case's that are pretty much retired. Kind of always wanted a Jubilee, just never found a deal that I couldn't pass up.
Back in the sixties my Dad had four Jubilee’s ,each hooked up to different appliances to do custom plowing (Garden) tilling, hay cutting etc. so that when he came home from his day job he could just jump on his tractors and go. Or myself on one of the others. Before that he more or less got me started on two Massy Harris “ Pony “ tractors. Which I preferred because the mowing machine was underneath the engine which kept your neck looking forward all the time rather than trying to watch what was behind on the Ford. Don’t get me wrong, still love the old Fords. Loved the overdrive in them also from getting to job to job.
Nice video. I have a 1974 Farmall 140 and a 5 foot Woods Dixie Cutter M5 mower behind it on a fast hitch and use it to mow many acres during the season. Recently, had to replace one of the rear tires for the first time and cost around $400 but a shop came and did it.
Your tractor is the same year as me. I hope I still have as much life in me as that old tractor has in it. Back in the 70s I ran a 8N, and a 52 Massey Harris, they did their share of work, mostly fencing work, holes & posts. These days all I have is an off grid homestead, 70 acres, and a John Deer track loader. A nice new 1959, well not so new, and the solenoid crapped out last week. sucks, I use that to load the saw mill. Speaking of sawmills, that LT 40 sure looks sweet, good to see young folks getting it done. Bless you both, take care.
The Jubilee is special because it’s my birthday tractor. Me and the Jubilee were born in the same year. I’ve owned three 8Ns and one 9N, but I never had the opportunity to buy a Jubilee. Always wanted to buy one and rebuild it from the ground up. At my age, opportunities are getting more rare. Enjoy it, it’s a great small farm tractor. Add a rake and a baler to your bush hog and you can make money selling the high grass as food for cattle. Add some alfalfa to your fields and you can sell it as hay for horses.
Man I bet that new mowed vegetation smells great ! When you're doing your maintenance on the tractor, you might want to grease up the universals on the PTO drive shaft.
We had a '53 Golden Jubilee and I loved that tractor. We used it for tree planting also so we changed the exhaust to come alongside the hood and straight up. . . . . should have come from the factory like that. The crappy part of mowing with it is the lack of live PTO.
lift on the corner swing out & pick up the cut on the next it's a bit like the T20 I once had , great little tractor They have a tow fur-plough for them to the grown needs turning.
You took me down memory lane----I learned to 'drive' on an old Ford tractor on the ranch and the one you have could have been her sister! Thanks for the memory!
Also, I do find these type of videos relaxing. The before and after of the work done is nice. My back often hurts after hours on my old Farmall 140 but I still like it. Speaking of crops and pumpkins, I have a nice pumpkin vine with blooms from discarded seeds from where I carved out one last Halloween and hoping I might have a pumpkin from it this year. I did have a perfect pumpkin from carved out seeds many years ago. Gotta change the oil and filter in my Farmall for this season soon.
53 golden jubilee is a great tractor . we used ours for over 40 years . they have a live PTO . which means that the PTO keeps turning even with the clutch is depressed
I LOVE that we're in an age where women are absolutely "KILLING" it! And Brittany, you do it with a smile on your face, and that's what it's all about!!! Well done, y'all!!
We had a Jubilee that we used primarily as a loader tractor until about 1970. I was the unlucky one as a teenager who had to use that thing more than anyone else on the farm. Always seemed about 10 hp less when you were in the field than it was in the promotional literature lol. Hated that thing mostly because it was just too small for our needs. Our BIG tractors in those days were an 830 and a 930 Case, so we still needed that Ford to do actual work, not just puttering around. The lack of traction and power plus having to use pto adapters for everything and no proper drawbar made it difficult to like. It was a great day when the truck arrived in our yard with a brand new IH 574 loader tractor so I could finally roll that Jubilee out behind the barn and forget it existed! YMMV. Fun to watch the thing working in your yard though. Just happy I don't have to rely on it. ;-)
Ford tractors do have a neutral safety switch that will not allow you to start the tractor unless you put the tractor in neutral. It will be a push button switch in front of the gear shift that has a mechanical device that will not allow you to push it all the way if the tractor's in gear. Unfortunately most of these were bypass by owners with a switch on a dash.
Yes, great safety feature and ours was NOT bypassed. It's a good thing because 12 year old me was standing in front of the rear tire, tractor in gear and my not so bright self pushing on the starter button wondering why it wouldn't crank... not my brightest moment.
Thanks for video. I was told jubile too fast for tiller. Dangerous to bushhog non limited PTO push you threw after clutch in. Looks like it does good. . I'm glade just bought one again thanks
Those u joints are doing a fair amount of wobbling. You might want to check them out, and make sure they are in good shape. You definitely don’t want it flying apart.
13.2 volts is what a 12 volt battery should read! 2.2 volts per cell! good job, great video, i loved my Jube too! Great machine still going strong in another field to date!
I spent many days on a 53 Jubelee and a 58 841 Powermaster. These were very tough old tractors. No trouble at all if you get rid of the 6 volt and go to a 12 volt system. We put 6500 hours on the Jubelee and over 8000 hrs on the 841 before trading them off without any major issues at all.
I learned to drive a jubilee and later pulled a 3 blade shredder and spent many hours on my Saturdays twice a month all summer 30 acres and swampy in low corner .. A 6' rhino grader blade is as large as you want to go .
Yeah, I remember this about 60 years ago on a 801 Ford bush hogging cotton stalks after picking the cotton with a one row cotton picker mounted on a 420 John Deere running in reverse, slow but still faster than picking by hand!!!
The jubilee also known as the NAA doesn't have a two-stage clutch and it needs to have the overrunning clutch on the PTO shaft or else the mower will push the tractor when you try to stop unless you do some fancy clutching. It also did not have low gears unless it had a Sherman transmission installed into the bellhousing. That transmission turned the standard 4 X 1 into a 12 X 3 transmission.
I love mowing, rototilling, and baling hay with vintage tractors. I just wish they had a two-stage clutch. When Bailey hay with an old tractor I had to keep double clutching every time I started out or else it would kill the engine.
For trimming around those objects where you have to get up close try a weed wacker with a brush blade. You may have the control you need to get close up without risking running over anything with your tractor. Or you can just use an old push lawnmower.
My Dad used to sell these tractor brand new. They just keep going and going. I help farm with a couple of them a 4 cyl and a 6 cyl. Thanks for showing this. Gave me a real good feeling. thanks.
I can’t remember whether or not the Ford Jubilee had a continuous power takeoff. If not you should run an o retire extension on the pto to keep the centripetal force stored up in the rotating. Push bog blade from shoving the tractor forward when you push in the clutch when you try to stop. I had a 52 JD A and a 49 G that had to have the override pto extension for safely running my bushhog.
Adcice if you ever run uneven ground, your top link ahould be flexible. "They" make chain types. That way the rear of the mower can kick up on larger bumps. Saves long term wear and tear.
I have a finish mower on the back of my Jubilee. I don’t get it done as fast as a zero turn could, but, I’m doing it at a fraction of the price. Get that overrun clutch!
You should get an old two row culivator that fits your fordson tractor, and when you plant your garden plant it so you can culivate your crop with the tractor and really be easy.
@@JimHerman-o3q Foolish to step on the back of a live moving brush hog with an open PTO shaft. One wrong bump, one gopher hole you didn't see, and you're wrapped before you know it. Lots of farmers died doing normal, not stupid things... no need to invite trouble.
@@atlucas1 I didnt say anything about the bush hog..... I stated about wearing a ring around the farm.... equipment. At 9:14 in this video......attempting to attach the PTO. He has the PTO in hand.....with the ring on his finger. Keep in mind.........that button thats pressed in to attach the PTO is in his same hand. One slight turn and that button could catch his finger !! Finger.....and him could be gone !!!!
Battery post not fitting. If you have a piece of 1/2" copper you can cut a slot in one side about an inch long. Then cut a 1/2" off the pipe. Now you have an adjustable sleeve that will fit over that skinny battery terminal and the ground clamp will tighten down on that. Won't wiggle off like the clamp that bottomed out on you.
Enjoyed the video, have several ford tractors, be safe and keep your thumbs out of the steering wheel. If you hit a hidden object with the front wheel (with no power steering) it will hurt bad and can break your thumbs!
I usto drive one of those fixing fence on my pops farm. Our was grey and red and then grey and Ford blue. Still runs today. Super cool tractor. Brings back alot of memories.
Are you sure that it was not a Ford Ferguson or a Massey Ferguson? They look almost identical. When Henry Ford started putting the Ferguson 3-point hitch system on his tractors he called it the Ford Ferguson because he put the Harry Ferguson three point hitch system on it. That system is still used on nearly all tractors to this very day. Harry Ferguson went on to make his own tractors the little gray Fergie. At that time Henry Ford kept using his three-point hitch system without permission and got sued.
I had a friend that had the same tractor. He started it with a screwdriver, back tire got him pinned after turning plow hung on a root. They said it wasn’t something that you wanted to see. You can’t be too careful around machines. Stay safe.
Looks like you need an overrunning clutch when using that bushog. The Jubilee doesn't have the larger PTO? I thought they changed that after the 8n? You can get an overrunning clutch that goes from the small PTO to the larger one so you can do away with the adapter. Oh btw, battery terminals are different sizes. Usually the negative is smaller. The safety on the Fords should be the starter button on the transmission. They were originally made to only be able to push down when the trans is in neutral. I enjoy bushogging also. I use a '52 8n for my 5 acres of grass. 👍👍👍
That negative cable I’m thinking is for a positive ground. A lot of old tractors and vehicles had positive grounds. I believe your was originally 6 volt positive ground. If someone could chime in that’s knows for sure . I see your battery is a 12v so I’m guessing it was switched over.
Hell were done by the end of October here. Cooler summers here though so you pick one or the other. It is easier to put on a coat than a AC unit so I'll take the colder winter every time.
I grew up driving a 1950 Ford 8N in Beeville, TX. A couple of precautions:
1. Never step off the back end of that tractor while the PTO is turning. My neighbor did just that while wearing blue jeans. Her jeans got caught in the PTO and crippled her for the rest of her life.
2. Never pull a car out of a ditch from the rear of the tractor - pull it from the front. Many people died when the tractor flipped over backwards and the steering wheel crushed them.
I loved that old Ford 8N. I had it completed restored in the 1982 and it is still running today.
Have fun, stay safe and keep up the great work.
At 82 my 51 ford is still going strong. Love that little old tractor. Thanks and stay safe.
Hmmm, my 49 Farmall C is only 75 years old🤔
65 years ago, I bush-hogged with an 8N Ford. What I remember most, was the power takeoff was live, You could clutch it and the mower would keep pushing the tractor!
After the mower pushed me through a bob wire fence at the end of the field, i learned to kick it out of gear and then try to brake. Memories!
Using a PTO "Overrunning coupler" (less than $50) will eliminate the dangerous mower pushing the tractor issue.
The jubilee didn’t push you anywhere the 8 n you are correct nice to see a lady using a tractor
That is the opposite of what a "live" pto is.
@@markgerdes6440 a lot of people confuse live and independent also
They have adapters to prevent this now Tractor supply has them.
OH and your universal joint at the PTO connection is pretty well shot, get a new universal in there before that comes completely apart. Put some oil on the push button lock for the PTO and some grease on all the moving parts, slip shaft and universal joint.
My grandaddy had that same tractor. He was proud of that tractor.. went from horses to that Ford.
Mine did too...1st thing he bought after getting rid of the horse...My dad rebuilt it, it went to my uncle in Manheim, Pa...and was later sold in the 1980's...still running somewhere.
My uncle had John Deere (3 of them) - the 1st one still had a belt drive wheel on the side! Now THOSE were dangerous...live belts? 😂
Those old Ford's were good, and there was an adapter kit made to put a flathead V8 in it!
Those old Ford tractors will live forever. I had one and they are great for light work.
So nice to see this young couple working together as a team.
During the summer of 1966 I worked on my college's grounds crew. We had many acres of grass and an old beat-up worn-out Ford tractor + bush hog for the task. The seat was partially rusted out, so we used a feather pillow from one of the dorms to keep the tractor's seat from digging into the driver. I was the only farm boy on the crew, so the boss always put me on the tractor. One afternoon while mowing a rough section at fairly high speed, I hit a bump and bounced up off the seat. The pillow was right behind me. I landed on the seat but the pillow hit the ground...and I bush-hogged it! It looked like a white-out blizzard in July!
Lol. I hit a giant hornes nest. Looked back and saw a thousand angry bugs.
We had a 49 Ford tractor back in the mid 50s. I said "had" becaue my older sister filled the gas tank up and forgot to put the gas cap back on. When she started it up, it caught fire. I am 71 now, and I can still remember my sister jumping off the seat, grabbing the pillow she was sitting on and beating the fire out. My dad bought a brand new Masey Ferguson diesel tractor after that little episode.
Always good to see old machinery still working.
That's a great old tractor. Simple, strong and reliable. Good stuff.
I don't remember but on one of my fords I had to use an override clutch on the PTO. If you didn't have it the brush hog if still moving would push the tractor even with the clutch in I. Love brush hog work. Enjoy.
Nothing more relaxing and enjoyable than bushhogging. You can see what you have done_good work!
You have to have an overrun clutch, or the cutter will push the tractor. great video!!! Great tractor, I worked at a Ford and Forn New Holland dealer for 20 years.
That’s awesome! Bet you have seen many tractors!
What do you think about current New Hollands? Are they good like Fords? I need a tractor. Will they pull older bushhogs?
If I went to buy a new tractor I'd buy the Kubota, they are tough, keep in mind people can destroy any brand, before Fiat bought Ford New Holland Kubota was going to be the owner, Deeres gotten sideways, I hope this helps and good luck!
Hey Tyler and Brittany, you guys are doing a great job... always enjoy your videos. Tyler I've done very similar things as you do for over 50yrs. I have a nice little "Z" scar from a twistaflex watch band (45yrs ago) on my left wrist from an alternator positive to something... and a permanent ring scar (25yrs ago) when my wedding band caught on a ladder bracket after I finished strapping to my truck rack, jumped down and if it hadn't been for my tip toes touching the ground, I fear my finger would be gone. The ring went right to the bone and is now shape like a pear. The ring now hangs on a nail. Jewelry and working men don't go together! It only takes a split second when these accidents happen. My thoughts.
She's having way to much fun on that tractor!!
Flower is a Black Eyed Susan, often called Black Eyed Suzie.
When I was a young lad, I work for farmer a lot and drove a lot Jubiee Ford Tractor, and i really like them, good work tractor, nice ride and drove nice, got a lot work done.
I grew up on a jubilee! Love that tractor! I really do miss that little tractor! It was like an old friend.
I still use my dad's 1959 red belly Ford on my small hobby farm. It runs as well now as it did when my dad first bought it.
I mow my 3 acres and do a garden with a Jubilee and a finish mower and impliments.
Keeps goin. 😊 Enjoyed the video.
That's MY tractor that you have. I mowed with mine for over 20 years. I had a "trim" mower with three blades and it worked great! The hardest part was turning around all the time.
I think these tractors are awesome. I had a 52 8N. These things are beasts and certainly take you back in time.
Doing anything with a tractor and gardening both are relaxing 👌🏻
I used to use a cicle mower for that, they cut phenomenally good, the only thing I'd add is a frame topper to keep you from burnt too much all great👍👍👍
I was an aircraft electrician in the Air Force for 8 years. They were super strict that no one without exception could wear any king of metal jewelry including wedding rings. They had some occasions were the electrician who forgot to remove his wedding ring got fried so badly that his heart exploded! Gold is a very good conductor of electricity! Safe is better than dead!
Wearing any kind of metal and being a mechanic is not a good idea I stopped when I was in my 20s my wedding ring got hot and that's the last I wore it
I believe the yellow flowers you have are brown eyed Susies. Your tractor is beautiful and it is nice to witness you using it. The older tractors are great because we can do most maintenance ourselves. I work with a 1978 John Deere. A beauty as well. Have a nice day!
I worked on a dairy farm back in 1966 when I was 14 years old and drove a Ford tractor just like that. I used to haul silage out to the cows with it. I had a full trailer of silage and accidentally let the clutch out too fast and popped a wheelie. Lesson learned.
If I remember right that looks like a black eyed Suzie Love your tractor it always starts so easy absolutely perfect great job Britt
Thanks for watching along!
Love that tractor which is about as old as I am. Don't you wish they made things to last like that today. It looks like it would be fun to work on. This is a very nice video. Thank you.
I agree with you! Thanks for watching!
Bub, you have a “prize” in Ms Britt!! She is such a talented lady!!
Ive had mine 61 years August 11th (1963)!
Was home on leave from USMC.
Enjoy your life together forever!!!
I love my Zero turn mower. I mow about 2.5 acres and it is so easy and relaxing. I also like bushhogging with my Case tractors. Have a '55 VAC and a '58 400B as well as 4 other old Case's that are pretty much retired. Kind of always wanted a Jubilee, just never found a deal that I couldn't pass up.
Back in the sixties my Dad had four Jubilee’s ,each hooked up to different appliances to do custom plowing (Garden) tilling, hay cutting etc. so that when he came home from his day job he could just jump on his tractors and go. Or myself on one of the others. Before that he more or less got me started on two Massy Harris “ Pony “ tractors. Which I preferred because the mowing machine was underneath the engine which kept your neck looking forward all the time rather than trying to watch what was behind on the Ford. Don’t get me wrong, still love the old Fords. Loved the overdrive in them also from getting to job to job.
Nice video. I have a 1974 Farmall 140 and a 5 foot Woods Dixie Cutter M5 mower behind it on a fast hitch and use it to mow many acres during the season. Recently, had to replace one of the rear tires for the first time and cost around $400 but a shop came and did it.
Love those old Ford tractor
i like your tractor. I have a nice 52 8n . When I was little my dad taught me to drive on one.
That's awesome! We love it!
Your tractor is the same year as me. I hope I still have as much life in me as that old tractor has in it. Back in the 70s I ran a 8N, and a 52 Massey Harris, they did their share of work, mostly fencing work, holes & posts. These days all I have is an off grid homestead, 70 acres, and a John Deer track loader. A nice new 1959, well not so new, and the solenoid crapped out last week. sucks, I use that to load the saw mill. Speaking of sawmills, that LT 40 sure looks sweet, good to see young folks getting it done. Bless you both, take care.
The Jubilee is special because it’s my birthday tractor. Me and the Jubilee were born in the same year. I’ve owned three 8Ns and one 9N, but I never had the opportunity to buy a Jubilee. Always wanted to buy one and rebuild it from the ground up. At my age, opportunities are getting more rare. Enjoy it, it’s a great small farm tractor. Add a rake and a baler to your bush hog and you can make money selling the high grass as food for cattle. Add some alfalfa to your fields and you can sell it as hay for horses.
Man I bet that new mowed vegetation smells great ! When you're doing your maintenance on the tractor, you might want to grease up the universals on the PTO drive shaft.
Whoa! Bruttny, short pants are a no no for bush hogging. Bees, rocks/gravel and stems xan cut you bad. Be careful. Enjoy your content.
We had a '53 Golden Jubilee and I loved that tractor. We used it for tree planting also so we changed the exhaust to come alongside the hood and straight up. . . . . should have come from the factory like that. The crappy part of mowing with it is the lack of live PTO.
lift on the corner swing out & pick up the cut on the next it's a bit like the T20 I once had , great little tractor They have a tow fur-plough for them to the grown needs turning.
You took me down memory lane----I learned to 'drive' on an old Ford tractor on the ranch and the one you have could have been her sister! Thanks for the memory!
Also, I do find these type of videos relaxing. The before and after of the work done is nice. My back often hurts after hours on my old Farmall 140 but I still like it. Speaking of crops and pumpkins, I have a nice pumpkin vine with blooms from discarded seeds from where I carved out one last Halloween and hoping I might have a pumpkin from it this year. I did have a perfect pumpkin from carved out seeds many years ago. Gotta change the oil and filter in my Farmall for this season soon.
Our son has a 1955 Case with the tricycle front wheels, remember playing with those as toys in the 70s ! 😁👍
Nice old Ford! We use a 1958 Powermaster, 1951 8N and a 52 Jubilee on our little ranch. Never lets us down.
53 golden jubilee is a great tractor . we used ours for over 40 years . they have a live PTO . which means that the PTO keeps turning even with the clutch is depressed
I LOVE that we're in an age where women are absolutely "KILLING" it! And Brittany, you do it with a smile on your face, and that's what it's all about!!! Well done, y'all!!
We had a Jubilee that we used primarily as a loader tractor until about 1970. I was the unlucky one as a teenager who had to use that thing more than anyone else on the farm. Always seemed about 10 hp less when you were in the field than it was in the promotional literature lol. Hated that thing mostly because it was just too small for our needs. Our BIG tractors in those days were an 830 and a 930 Case, so we still needed that Ford to do actual work, not just puttering around. The lack of traction and power plus having to use pto adapters for everything and no proper drawbar made it difficult to like. It was a great day when the truck arrived in our yard with a brand new IH 574 loader tractor so I could finally roll that Jubilee out behind the barn and forget it existed! YMMV. Fun to watch the thing working in your yard though. Just happy I don't have to rely on it. ;-)
Ford tractors do have a neutral safety switch that will not allow you to start the tractor unless you put the tractor in neutral. It will be a push button switch in front of the gear shift that has a mechanical device that will not allow you to push it all the way if the tractor's in gear. Unfortunately most of these were bypass by owners with a switch on a dash.
Yes, great safety feature and ours was NOT bypassed. It's a good thing because 12 year old me was standing in front of the rear tire, tractor in gear and my not so bright self pushing on the starter button wondering why it wouldn't crank... not my brightest moment.
Thanks for video. I was told jubile too fast for tiller. Dangerous to bushhog non limited PTO push you threw after clutch in. Looks like it does good. . I'm glade just bought one again thanks
Those u joints are doing a fair amount of wobbling. You might want to check them out, and make sure they are in good shape. You definitely don’t want it flying apart.
You can turn a battery cable upside down if it won't grip the terminal or get battery shims, which is best to get a good solid full contact
13.2 volts is what a 12 volt battery should read! 2.2 volts per cell! good job, great video, i loved my Jube too! Great machine still going strong in another field to date!
I spent many days on a 53 Jubelee and a 58 841 Powermaster. These were very tough old tractors. No trouble at all if you get rid of the 6 volt and go to a 12 volt system. We put 6500 hours on the Jubelee and over 8000 hrs on the 841 before trading them off without any major issues at all.
I learned to drive a jubilee and later pulled a 3 blade shredder and spent many hours on my Saturdays twice a month all summer 30 acres and swampy in low corner .. A 6' rhino grader blade is as large as you want to go .
I love seein those old boys painted and new lookin - somethin about that just makes me feel good - ( used to restore and customise old harleys )
Yeah, I remember this about 60 years ago on a 801 Ford bush hogging cotton stalks after picking the cotton with a one row cotton picker mounted on a 420 John Deere running in reverse, slow but still faster than picking by hand!!!
The jubilee also known as the NAA doesn't have a two-stage clutch and it needs to have the overrunning clutch on the PTO shaft or else the mower will push the tractor when you try to stop unless you do some fancy clutching.
It also did not have low gears unless it had a Sherman transmission installed into the bellhousing.
That transmission turned the standard 4 X 1 into a 12 X 3 transmission.
I love mowing, rototilling, and baling hay with vintage tractors.
I just wish they had a two-stage clutch.
When Bailey hay with an old tractor I had to keep double clutching every time I started out or else it would kill the engine.
Great job with that old Ford. We brush hog with our 8N and 641 Workmaster.
The Ford looks awesome. It'd make a good video doing power wash and painting it to freshen up a bit.
What an awesome tractor. I would never get to see anything like this without these videos. Thanks for sharing. San Antonio, Texas.
Enjoy everything y’all do!!!! Thanks for the videos!!!!!!
Dad and our neighbors used Jubilees for years. Great little tractor!
For trimming around those objects where you have to get up close try a weed wacker with a brush blade. You may have the control you need to get close up without risking running over anything with your tractor. Or you can just use an old push lawnmower.
My Dad used to sell these tractor brand new. They just keep going and going. I help farm with a couple of them a 4 cyl and a 6 cyl. Thanks for showing this. Gave me a real good feeling. thanks.
Great videos and photos. I especially like the rainbow. Thanks for visiting South Dakota. Bob
That's cool, you drive it like a Zamboni. It's wild how you just drive right over everything.
Thank you 🙏 battery fitting maybe 🤔 upside down and what a dream place ❤love hard work enjoy it 👍👋☮️
I can’t remember whether or not the Ford Jubilee had a continuous power takeoff. If not you should run an o retire extension on the pto to keep the centripetal force stored up in the rotating. Push bog blade from shoving the tractor forward when you push in the clutch when you try to stop. I had a 52 JD A and a 49 G that had to have the override pto extension for safely running my bushhog.
Adcice if you ever run uneven ground, your top link ahould be flexible. "They" make chain types. That way the rear of the mower can kick up on larger bumps. Saves long term wear and tear.
I have a finish mower on the back of my Jubilee. I don’t get it done as fast as a zero turn could, but, I’m doing it at a fraction of the price.
Get that overrun clutch!
You should get an old two row culivator that fits your fordson tractor, and when you plant your garden plant it so you can culivate your crop with the tractor and really be easy.
Grandad had an old 8n that I spent many summer day on cutting hay, raking, bailing, hoggin' and even some plowing. Loved that ol thing.... 😊
I'd recommend an overrunning clutch and shields on your PTO shaft.
Agreed........so he dont get entangled in that PTO with his ring on his finger !!! Plain foolish to wear a ring on the farm !
@@JimHerman-o3q Foolish to step on the back of a live moving brush hog with an open PTO shaft. One wrong bump, one gopher hole you didn't see, and you're wrapped before you know it. Lots of farmers died doing normal, not stupid things... no need to invite trouble.
@@atlucas1 I didnt say anything about the bush hog..... I stated about wearing a ring around the farm.... equipment. At 9:14 in this video......attempting to attach the PTO. He has the PTO in hand.....with the ring on his finger. Keep in mind.........that button thats pressed in to attach the PTO is in his same hand. One slight turn and that button could catch his finger !! Finger.....and him could be gone !!!!
Absolutely need that
Yes it is. I love some fresh cut grass not much hassle. Very easy, rewarding whenever you look back. I did that
Battery post not fitting. If you have a piece of 1/2" copper you can cut a slot in one side about an inch long. Then cut a 1/2" off the pipe. Now you have an adjustable sleeve that will fit over that skinny battery terminal and the ground clamp will tighten down on that. Won't wiggle off like the clamp that bottomed out on you.
Yep brush hogging or mowing is very therapeutic and plowing as well. Thanks for sharing
There is a special grease for these connectors that reduces corrosion and makes them last longer with less resistance.
Enjoyed the video, have several ford tractors, be safe and keep your thumbs out of the steering wheel. If you hit a hidden object with the front wheel (with no power steering) it will hurt bad and can break your thumbs!
You guys seem nice. I hope you guys have A Nice Farm Life Together.
best damn tractor ever made in my opinion! I have a 1950 case vac restored i love to ride around on it and bushhog it a blast!
I love this tractor! I searched for one directly after this video. I'm looking for a '48 or '49 Allis Chalmers WD Power Crater.
Those Tractors help build this country.
Good equipment. Tractor seems 2 be a Dexta. We use Old Ferguson to work the canefields... I suppose it has crash gearbox.. I mean the Ford..
I usto drive one of those fixing fence on my pops farm. Our was grey and red and then grey and Ford blue. Still runs today. Super cool tractor. Brings back alot of memories.
Are you sure that it was not a Ford Ferguson or a Massey Ferguson? They look almost identical.
When Henry Ford started putting the Ferguson 3-point hitch system on his tractors he called it the Ford Ferguson because he put the Harry Ferguson three point hitch system on it. That system is still used on nearly all tractors to this very day.
Harry Ferguson went on to make his own tractors the little gray Fergie.
At that time Henry Ford kept using his three-point hitch system without permission and got sued.
You might want to lift the front of the cutter a bit, brush hogs generally cut better when the rear is a little lower than the front.
Old tractors are the best. Rachel and her dad Dan Gingell have a business and YT channel related to old tractors and their maintenance.
I feel the same way as you do on the ring. You wear the ring your wife gives you. Great video yall.
We love to Mow and Hog too Britt!! Tyler, that thumbnail belongs on a CALENDAR!!
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I like your Jubilee tractor because I have one too. Yes, mowing fields is relaxing.
I had a friend that had the same tractor. He started it with a screwdriver, back tire got him pinned after turning plow hung on a root. They said it wasn’t something that you wanted to see. You can’t be too careful around machines. Stay safe.
Looks like you need an overrunning clutch when using that bushog. The Jubilee doesn't have the larger PTO? I thought they changed that after the 8n? You can get an overrunning clutch that goes from the small PTO to the larger one so you can do away with the adapter. Oh btw, battery terminals are different sizes. Usually the negative is smaller. The safety on the Fords should be the starter button on the transmission. They were originally made to only be able to push down when the trans is in neutral. I enjoy bushogging also. I use a '52 8n for my 5 acres of grass. 👍👍👍
That is a positive battery connection with a black cable the negative post is always smaller than the positive post
Looks like you are putting on two positive cables on your battery. That is why the one on the negative post will not tighten properly.
Cool old tractor. Nice video. Thanks.
That negative cable I’m thinking is for a positive ground. A lot of old tractors and vehicles had positive grounds. I believe your was originally 6 volt positive ground. If someone could chime in that’s knows for sure . I see your battery is a 12v so I’m guessing it was switched over.
Always remember positive on first, negative off first. You never want to attach or remove the positive terminal when the negative is attached.
That depends on whether or not it's a positve ground vs. negative ground, no?
Hell were done by the end of October here. Cooler summers here though so you pick one or the other. It is easier to put on a coat than a AC unit so I'll take the colder winter every time.