Massey Fans Rail on John Deere 301-Just Funnin-Read Description
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2022
- #JohnDeere301, #tractorrepair, #TractorHumor
My Much Older Brother loves old tractors and wind chimes. Well, he likes old women and suppertime just as much....but not necessarily in that order. Being 12 years my senior at 83, he is very much active in the operation and repair of tractors and equipment. He spends a lot of time with chainsaw in hand dropping trees and cutting firewood as well. He, like our Dad always says there's no rest for the wicked.... But on with the story. Having been a heavy equipment operator in excess of 60 years and with most of those years being on equipment with manual hydraulic controls, his hands have become 'oversized' and consequently he has a certain degree of difficulty in the manual dexterity department with the finer details of working on stuff....like bolts less than 3/4'' in diameter. LOL Not really, but he does have problems in spaces not big enough to get his oversized meat hooks into for small parts and pieces. So this morning I got a phone call that requested my presence to more easily facilitate the installation and adjustment of a set of high quality American made points and condensor into the confines of the distributor of this 301 John Deere.
Now, I don't sit in the preachers pew on Sunday but I don't make a habit of excessive use of profanity unless it is necessary to make a point or to help get a job done. Well....If the Good Lord Above was listening today, he sure got his ears burnt by the discharge of a litany of language that granny would've used a whole bar of soap to sanitize my pie hole back in the day !! I can't remember a more difficult set of points to install in recent memory...maybe its just that I'm getting a bit old, and maybe my own dexterity is suffering a bit in the flexibility department....and maybe its just darn hard to get these parts and pieces all attached under the silliest little nut and bolt I've seen this side of a Swiss watch !! Never the less, I am no longer in contention for a seat on the good side of the Pearly Gates, because the foul nature of todays language has taken me out of the running !! No matter though because as the Much Older Brother so adroitly pointed out, I'll be in good company because he figures he will also be sent to the same place in the afterlife as me. And we are expecting it to be a bit warm....might even be sentenced to work on John Deeres for eternity. I can't think of anything worse.
DISCLAIMER: Take the rant bove with a grain of salt....because the intention is totally to create a grin on at least one persons face that may read this. Well that, and to pick a little fun at our John Deere loving friends. And ourselves because we both know there is an easier way to do it, we just couldn't find it. Besides, we both have a pretty good number of the old Poppin' Johnnies from a 440 crawler with a Detroit 2 stroke to a 50, 70 and an LA for starters....and now a quasi-modern 301 !! - บันเทิง
Gotta love this video especially the last 30 seconds! Clever explanation of being 2/3 of the Bobbsey trio. Excellent video.
I couldn't believe we had the same tees and button-ups on. LOL Oh well, great minds think alike I guess. Yeah, we'll go with that. Hahahaha
Good morning Wendell! Great to see you with your much older brother tackling a tractor problem! The matching outfits were a nice touch. Thanks for sharing!
The matching shirts, double layers et al, were totally accidental. LOL It was a good hour or so and we got the job done.
Glad your able to work with your brother. My brother is a banker and doesnt get his hands dirty. Your brother looks to be in good shape. My dad calls me tonight and he took his motorcycle out for a 50mile spin. I dang near forgot he still had it. He hasn't rode in a couple years. His leg is doing better and he can shift again and hold up and such. He's about your age. Take care Wendell!🍻
Yeah Jeremy, he's in pretty good shape except for his knees, hips and shoulders. LOL Our dad was tough as nails too, walking the woods and tossing the chain saw around while a lot older than my brother is now. Heck if your Pop is around my age, he's barely out of his teens !! At least in mind and thought....LOL I've been a bit busy myself and haven't gotten the Road Glide but once this year. Dang. I'm glad to hear he's out there splitting the wind again !!
Just a very nice humoristic video, like it when your much older Brother is in the video's as well, thanks my friend
He doesn't say a lot, but when he does, you can take it to the bank as a fact !! Glad to have you for the early morning visit.
Glad you were able to assemble the distributor Wendell. I understand your brother's problems.
I myself am a bit big in the fingers and have difficulty getting down in those tiny spots to work on equipment. It has been an ongoing problem for several decades and I have discovered a great many tools to help me in doing that.
I own a lot of tweezers and little tiny wrenches and nut drivers. Nut drivers are great things. Especially the right angle ones that have a little spinner on them so that you can reach in and tighten things up in places that you can't get your big fingers.
Dental tools are the best.
When I get in trouble is when I work far enough away from the tools that it feels like it might take longer to get the tools than to just do without.
Almost always a mistake.
I've made peace with the Lord. Lydia is a tougher case to get forgiveness from.
She knows I'm better than I behave and knows free will is no excuse.
I worked on the Ford and a John Deere yesterday. Oliver and family were down and Oliver drove his JD around the yard. I pulled the Ford out of the shed so he sat on that and turned the wheel. When we both were younger I added a seat for Ryan to ride on the Farmall B with me. Might need to look into one for the Ford.
He went in the little barn and sat on the Troybilt.
All in all a great day. BFHBA (big fun had by all).
Oh heck yeah...a pair of hemostats have gotten me out of a bind many times. I never saw a right angle drive nut runner. That'd be cool. Sometimes working on stuff can be a pita. I fought it lots of times with commercial HVAC equipment. Sounds like a big day in your back yard !! Yeah, kids and grandkids are great....
AWESOME video .. And a cool brother you have. God bless
Shhhhhh.....or we may create a monster..... LOL Yeah, he's a pretty cool dude and the ladies in town seem to love him !!
@@tractorman4461 HA! that is too funny. Have a good one
LOL! Nothing like poking a little fun T! You both sure have a lot of tractors to keep you busy. have a nice week!
Good Morning GP...yes we both need about two more lifetimes to fix 'em all. And that's if we don't add to the pile !! Life's boring when devoid of humor, and we don't like to be bored. You have a nice week as well my friend.
That chrome stack was worth the click on the like button all by itself
Man, isn't that a shiny pipe !!?? I could shave in the reflection for sure Gary.
@@tractorman4461 , well I couldn’t shave in it but I could stare at my ugly mug 🤣
@@tractortalkwithgary1271 Hahahahaha...me too.
Much older brother is quite the character!
He's a man of few words, but his words pack quite a whollop Clint !!
Hello my friend. Great to see you two together again. You are right some of these tractors can be a pain to work on. I like them all. The old JD 300 backhoe was the only one I could afford. It been a good old girl for me so far. Parts though are like finding hens teeth : ) Has always Liked and shared. Tell you older Brother I said hello. All my very best to all.
Yeah, we just like to poke a little fun at the green ones....they are ok, they were just picked before they ripened. LOL I wonder if the 300 hoe is based off this 301 Industrial machine...?? I'll pass your message on to him Bobby and thank you for the visit.
@@tractorman4461 Hi Wendel . I am not sure ? I know there are certain models that are setup the same way. Does your Brother's have the reverser setup lever on the dash that makes it go forward and backwards ? That's how my is setup . Mine has the 3 cylinder diesel. I love the jokes, The new JD's aren't that great from what I hear, to much computer mess on them. All my very best.
@@tectalabyss You know Bobby, I don't know if its the shuttle shift or not. I'd have to as him. We didn't fire it up because he still has to go through the carb yet and maybe a fuel pump. New bigger JD equipment are all catching heat from big farmers about proprietary software being owned by JD and them not releasing access it to the actual owners of the equipment. JD apparently claims its THEIR property even though they sold it to you inside the tractor or other machine.So they have to pay the price for service AND wait crazy long periods in some cases FOR the service.
@@tractorman4461 You are spot on. Seems this trend is spreading to all the Manufacturer's. Both Auto and AG. If I could even pay that much for such things, I would want what I paid for. If you are ever back at your Brothers place and have the time I would like to see the dash, It may be one of the manual transmissions rather than the auto type. They made both I think. Mine has the reverser which works like a manual with a clutch,except for the forward and reverse , being like a automatic with a lever on the left side of the dash. Nice when using the loader. thank you for the reply. Means a lot.
@@tectalabyss Yours is set up similar to both of our 580 Case backhoes. Clutch and 4 speed manual tranny but a fwd-rev lever on the left of the steering wheel. I'll be back over there one of these days and might do a little run-around-the -block video on the 301.....that is IF he lets me drive it....LOL THEN we can pay more attention to the dash and operator area.
I like much older brother!!!! I agree with him on jd!!! You guys are quite the pair!!!
Hahahahaha....I thought for sure I'd get a little 'hate mail' for this video....but I DID add a considerable disclaimer in the description box though.
Good evening Sir, said what Junk Deere ; ) LOL Sir that is a tight spot for working into it ( You are ready to be a hearth Surgeon Sir ) ; ) Nice looking Exhaust Pipe ; ) OUTSTANDING BROTHER TEAM WORK SIR Cheers
Good Evening mon ami !! He fondly refers to his three Deeres with that endearing term.... LOL One is a model 70, this 301 and then he has a 2-53 two stroke Detroit diesel powered 440 crawler. He's a fan of the fancy chrome pipes...He's got 'em on at least three tractors now.
@@tractorman4461 I Like that ( He's a fan of the fancy chrome pipes.) LOL ; ) Ho man, that detroit diesel two strokes are very powerfull !!! ; )
We had to put points in a farmall cub. Very little space. Had to get my sister's youngest daughter with skinny fingers to actually get them installed.
My neighbor back in the woods used to have his wife do it on his old 68 F100 because she was little enough to crawl right into the engine compartment !! She's like 4'9'' and about 91 pounds. He was over 6 foot and hit 250, 280 on the scale. We do what we hafta do sometimes Alan. Yessir we do.
I am a thru and thru letter series Farmall guy. However We have a 301 A Yellow industrial with a mid mount sickle bar mower. (We bought it for really low dollar)Little 165 cube 3 cyl gas engine. and its a joy to drive. I dont keep having to turn and look back when mowing. Yep I once installed new points in my dist. I mounted the condenser externally its now attached to the minus side of the coil. The White Elephant 2010 John Deere diesel backhoe we have is a POS.
Heck yeah Randy, mid -mount sickle bars are the way to go. I think the 301 is going to be the perfect tractor for him to work in the woods along with another number of daily chores. Its definitely one of the newer ones between us both.
😂 great to meet you much older brother 🦾
He pops in and out here and there from time to time. Thanks for the shout out to him. He will appreciate it.
That was awesome guys nice to see you two working together after all the years enjoyed watching take care have a great night
We have somehow become the older generation and for the life of me I don't know when that happened Tom ! Stay warm tonight my friend and take care.
Given the opportunity, I'd switch to solid state ignition as soon as I could too.
I did the conversion on my old MGB and one of my Willys Jeeps, this changed the engine performance tremendously.
I'm a fan. I had that '72 2000 Ford three cylinder that wouldn't hit a lick below 39*F (4*C). With the Petronix it hasn't misfired once down to the low teens in temp, around -10C. And I have an old '67 Mustang coupe with a non original 302 that's got Petronix as well. That Willys had the flathead Continental similar to my smaller Massey Harris's. I think anyway.
@@tractorman4461 Willys, yes quite similar.
Where did you get your solid state ignition? Was that easy to get the right model? I've been looking where I get my Case parts, but they were quite expensive. Although it was 1-2 years ago. The price might have gone down since. Then I also had issues finding the right model to use with certainty. Thanks Reg!
@@FromSteelToWood Joe, if you are asking me, I think the system I used on those was a kit made by 'Mallory'. It was back in the late 1990's early 2000 era when I did this, so my memory fails a bit here. I don't see Mallory's name around much these days. I wonder if they are still in the business!
These kits worked well though, I can assure you. I notice that the brand 'Pertronix' is available ( almost everywhere ) these days. This is the brand that apparently Wendell is using too. I'd certainly contact 'Tractorman44' for more info. I'm sure he'd help you
Your Case's engine would benefit from this upgrade, I'd bet. Best of luck in this.
@@FromSteelToWood IIRC, I ordered the Petronix form Steiner for the specific model. I'd suggest going with the flamethrower coil and you have to use the suppression wires Joe. The old wires won't work. I'm thinking the whole shebang knocked a hole out of $150.00.
Forgot to mention I had an old 1941 Ford 9 N and the distributor was right under the water pump. The radiator was only inches in front of the distributor. It was a booger too.
Hahahaha...been there and done that Dean....LOL. After a few I found out that the distributor pops off easily after removing the cap, leaving the drive components in place allowing you to change them on the bench and reinstall very easily. They only go back in one way and you don't have to mess with matching the drivegear or anything. Life was much easier after learning that.
My buddy's John Deere 40 is the same way. They sacrificed accessibility for styling.
I think a lot of 'em do it on purpose. Now removing the backing plate works great....but on this one the machine thread mounting screw is tight towards the block making it easier to pull the distributor to do it. Then there becomes another hitch in the get-a-long having to put that back all in correctly.
I'm a lot like you tm44 I like all color tractors, even own a Junk Deere myself. Good to meet the mich older brother. LoL.
Hahahahaha....I hope you read the disclaimer in the description Dean. LOL I haven't met a tractor yet that I didn't like !! I try to get him to give a little more 'face time' but I think he's afraid some old girl friend from back in the '50's will recognize him....
@@tractorman4461 LoL, atleast he still has it. If I ever had it I never realized I had it. Hum hum, old girlfriend that is. Haha
Thanks for the fun video Wendell!! I'm the same way I don't think there's a tractor out there I don't like really I'm a little more fussy when it comes to saws but if there's only one saw and something needs cut well I guess the brand doesn't matter anymore and if it runs than it's great! lol
Heck yeah, I'm there with you on that theory for sure !! I do have a favorite saw brand as well as a tractor...but mostly its the one running and right in front of me. LOL
Omgoodness Mr Wendell 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This was just epic, the last part of the video was spot on!! But I must say....the desct was the best part...pie hole soap washing,ears burning etc!! Well that one person that has a grin on his face is typong this comment after reading the description!! You two are a hoot!! Bobsy twins 🤦🤦🤦🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you Mr Wendell, I needed this one tonight, just epic!! 😁😁😁😉😉😉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Sometimes I add a lot in the descriptions that's just fun stuff or things we did as much younger farm-raised red blooded Americans. Especially in the older videos... Most guys don't take the time to read 'em, but it doesn't matter. It's fun or I wouldn't do it. I am glad you took the time to read it though on this one for sure. Life's short, live it as though today is your last and never look back in bad light. How's that for the day's pontification my friend...LOL And I am glad to have sent a tickle to your funny bone with this one. Thank you and don't work too hard today...save a little for later.
@@tractorman4461 You are a schot sir, and I love every min of these!! You sure did get me on this one!! Hope you do as well my friend!! 😁😁😁👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You guys are a hoot
Hahahahaha....ain't much on wheels he ain't either driven, operated or worked on either! Thanks Gary for stopping in. We had a good time filling the air with the pleasant smell of B.S. for an hour or so.
You made me laugh with your matching outfit! One day I'll convert my points to electronic. Thanks!
Since I did that to the '72 Ford 2000 three cylinder it's not missed a lick and starts all through the winter for my son. I've never edited the video on the conversion. I better do that one of these days Joe. LOL
I deff got a good laugh at this video, {not a green fan either} but it is what it is!!!
Well good deal Eric....if that's the case, the purpose of the video was successful buddy !! I have a few this shade of green then a few of the other shade as well. Both ends of the spectrum, JD's with the two bangers and the Ollie's with the sixes. One rough as a cob and the other smooth as silk !! LOL
looks like you guys have a lot of fun together
Hahahaha....well, we have been up the road and back a few times doing this or that for sure Mark !! Heck there's fun in everything you look at, it just depends on HOW it is you look. LOL
Brother you need a haircut worse than I do! LOL Great video, Wendell - I wish I had a brother! ;)
We both get a little wooly ever now and then. Mine on the sides, but him....all over. If you stop by sometime, you can borrow mine.
@@tractorman4461 😁
What a great video Wendell. This one deserves an Oscar. Much Older Brother wasn't camera shy for this one and you two looked real nice in your matching wardrobe. Very nice job.
Hahahaha...I had to force him to sit still for me so I could flip the camera around Mike. LOL He was headin' for the hills just that quick !!
Good video. Would much older brother be known as Tractorman88 😂
Hahahahaha.....Might be....I'll have to ask 'im. LOL Thanks for the grin this evening Dave.
conoci un modelo 511 pero era diesel
Creo que hicieron algunos modelos diferentes para el mercado europeo. No creo que tengamos ese en Estados Unidos.
That green tractor is bucking your system because of the red shirts. Ha ha ha! I've got both red and green, (I lean towards the green two cylinder tractors), it depends on the job I'm trying to accomplish.
Doc
Well Doc, I'll forgive you for your 'leanings'....LOL. Naw, heck he and I both have multiple colors...I've got three colors of red myself and two colors of green and I think he does too !! We actually like them all.
@@tractorman4461 yep. We had different colors and shades. What ever makes the job easier, that's all that matters when the wash is on the line.
@@martinbenton742 I can't say it in better fashion Doc. (-;
I was surprised, you appear to be out of uniform...
Hahahahaha....getting a bit chilly down this way and I need more than a Tee shirt when it's 40*. Funny thing we both had on safety green T's and a red canvas shirt. By accident !! He said he didn't know I had such good taste in clothing choice. LOL
@@tractorman4461 High praise from "The much older brother"!
@@SK-tr9ii Hahahahaha....yer right with that one !!