I have made videos and taught full time [ now part time online] Since the 1982. I understand the large amount of time and effort it takes to explain the inner workings of equipment, with a camera pointing at you, editing, redoing, uploading. I am sure it is easier to keep the camera in its case, than bring out. Great you make the effort and I enjoy watching and learning from your skill set.
The only reason I'd unsubscribe to a channel is that the content gets samey and predictable or the person gets big headed, yours is quite laid back, easy watching and interesting.
Keep the videos coming, love the info on thr old masseys. Can't get enough, especially from a mind like yours. Keep up the good work and get the 175 back on the road 👍
My Dad had an Elora set just like that; gave it to me when he stopped working. I still have it and I'm now retired! It is obviously of good quality to last all these years.
Thanks for all the info. Did you ever finish the video series for the MF135 or the Hydrqaulic Horrors 100 series Hydraulics? I would like to see the final put together and adjustment of the Draft and Position Linkage. I am taking my 1973 MF135 apart since I can't find a good mechanic to do it. I have an independent PTO and the clutch pack is engaging suddenly, not slowly. Also, my hydraulic lift is not controllable. I have a manual, but your videos take the fear out of doing it. Thanks again.
The final part is on the way. I have a lift cover from the 175 on the bench and I'll go through it all hopefully in the next week or two. Thanks for watching.
Good explanation about tools needed. Far too many younger people get roped into buying far more than they need. I am guilty of that myself. A lot in my boxes I have never needed. I don't have a clue why people don't subscribe because it costs nothing. I sometimes can't get through a full video at once so I pause & get back to it. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for your support. I have no problem with Snap-On tools themselves, they are a good quality professional tool and I have at least my fair share, what I don't like is the way they draw in young people and keep them locked in for life with extended credit. I also don't like the way people who have them often try to make out that if you don't have the right brand of tool, you can't be a good mechanic. It's about state of mind and attitude, not what tools you have. Thanks for watching.
Haven't got a clue why people flit in and out of your videos they are always good and you always learn something. I assume that the tool bag was preprepared as I would never find all the ring spanners together and the tool I want is always at the bottom. Also enjoy a vintage Thursday with Cow Framer Dan, nice to see the spanner work and also good to see some of his vintage kit earning its keep.
You're a bit "niche" Fud Weasel but I'm a fan because I really like Masseys. I've driven very few, first farm I was on had a 188 and the second (for 9 years) had a 178. It was a bit light for what I often used it for on heavy ish Cambridgeshire ground, could have done with that 188 and the first tractor I ever drove was a 35x. I'm fascinated by how they worked, I did go to college and gained a Craftsman's certificate in agriculture but the wasn't much agricultural engineering involved. I left the land in 86 and went into construction driving plant but mostly trucks, now as I approach retirement I drive domestic bin lorries in Cambs. I'd love a 35x but have nowhere to keep it, play with it or time to fiddle with it. Regards Paul.
My tool box in the late 60s was built up with Gedore while others spent their next months wages on Britool, it was nice too hear somebody say you haven’t got to spend thousands. It was also nice to see a drift in the bag I always had a stepped brass one for kingpin bushes.
I enjoy your content Clarence its very informative and interesting my colour is blue but I enjoy your Massey stuff. I agree with you about the tools, I buy cheap and cheerful as I just tinker with my tractors in my spare time.... Good vid 👍
Thank you for watching. I'm sure that if you buy a Red one, you will start to feel much better 😉 Thanks for your continued support, and thanks for watching.
Unfortunately the people who were here at the end to hear your question about unsubscribing in the first 30 seconds are those of us who don’t indulge in such disrespectful behaviour! This was an interesting video, I must admit I was surprised how few tools you need to do such major overhauls on an old Massey - but I guess what really matters is the skills and knowledge of the spanner-wielder and not how fancy his tools are!
Well the idea was to encourage people who might be put off by believing that they have to have cabinets full of shiny Snap-On before they can attempt to do a restoration. Thank you for your perseverance. It is appreciated.
I really appreciate the time you spend making the videos, I find them very informative, interesting and enjoyable As for the tools I have lots of draper and other cheaper stuff and I've not got too much trouble fixing things, and I'm really only a stockman, no proper spanner training but I do enjoy fixing things and of course I'm a bit of a MF obsessive
Thank you for your support, it's appreciated. Nothing wrong with being MF obsessed, it's the way forward 😉, although they have tested my loyalty a few times over the years.
Yes I did make it to the end, my son purchased a 168 multi power last year and your multi power videos have been very useful. Ballarat Australia seems to have lots of Ferguson's. The tools of choice here have been sidcromes, all guaranteed for life, my 55yo AF/metric set of sockets is still complete. Still subscribed.
The one thing that stands out in tools today are the socket sets. Years ago, when you bought a set it was always 12 point sockets, such as yours. I had a stubborn nut, I was trying to get off the other day, and needed a 12 point socket, (thin wall) and could not find one. Try to find a 12 point socket set now a days, like trying to buy a dinosaur as a pet. I am sure there are some available, somewhere, but try to find one.
Fortunately, most of the tools in my main chest are 40 or more years old, but I agree, fashion changes and some things are hard to find. Sometimes it pays to be old!
Interesting video especially the socket set thank you I'll will look out for a set in the next vintage rally, preferably complete , I wouldn't worry about subscribers disappearing it's part of TH-cams igraraietes as one of the other channels I watch which is "Western truck and tractor repairs" as Warren is having problems with the algorithm with TH-cam, you can be assured you have this pain and neck subscriber permanently !!! wether that's a good thing or a bad thing, that up to you, well Mr Fud-Weasel I don't know what crappy day comes my way so thank you for the video. Ps your one of my favourites when it comes to no nonsense skills or crappy music playing behind.
Thank you for your continued support 😊. Elora tools are underrated. Not the prettiest, but I rate them up there with the best. Pretty much indestructible!
I shall be on the lookout for that brand as alot seem to be made of cheese.the Chimpanzee I have to share with like his Brittools, he would go to bed with his lathe's if he had a chance along with bananas. 🙄
Thank you Mr Fud-Weasel, I'll try and bribe the professor's wife to have a look on her laptop, I don't do Facebook because I look like Hurman Munster. 🧟
I started spannering in 1974 and was told by an engineer who was teaching me to buy Elora combination spanners. I bought a set of AF and later on a set of metrics. Always felt they were more comfortable to use than Snap On or other makes. I think Elora quality dropped a bit later on, but still have most of the original ones I bought. Only thing missing from your socket set was the 2ft bit of pipe to go over the end of the T bar. Dont really understand why people unsubscribe from you, its certainly not me. Cant beat looking into the guts of an old Massey.
I agree about the Elora combinations, I have them Metric, AF and Whitworth. The only reason I don't use them much at the moment is the convenience of the ratcheting rings. Well thanks for watching, I'll try to keep it up.
Quality tools right there. I still think one of the best vids you've done was when you and Mucker were together in the USA 😂 I would love to see the pair of you do a road trip together for a week or so looking at museums and collections.
For some reason a while ago your videos stopped coming up. I don’t think I unsubscribed but being the owner of fat fingers and myopic vision I could have done. Good to see you again.
Always look forward to any Fud Weasel notification 🔔 definitely no unsubscribing going on here and will still be here to the bitter end and always give the thumbs up 👍. Let’s have more questions and answers sessions maybe they make interesting content we can all learn from. More good content here on subject of tools because you really don’t need a massive collection of designer Snap on stuff to crack on with a job Facom is indeed a personal favourite of mine especially when it comes to sockets highly rated well above Snapon as they are nothing like as brittle and don’t seem to give out when the going gets tough. Screwdrivers equally as good also and satin chrome finish with lots of lettering forged in makes them easier to keep hold of unlike Snapon which I can only describe as like handling wet fish oops dropped it again into the belly plates😮
I think everyone should buy the tools they can afford & justify for what they do. I bought my first set of snap-0n wrenches in 1979, & I still use them every day, as I do all the other tools I own from that company. The only tools I was ever disappointed with, were the ones that I bought that were poor quality & had to buy twice. 50 years as a mechanic justifies good tools & I would do it again. My set of tools will be enjoyed by another generation
I couldn't agree more. If I were starting again, I would like to compare the same items from each of the premium brands, then look at warranty, after sales and all that before making a decision, but unfortunately we don't really get the chance. I don't dislike Snap-On, I have plenty of my own, I just like quality tools in general and share your buy once mentality. Thanks for watching.
Have to say I really enjoy your videos mainly because I have a very keen interest in the older Massey Fergusons having a 35 ,135 and 165 on our small farm I also like alot of similar channels to yourself so please keep up the good work I appreciate it 👍
speed brace has only one really useful role which is starting bolts or nuts in or on damaged threads and bolts in misaligned holes and which it is the only tool that can
I would take ur analytics with a punch of salt mate. Good video with some great tool advice. I have a wide selection of makes. Really like the king Tony stuff but it's now john deere brand and priced accordingly 😅😅
There are plenty of good quality tool brands out there, there's no need to break the bank. Don't GearWrench make the John Deere stuff now? Thanks for watching.
@@hsagri69 King Tony are Taiwanese, so they combine Chinese manufacturing with Western quality control, I didn't know they made tools for Deere. The Deere branded tools I have used aren't bad at all.
Hello. Sir, great content as always... iv a small channel and iv noticed 2 that always unsub I Iv put it down to talking... I don't talk a lot so use captions on most vids so I reckon there's a lot from other countries don't understand when there's some chat on an interesting vid . Just my thought on it 😅 . Stay safe 🏴
You should consider yourself lucky 🤣 Actually, I have heard that this is part of TH-cam's traffic shaping algorithm, it might help to try turning notifications off and on again. Thanks for your support.
BSP and metric are not the same I'm afraid, I could be persuaded to do a complete video on threads quite easily, but Lord Muck would have me flogged if I did 🤣
@@ClarenceFudWeasel Flogging is outlawed in the UK, however indentured captivity is still practiced in the Essex Region. There is an official LM response.🇬🇧
Watched till the end ! :) I started out with probably £150 of draper mostly expert in 1995-6 when my father bought them for me when I was 16ish still have them and yes I have my Snap on tools too but I only tend to buy the daily use stuff that I can replace under warranty if it fails from them ! Keep up the good work you have many more subscribers than I do on my channel! TH-cam’s a funny old place!
TH-cam is definitely a funny old place. You're right there. I have my fair share of Snap-On too, but it's all from the 70s and 80s. They are good tools, no argument with that, what I don't like is the way they focus on making people buy stuff on extended credit these days to keep people locked in though. Thanks for watching and thanks for your support, it is appreciated.
@@ClarenceFudWeasel Definitely agree on the RA and EC accounts ! That just makes people think it’s easy to have all the tools and boxes without realising the true cost ! I’m lucky my Snap On man is not pushy at all and he knows it won’t work trying to up sell or such with us ! Unusual I know !
What about the Fergie spanner and a pocket full of change... Fergie spanner and an old imperial penny = 1"... Makes a fantasic hammer.... They're even sought after in Norway to compete in the grand old sport of seal clubbing.....
I unsubscribed 15 years ago. I only found your channel after watching a video on dead wombats and your video was recommended. Is the answer to your question 'prolapsed bowels' ?
Good video again gave me food for thought 🤔 my first socket set was a Draper an it cost £19 but more years ago than I care to remember 🙄 and I still have that set 👍 an over the years as you say if you needed a specific tool buy it an some of them have only been used a couple of times but I have them 👍 your channel is a bit of a niche channel which I would say might only be of interest to the MF owners but could be wrong 🤔 as I no longer have any MF but a different Red but still help others who do have MF 👍 I watch Squatch 253 an find it really interesting an I have never had a cat or an MM, keep up the good work 👍
Bob, something I've been meaning to ask but did you go to Scone last year ? There was a lovely 3080 🤩 with a well restored Massey Ferguson 260 plough behind it (abit over kill I thought) and a 575 there too, a good show I thought.👍
While I do have a soft spot for the red stuff, I just happens to have worked out this way. I also like SAME, Deutz, some Internationals, Allis, Oliver, MM and dare I say it, Ford. I hope all of these brands will make an appearance over the next few years. Thanks for watching.
I think that TH-cam is managed by Black Magic AI Pixies and any attempt at detailed analysis about how and why things happen will lead to madness in short order. The answer to the question of Life the Universe and Everything is a breeze in comparison!
Of course I made it that far. No worry of me unsubscribing. I agree, not necessary to spend a lot on tools, for all practical purposes mine are all rummage sale/ flea market brand. About your videos, it doesn’t matter what brand tractor you are working on, the principles of restoration are the same for all except if it’s a Ford (just kidding). You do your work in a straight forward down to earth manner and anyone from a novice to an expert can pick up pointers from you. I myself hope I can pass some knowledge on to others and at 68 I’ll definitely admit that I can pick up info or little tricks of the trade from people 50 years my junior. Not to ramble, just saying it like I see it. Don’t change a thing.👍
I suppose some guys can't hack it. That's why they unsubscribe. Never heard of Lord Muck till now. (For a while there I thought you were using the phrase as a euphemism for "the land", i.e. tillage farming. 😊) He's working on a Dexta now. Contrary things, Dextas. Glad I was reared on Fergusons.
Alarmingly I know you have but not sure he has...... and I shall be eating burgers, steaks, pie's while farting on the Cow's behalf while watching black smoke of diesel from tractor pulling.
This is no way ment as a criticism.but your videos start of a bit slow and that can be off putting to new viewers. The content is fantastic and the script is really informative.
No offense taken, I think that's probably because I don't really prepare anything, just make it up as I go along. Not really sure what the videos are going to be about until they're finished. Perhaps I should prepare a bit in future Thanks for watching.
It’s surprising how little you need to work on equipment whiteout thousands or pounds in a kit. Still have a Halfords advance set which is on its 3rd landy and been through 2 mogs and onto the trac. Wouldn’t worry about the yt number, mine jump around all over the place but then it’s a lot worse channel than yours 🤦♂.
So you must have a Whitworth set then as well for the LR gearboxes. I gave up on LR years ago, too much rust and as for the steering relay shaft hidden between the frame and the welded on battery box 🤦 I don't worry too much about TH-cam stats, I would rather have a few good followers than the pea-brained rabble that makes up a big part of the internet 😁
I was having a problem with my microphone, more so than useful. My phone sometimes refuses to talk to it. I'll try to find a solution. Thanks for persevering.
Suspect the subscribing issues are more about chicanery that an actual anomaly. There may be an explanation as follows. If someone is sub'd to too many channels, they may not receive timely notifications for new content across the spectrum.. An alphabet example of indifference. So some might keep a list of interesting channels that do not post often or consistently, & simply check that list of occasionals - periodically. They sub when they find new content as a means of support but unsubscribe when they leave, again because alphabet is not reliable in presenting ALL of the sub'd channels when signing into YT. This is only a theory, plausibility is anyone's guess .🗽🇺🇸👌 I recently "cleaned up" my subs list, as it had grown & included channels no longer of interest. I find the channels of interest, populate more readily when signing into YT. W/ some housekeeping. Yours & Kimberly' s , very few others, on my sub~list, wherein new content is infrequent. That got a bit long winded. 💡 If I believed in conspiracies, it is alphabet incentive for more frequent content. Yours isn't controversial, but a fellow like Wes Pandy, suspect Google drops subs from his channel, *accidentally* because he does not drink the kool~aid. 🤔
I think that the workings of TH-cam are convoluted and nothing would surprise me about their traffic management. I have no doubt that they have an agenda and use social engineering to push it. But such is the world we live in. We can't fight it, we just have to live with it. Thanks for watching, your support is appreciated.
Good morning or afternoon Mr Fud-Weasel (depends on when you read this comment) sorry for a ridiculous question asked, do feel free to test any nuclear weapons on to me especially my brain is not what it once was, when you said you worked at a Ford dealership in Essex, do mean a tractor dealership since you a agricultural engineer? And believe it or not this Dunderhead idiot (me !!😬) Did not realise we do have an Elora socket set especially the ratchet were pushed in the head instead of filc the lever to change direction, unfortunately for it's my family member, (I was born in a hospital while he was born in the monkey enclosure in a zoo) love Elora weirdly I always thought they were Draper, another glasses I'm needing, he also loves Britool's and love's their torque wrench's his lathes, hope you enjoy Lisa TRACTOR GIRL Turner's latest video, very interesting lady especially when she answered my questions, do please excuse me I've been up all night because of that mad bonkers woman whom I work for is lambing and her husband has buggered off with his University trip overseas, (He really knows how to avoid punishment) and I see an ape coming this way, I better hide the bananas, have a good day sir.🙂
I worked for a while (a long time ago) for a Ford tractor and machinery dealer, now sadly long gone, in Sussex/Kent area. Elora was at one time imported by Draper, but were always an independent German brand. I have been chatting to Lisa Turner a bit over the last few days. I think her channel has a lot of potential, she's producing some really good material and deserves to see some decent growth.
I don't know if you agree with me on this idea Mr Fud-Weasel but would it be a good idea to mention her channel in your next video to help it grow perhaps? a channel can't grow without a bit of help. I accidentally came across it thirteen days ago and I was surprised by her talents. We need to try persuade her to buy one of 500 series's something better for her tractor road run's although I do admirer her for have driven a 3065 and she said she wished to have a 3095 at one time, a big plus, as for Cowfarmerdan he really needs to buy a 590.
You are extremely knowledgeable and relaxing to watch which is right up my alley. I too watch Johnathan W. He is amazing.
Jonathan W is living the dream. If I knew a quarter of what he knows, I'd consider myself an expert!
Thanks for watching.
you and lord muck are one to me both are intuitive
Thank you.
I have made videos and taught full time [ now part time online] Since the 1982. I understand the large amount of time and effort it takes to explain the inner workings of equipment, with a camera pointing at you, editing, redoing, uploading. I am sure it is easier to keep the camera in its case, than bring out. Great you make the effort and I enjoy watching and learning from your skill set.
Thank you for that. It's appreciated.
The only reason I'd unsubscribe to a channel is that the content gets samey and predictable or the person gets big headed, yours is quite laid back, easy watching and interesting.
Thank you, it's appreciated.
Great stuff Clarence, Thank You for clearing all that up for Us, and Thank You for the tool box update👌👍🙏🙂
As always, thanks for watching.
Keep the videos coming, love the info on thr old masseys. Can't get enough, especially from a mind like yours. Keep up the good work and get the 175 back on the road 👍
Thank you. It is appreciated.
My Dad had an Elora set just like that; gave it to me when he stopped working. I still have it and I'm now retired! It is obviously of good quality to last all these years.
They still make top quality tools, just hard to find in England unfortunately.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for all the info. Did you ever finish the video series for the MF135 or the Hydrqaulic Horrors 100 series Hydraulics? I would like to see the final put together and adjustment of the Draft and Position Linkage. I am taking my 1973 MF135 apart since I can't find a good mechanic to do it. I have an independent PTO and the clutch pack is engaging suddenly, not slowly. Also, my hydraulic lift is not controllable. I have a manual, but your videos take the fear out of doing it. Thanks again.
The final part is on the way. I have a lift cover from the 175 on the bench and I'll go through it all hopefully in the next week or two. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the mention Clarence 😀
My favourite spanners are a cheap set of Silverline imperial.
You are always welcome 🙂
Good explanation about tools needed. Far too many younger people get roped into buying far more than they need. I am guilty of that myself. A lot in my boxes I have never needed. I don't have a clue why people don't subscribe because it costs nothing. I sometimes can't get through a full video at once so I pause & get back to it. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for your support.
I have no problem with Snap-On tools themselves, they are a good quality professional tool and I have at least my fair share, what I don't like is the way they draw in young people and keep them locked in for life with extended credit. I also don't like the way people who have them often try to make out that if you don't have the right brand of tool, you can't be a good mechanic. It's about state of mind and attitude, not what tools you have.
Thanks for watching.
Haven't got a clue why people flit in and out of your videos they are always good and you always learn something. I assume that the tool bag was preprepared as I would never find all the ring spanners together and the tool I want is always at the bottom. Also enjoy a vintage Thursday with Cow Framer Dan, nice to see the spanner work and also good to see some of his vintage kit earning its keep.
I did clean and tidy first, you noticed 🤣
Dan is always a good watch. I was brought up with dairy, it's good to see.
Thanks for watching.
Our workshop is the exact same makes of tools with a few other additions, facom spanners are incredibly good,
They are. Nice feel in the hand, very tough and excellent warranty.
Thanks for watching.
Good video nice set of tools looking foward to seeing more done on the masseys 👍
I wanted to show people that to work on these old classics doesn't need a lot of expensive equipment, hopefully I did. Thanks for watching.
You're a bit "niche" Fud Weasel but I'm a fan because I really like Masseys. I've driven very few, first farm I was on had a 188 and the second (for 9 years) had a 178. It was a bit light for what I often used it for on heavy ish Cambridgeshire ground, could have done with that 188 and the first tractor I ever drove was a 35x. I'm fascinated by how they worked, I did go to college and gained a Craftsman's certificate in agriculture but the wasn't much agricultural engineering involved. I left the land in 86 and went into construction driving plant but mostly trucks, now as I approach retirement I drive domestic bin lorries in Cambs. I'd love a 35x but have nowhere to keep it, play with it or time to fiddle with it. Regards Paul.
I've been told that I have niche appeal before, mostly by my mother 🤣
Thanks for watching.
'Niche' - Latin for nonce.
@@LordMuck Thank you, Clinton Baptiste.
@Lord Muck how rude!
@@Rabchog you should have seen the unedited version...
My tool box in the late 60s was built up with Gedore while others spent their next months wages on Britool, it was nice too hear somebody say you haven’t got to spend thousands. It was also nice to see a drift in the bag I always had a stepped brass one for kingpin bushes.
I bet your Gedore stuff is still perfectly usable and you haven't broken any of it.
Thanks for watching.
Hi Mr Fud Weasel Nice video Thanks again
And thank you for watching.
I enjoy your content Clarence its very informative and interesting my colour is blue but I enjoy your Massey stuff. I agree with you about the tools, I buy cheap and cheerful as I just tinker with my tractors in my spare time.... Good vid 👍
Thank you for watching. I'm sure that if you buy a Red one, you will start to feel much better 😉
Thanks for your continued support, and thanks for watching.
Unfortunately the people who were here at the end to hear your question about unsubscribing in the first 30 seconds are those of us who don’t indulge in such disrespectful behaviour!
This was an interesting video, I must admit I was surprised how few tools you need to do such major overhauls on an old Massey - but I guess what really matters is the skills and knowledge of the spanner-wielder and not how fancy his tools are!
Well the idea was to encourage people who might be put off by believing that they have to have cabinets full of shiny Snap-On before they can attempt to do a restoration.
Thank you for your perseverance. It is appreciated.
I really appreciate the time you spend making the videos, I find them very informative, interesting and enjoyable
As for the tools I have lots of draper and other cheaper stuff and I've not got too much trouble fixing things, and I'm really only a stockman, no proper spanner training but I do enjoy fixing things and of course I'm a bit of a MF obsessive
Thank you for your support, it's appreciated. Nothing wrong with being MF obsessed, it's the way forward 😉, although they have tested my loyalty a few times over the years.
Quality basic tools get you a long way👍
Weidmüller do quite a nice wirestripper imho.
Keep up the Massey stuff👌
They really do. I believe buy right and buy once.
I'll look for those wire strippers, thanks.
Yes I did make it to the end, my son purchased a 168 multi power last year and your multi power videos have been very useful. Ballarat Australia seems to have lots of Ferguson's. The tools of choice here have been sidcromes, all guaranteed for life, my 55yo AF/metric set of sockets is still complete. Still subscribed.
Glad you are finding it useful. Have you seen Lance (Bundy Bear). He's excellent.
Thanks for watching.
Great video as always keep up the great work and videos
Thank you, it's appreciated.
The one thing that stands out in tools today are the socket sets.
Years ago, when you bought a set it was always 12 point sockets, such as yours. I had a stubborn nut, I was trying to get off the other day, and needed a 12 point socket, (thin wall) and could not find one. Try to find a 12 point socket set now a days, like trying to buy a dinosaur as a pet. I am sure there are some available, somewhere, but try to find one.
Fortunately, most of the tools in my main chest are 40 or more years old, but I agree, fashion changes and some things are hard to find.
Sometimes it pays to be old!
Interesting video especially the socket set thank you I'll will look out for a set in the next vintage rally, preferably complete , I wouldn't worry about subscribers disappearing it's part of TH-cams igraraietes as one of the other channels I watch which is "Western truck and tractor repairs" as Warren is having problems with the algorithm with TH-cam, you can be assured you have this pain and neck subscriber permanently !!! wether that's a good thing or a bad thing, that up to you, well Mr Fud-Weasel I don't know what crappy day comes my way so thank you for the video. Ps your one of my favourites when it comes to no nonsense skills or crappy music playing behind.
Thank you for your continued support 😊.
Elora tools are underrated. Not the prettiest, but I rate them up there with the best. Pretty much indestructible!
I shall be on the lookout for that brand as alot seem to be made of cheese.the Chimpanzee I have to share with like his Brittools, he would go to bed with his lathe's if he had a chance along with bananas. 🙄
@@calumanderson5617 Usually a good choice on ebay and Facebook Marketplace. The spanners are excellent too.
Thank you Mr Fud-Weasel, I'll try and bribe the professor's wife to have a look on her laptop, I don't do Facebook because I look like Hurman Munster. 🧟
I started spannering in 1974 and was told by an engineer who was teaching me to buy Elora combination spanners. I bought a set of AF and later on a set of metrics. Always felt they were more comfortable to use than Snap On or other makes. I think Elora quality dropped a bit later on, but still have most of the original ones I bought. Only thing missing from your socket set was the 2ft bit of pipe to go over the end of the T bar.
Dont really understand why people unsubscribe from you, its certainly not me. Cant beat looking into the guts of an old Massey.
I agree about the Elora combinations, I have them Metric, AF and Whitworth. The only reason I don't use them much at the moment is the convenience of the ratcheting rings.
Well thanks for watching, I'll try to keep it up.
Quality tools right there.
I still think one of the best vids you've done was when you and Mucker were together in the USA 😂 I would love to see the pair of you do a road trip together for a week or so looking at museums and collections.
Well there's a thing. We have been discussing just such a trip.
Watch this space.
Surely the few tools you need are part of the beauty of working on the old stuff that were into?
Another interesting video btw.
I agree with you. Any of the 236 family of Perkins engines have only four bolt sizes for all but crank-out stuff.
Thanks for watching.
Enjoyed the video as always. Thanks. 👍
Well thank you for watching
For some reason a while ago your videos stopped coming up. I don’t think I unsubscribed but being the owner of fat fingers and myopic vision I could have done. Good to see you again.
Thank you for your continued support. I know what being myopic with fat fingers can lead to 🤣
I always in joy your videos they are very informative and your humour keep it going 👍
Thank you. It is appreciated.
Always look forward to any Fud Weasel notification 🔔 definitely no unsubscribing going on here and will still be here to the bitter end and always give the thumbs up 👍. Let’s have more questions and answers sessions maybe they make interesting content we can all learn from. More good content here on subject of tools because you really don’t need a massive collection of designer Snap on stuff to crack on with a job Facom is indeed a personal favourite of mine especially when it comes to sockets highly rated well above Snapon as they are nothing like as brittle and don’t seem to give out when the going gets tough. Screwdrivers equally as good also and satin chrome finish with lots of lettering forged in makes them easier to keep hold of unlike Snapon which I can only describe as like handling wet fish oops dropped it again into the belly plates😮
Interesting, you like Facom for the same reasons that I do. Same with Elora spanners, lovely to work with.
Thanks for your input.
I think everyone should buy the tools they can afford & justify for what they do. I bought my first set of snap-0n wrenches in 1979, & I still use them every day, as I do all the other tools I own from that company. The only tools I was ever disappointed with, were the ones that I bought that were poor quality & had to buy twice. 50 years as a mechanic justifies good tools & I would do it again. My set of tools will be enjoyed by another generation
I couldn't agree more. If I were starting again, I would like to compare the same items from each of the premium brands, then look at warranty, after sales and all that before making a decision, but unfortunately we don't really get the chance. I don't dislike Snap-On, I have plenty of my own, I just like quality tools in general and share your buy once mentality.
Thanks for watching.
Have to say I really enjoy your videos mainly because I have a very keen interest in the older Massey Fergusons having a 35 ,135 and 165 on our small farm I also like alot of similar channels to yourself so please keep up the good work I appreciate it 👍
Thanks, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch
speed brace has only one really useful role which is starting bolts or nuts in or on damaged threads and bolts in misaligned holes and which it is the only tool that can
I would take ur analytics with a punch of salt mate. Good video with some great tool advice. I have a wide selection of makes. Really like the king Tony stuff but it's now john deere brand and priced accordingly 😅😅
There are plenty of good quality tool brands out there, there's no need to break the bank. Don't GearWrench make the John Deere stuff now?
Thanks for watching.
I'll have to double check but it was a king Tony box that came with a customers chopper last year
@@hsagri69 King Tony are Taiwanese, so they combine Chinese manufacturing with Western quality control, I didn't know they made tools for Deere. The Deere branded tools I have used aren't bad at all.
Thanks for the shoutout, you haven’t half helped me along with the 3165S project
Glad to have been of assistance, it's good to see your 3165 rise again.
Hello. Sir, great content as always... iv a small channel and iv noticed 2 that always unsub I Iv put it down to talking... I don't talk a lot so use captions on most vids so I reckon there's a lot from other countries don't understand when there's some chat on an interesting vid . Just my thought on it 😅 . Stay safe 🏴
Thanks for your input and thanks for watching.
I'm not getting notifications for your new videos! 😞
You should consider yourself lucky 🤣
Actually, I have heard that this is part of TH-cam's traffic shaping algorithm, it might help to try turning notifications off and on again.
Thanks for your support.
Excellent video
Thank you very much.
A question, is metric pipe thread the same as we call British pipe thread, appreciate if you can help Clarence 🇬🇧👌
BSP and metric are not the same I'm afraid, I could be persuaded to do a complete video on threads quite easily, but Lord Muck would have me flogged if I did 🤣
No do it. I'm all up for a video on different threads as it's a dark art to many people.
@@LordMuck You know how excited I get about these things.
@@ClarenceFudWeasel I know, I'm the one that has to mop up
@@ClarenceFudWeasel Flogging is outlawed in the UK, however indentured captivity is still practiced in the Essex Region. There is an official LM response.🇬🇧
Nowt better that some informative tractor content, dry humour and tool time Mr FW. A fan of the Facom stuff too.
Thanks for watching. I'm learning a lot from the comments on this video!
Watched till the end ! :) I started out with probably £150 of draper mostly expert in 1995-6 when my father bought them for me when I was 16ish still have them and yes I have my Snap on tools too but I only tend to buy the daily use stuff that I can replace under warranty if it fails from them !
Keep up the good work you have many more subscribers than I do on my channel! TH-cam’s a funny old place!
TH-cam is definitely a funny old place. You're right there. I have my fair share of Snap-On too, but it's all from the 70s and 80s. They are good tools, no argument with that, what I don't like is the way they focus on making people buy stuff on extended credit these days to keep people locked in though.
Thanks for watching and thanks for your support, it is appreciated.
@@ClarenceFudWeasel Definitely agree on the RA and EC accounts ! That just makes people think it’s easy to have all the tools and boxes without realising the true cost !
I’m lucky my Snap On man is not pushy at all and he knows it won’t work trying to up sell or such with us ! Unusual I know !
@@TheGingerGenius78 You are lucky there, he's definitely the exception!
What about the Fergie spanner and a pocket full of change... Fergie spanner and an old imperial penny = 1"...
Makes a fantasic hammer.... They're even sought after in Norway to compete in the grand old sport of seal clubbing.....
I unsubscribed 15 years ago. I only found your channel after watching a video on dead wombats and your video was recommended.
Is the answer to your question 'prolapsed bowels' ?
It's all in the hashtags apparently. All of my videos have #deadwombatbotherer in them to keep things moving.
Good video again gave me food for thought 🤔 my first socket set was a Draper an it cost £19 but more years ago than I care to remember 🙄 and I still have that set 👍 an over the years as you say if you needed a specific tool buy it an some of them have only been used a couple of times but I have them 👍 your channel is a bit of a niche channel which I would say might only be of interest to the MF owners but could be wrong 🤔 as I no longer have any MF but a different Red but still help others who do have MF 👍 I watch Squatch 253 an find it really interesting an I have never had a cat or an MM, keep up the good work 👍
Bob, something I've been meaning to ask but did you go to Scone last year ? There was a lovely 3080 🤩 with a well restored Massey Ferguson 260 plough behind it (abit over kill I thought) and a 575 there too, a good show I thought.👍
Yeh Callum was at scone last year 👍 previous year myself an mate judged the Classics an that 3080 won the class beautiful tractor 👌
She sure looked great Bob. 👍
While I do have a soft spot for the red stuff, I just happens to have worked out this way. I also like SAME, Deutz, some Internationals, Allis, Oliver, MM and dare I say it, Ford. I hope all of these brands will make an appearance over the next few years.
Thanks for watching.
The ones that unsubscribe are going to loose out on a lot of knowledge you obviously know your way round a Massey that’s for sure 👌
Well I'm not in this for the money l, doesn't really bother me, I'm just curious really.
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I can see no reason to unsubscribe. Possibly some of these youngsters with no concept of lefty loosey, righty tighty. 🤣
Well I'm not too worried to be honest, I do this for fun rather than as a source of income. But thank you for your support, it is appreciated.
Try four winds farm plenty masseys
I think that TH-cam is managed by Black Magic AI Pixies and any attempt at detailed analysis about how and why things happen will lead to madness in short order. The answer to the question of Life the Universe and Everything is a breeze in comparison!
I agree, never argue with angry pixies!
dunno, love your vids tho.
Thank you, it is appreciated.
Of course I made it that far. No worry of me unsubscribing. I agree, not necessary to spend a lot on tools, for all practical purposes mine are all rummage sale/ flea market brand. About your videos, it doesn’t matter what brand tractor you are working on, the principles of restoration are the same for all except if it’s a Ford (just kidding). You do your work in a straight forward down to earth manner and anyone from a novice to an expert can pick up pointers from you. I myself hope I can pass some knowledge on to others and at 68 I’ll definitely admit that I can pick up info or little tricks of the trade from people 50 years my junior. Not to ramble, just saying it like I see it. Don’t change a thing.👍
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I agree, you are never too old to learn. A day when I learn something is a successful day.
I suppose some guys can't hack it. That's why they unsubscribe.
Never heard of Lord Muck till now. (For a while there I thought you were using the phrase as a euphemism for "the land", i.e. tillage farming. 😊)
He's working on a Dexta now. Contrary things, Dextas. Glad I was reared on Fergusons.
Well thank you for watching, I hope you continue to enjoy it.
Dexta is done and ready for it's new owner.
I'd like to meet Clarence some day, would be good to go and see his collection if not too far from me...
@@LordMuck You really ought to wait until invited.
@@ClarenceFudWeasel Okay well just send the invite to the far end of the shed.
@@LordMuck Carrier snail dispatched.
Mr Fud-Weasel ! Is it true that you have a beard?
Alarmingly I know you have but not sure he has...... and I shall be eating burgers, steaks, pie's while farting on the Cow's behalf while watching black smoke of diesel from tractor pulling.
I do, she's called Mary, a popular TV historian.
This is no way ment as a criticism.but your videos start of a bit slow and that can be off putting to new viewers. The content is fantastic and the script is really informative.
No offense taken, I think that's probably because I don't really prepare anything, just make it up as I go along. Not really sure what the videos are going to be about until they're finished. Perhaps I should prepare a bit in future
Thanks for watching.
It helps weed out the wankers and day-trippers.
@@LordMuck You say that, but I keep making the videos.
It’s surprising how little you need to work on equipment whiteout thousands or pounds in a kit. Still have a Halfords advance set which is on its 3rd landy and been through 2 mogs and onto the trac. Wouldn’t worry about the yt number, mine jump around all over the place but then it’s a lot worse channel than yours 🤦♂.
So you must have a Whitworth set then as well for the LR gearboxes. I gave up on LR years ago, too much rust and as for the steering relay shaft hidden between the frame and the welded on battery box 🤦
I don't worry too much about TH-cam stats, I would rather have a few good followers than the pea-brained rabble that makes up a big part of the internet 😁
Hi, sometimes it's quite hard to hear you in the videos. Not that I'm going to unsubscride..... maybe a better microphone. Keep up the good work
I was having a problem with my microphone, more so than useful. My phone sometimes refuses to talk to it. I'll try to find a solution.
Thanks for persevering.
He's hard enough to hear in real life
Suspect the subscribing issues are more about chicanery that an actual anomaly. There may be an explanation as follows. If someone is sub'd to too many channels, they may not receive timely notifications for new content across the spectrum.. An alphabet example of indifference.
So some might keep a list of interesting channels that do not post often or consistently, & simply check that list of occasionals - periodically. They sub when they find new content as a means of support but unsubscribe when they leave, again because alphabet is not reliable in presenting ALL of the sub'd channels when signing into YT. This is only a theory, plausibility is anyone's guess .🗽🇺🇸👌 I recently "cleaned up" my subs list, as it had grown & included channels no longer of interest. I find the channels of interest, populate more readily when signing into YT. W/ some housekeeping. Yours & Kimberly' s , very few others, on my sub~list, wherein new content is infrequent. That got a bit long winded. 💡 If I believed in conspiracies, it is alphabet incentive for more frequent content. Yours isn't controversial, but a fellow like Wes Pandy, suspect Google drops subs from his channel, *accidentally* because he does not drink the kool~aid. 🤔
I think that the workings of TH-cam are convoluted and nothing would surprise me about their traffic management. I have no doubt that they have an agenda and use social engineering to push it. But such is the world we live in. We can't fight it, we just have to live with it.
Thanks for watching, your support is appreciated.
Good morning or afternoon Mr Fud-Weasel (depends on when you read this comment) sorry for a ridiculous question asked, do feel free to test any nuclear weapons on to me especially my brain is not what it once was, when you said you worked at a Ford dealership in Essex, do mean a tractor dealership since you a agricultural engineer? And believe it or not this Dunderhead idiot (me !!😬) Did not realise we do have an Elora socket set especially the ratchet were pushed in the head instead of filc the lever to change direction, unfortunately for it's my family member, (I was born in a hospital while he was born in the monkey enclosure in a zoo) love Elora weirdly I always thought they were Draper, another glasses I'm needing, he also loves Britool's and love's their torque wrench's his lathes, hope you enjoy Lisa TRACTOR GIRL Turner's latest video, very interesting lady especially when she answered my questions, do please excuse me I've been up all night because of that mad bonkers woman whom I work for is lambing and her husband has buggered off with his University trip overseas, (He really knows how to avoid punishment) and I see an ape coming this way, I better hide the bananas, have a good day sir.🙂
I worked for a while (a long time ago) for a Ford tractor and machinery dealer, now sadly long gone, in Sussex/Kent area. Elora was at one time imported by Draper, but were always an independent German brand. I have been chatting to Lisa Turner a bit over the last few days. I think her channel has a lot of potential, she's producing some really good material and deserves to see some decent growth.
I don't know if you agree with me on this idea Mr Fud-Weasel but would it be a good idea to mention her channel in your next video to help it grow perhaps? a channel can't grow without a bit of help. I accidentally came across it thirteen days ago and I was surprised by her talents. We need to try persuade her to buy one of 500 series's something better for her tractor road run's although I do admirer her for have driven a 3065 and she said she wished to have a 3095 at one time, a big plus, as for Cowfarmerdan he really needs to buy a 590.
@@calumanderson5617 She's clever enough to grow without what little I could offer, but watch this space, I may need some parts machined... 😉
I shall enjoy sir.😁
Clarence Your accent sounds far to posh for a mechanic, we never see your Mush so we call you Clarence Banksy😂
Believe me, I have a face that not even a mother could love 🤣. Nobody wants to see that!
@@ClarenceFudWeasel talk about hiding in plain sight 😂
@@LordMuck I'm invisible. I can do anything.