McCormick International 434 Tractor Restoration (video #1)

We restored our old McCormick 434 International tractor and filmed the progress - stick around for the rest of the tractor restoration series and consider subscribing for more restoration videos! The rest of our tractor restoration videos in the playlist - including the finished result! • Tractor & Trailor Rest...
Also when we entered it into the 2020 Oxford Santa Parade! - • We entered the 2020 Sa...

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Be sure to check out the rest of the videos in this series here - th-cam.com/play/PLl0yVxIpzPSITxxOZcFmpBbMDDk0HX4QO.html , as well as us entering it into the Oxford 2020 Santa Parade! th-cam.com/video/iwnNXMpky_Y/w-d-xo.html

[@arrondrums1696]

Mine is an old gas fueled 434. Will definately be doing this. Runs like a champ in the canadian winters.

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Awesome 😀

[@UrAverageDad]

I love the video, especially the kids washing their own tractors. Cant wait to see what else you do to the tractor, tractor fan here. Great channel as well, and will be looking for more from you guys. Ric Peden - UrAverageDad

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Awesome, got 8 videos of the tractor restoration all up & will be more similar DIY restoration stuff in the pipeline too :)

[@raytravis4097]

g,day from down under , oh mate watch a gem of a inter, we had one in 1968 -82 it had a hard life our did cheers

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Yeah ours is looking pretty good now, we even entered last year's Santa Parade with it 😂👍

[@Just8Ate]

Awesome video!

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Thanks! :)

[@MrAngelOfDeath]

Beautiful land !

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Thanks! We're slowly getting it set up as we want it (as funds allow!)

[@MrAngelOfDeath]

@@CheaperWaysNZ I'm sure it'll come out amazing

[@MariaFlorenciay]

Nice!

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Thanks!

[@societyXtv]

I have enjoyed a couple of your videos so far, I meant to Subscribe yesterday but bad connection out here on the road where I was at

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

Thank you :)

[@societyXtv]

@@CheaperWaysNZ I'm the one on Facebook that had the video of feeding the truck stop chickens

[@martinharris5017]

Chrome rims, stack exhaust, purple paint job, musical air horn, supercharger....no?

[@kallep1423]

I have the same tractor :). I need to change the cooling belt and was looking for a video how to change it. I hope i don't have to tear the whole front apart for it.

[@CheaperWaysNZ]

If I ever need to change it I'll be sure to do a video! Not looking forward to it though as I think it's quite the operation lol

[@polypoly7966]

My 434 has 2 belts: 1 for dynamo, 1 for water pump. I had trouble with an official belt and ended up using a 15A0870 22345 size. The second numbers are inch, the first are mm metric. There was no normal tensioner on the main belt, but there is on the dynamo belt. The main belt top pulley opens up to free the belt. Look on the pulley on the radiator side to find a screw head and lock nut. Ease off the nut a bit then undo the screw. Hold the engine side of the top pulley while unscrewing the radiator side of the top pulley. There is a thread in the bottom of the pulley valley. When you open it up you can wiggle the belt past the fan blades and remove it. Reassembly is reverse keep screwing the pulley halves together until you get the tension you want. Be sure to get the screw to sit in one of the cut outs in the thread then tighten the lock nut. Hope your threads are not too rusty. Having got it to work the system seems quite neat. I did all this with the top flap open but main panels still in place.