@@squatch253 Hoo,Lordy. That comment alone got me thinking about you and your days at your Ford prison. Watching your patient reassembly here,on,off,on,off,rinse and repeat. I betcha you just hated the flat rate book. Makes me wonder,did you ever do air conditioning or electrical work ? Or did you try to concentrate on doing repairs that worked to the strengths of your personality ? As I type this,an ad showed up for Ford service at a dealership. More than a little ironic . Brings memories of my days at a Ford dealership in Vancouver. It too went out of business,years ago. All the best.
@@squatch253 Ah yes,intermittent electrical work. Traditional wiring harness diagram,from oh,1925 to oh,1985 perhaps,was 2 pages. My friends 1990s Town Cars had a factory wiring diagram of 23 pages. And all of them had ongoing electrical issues. About half intermittent. That statement brought back some memories all right. Somehow the act of cutting firewood just got a whole lot more attractive. Or maybe running the manure spreader.
I have ner seen a Menneapolis Moline irl, dont think they were sold this side of the pond but this series got me hooked. Its so interesting to see the difference between a prototype machine and a production version. Not to mention the awesome videos you put out and all the explanation you provide us. I'd hazard a guess it takes forever to film and explain everything to us less knowledgeble. Kepp it @Squatch253 !
Great work Toby! Lots pf hard work went into getting Old Christine to this point for primer and you should be proud of that. Resurrecting her back from almost scrap is amazing to see. I know your not getting the views you’d like but those of us that enjoy this series are happy to see you getting her back to life. I know she’s been hard on you but you did an amazing job. Now you can take a breather and work on preparation H and have some fun again. Thanks again and can’t wait to see you start on the front bolster to get her to a rolling chassis again along with the pressure plate for the clutch. Looking forward to the next video!
What a great ending! Amazing to see the contents of the drain plug after seeing the back end all assembled. All the problem solving that you've done on this tractor is what drew me to your channel in the first place. I've learned so much from watching this and all your other work. Thanks, and congrats!
Pure work rise the D2 tracks were it but agony wise, I am stunned at the innovation, patience and dedication that has gone into it. Only Toby has that kind of courage, any single one could have stopped the project and never been completed. He has saved a piece of history.
Man that has to be a good feeling putting that drain plug in...amazing work Toby...it is so worth the wait to finally get to see Christine in her prairie gold clothes...good job!
Awesome! Job well done, and likely the BIGGEST part of the entire job. Still lots to do, but a good point to take a rest, give the old H a little love, and usher in summer!
Amazing progress. You have great skill. The clean out of the plug is a small indication of how much damage there was. Thanks for bringing this prototype back from the junk pile. I look forward to the day you can bring it to a show.
As a relative newcomer to the perks, I'm delighted to see how much there is to catch up on. Well done for contributing so much to your awesome channel.
Toby Thanks for your perseverance on Christine, that tractor will be a testiment to all those who built her the first time around. One day in the future she'll be making the rounds on the parade field, I cant wait to see that! 😊
No one will ever know how much work and frustration you have endured with Christine. If you sprinkled some Holy water on that rear assembly, you'd probably be able to brew up a coffee pot. What a testament to your skills and perseverance.
congratulations mate you must feel like you've just conquered a mountain! you deserve a break but i cant wait to see more of old Christine come together.
That drain plug is a testament as to how things were built. Todays stuff doesn’t want to keep running because it doesn’t want too. That stuff ran until it wasn’t physically possible
Oooooh, it's gone all dark. A bittersweet moment, a successful end to the chapter, but we've got to wait for the next instalment. Still I'm sure you will keep us well entertained during the intermission.
The problem with videos as good as these is that they go by so fast! This one seemed more like 10 minutes long at the most instead of 17. I’m ready for the next one Toby!
"No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it. This universal truth applies to all systems. Energy, like time, flows from past to future".
A great stopping point, and a major milestone as well on the rebuild. Hopefully the transmission and rear assembly was the worst you needed to address on this tractor. I know the front bolster is still to come, and was blown out, but that shouldnt be much re-creation, more just machining the repaired areas. Sheet metal is sheet metal, and while a PITA sometimes is infinitely repairable. With any luck, the worst is now past, and Christine understands that it will be a tractor again, whether she likes it or not. Will be continuing to tune in for the summer work on the Farmall H, and sticking around to see more progress on X231 come the fall!!!
Excellent video it's really nice to see the hydraulic pump mounted and the drain plug cliff hanger lol . That was a smart way to keep the hydraulic pump coupler contained in case it broke or when the pump is pulled off it doesn't fall into the rear end housing
Remarkable to watch you decipher how these old prototype pieces were supposed to work and look. The old machinest who designed and built these classics would be proud of you.
I love how perfect everything has to be with this guy and I think it's amazing that he can make the parts then put it on and make sure everything fits perfectly normally I don't like stuff like this but he makes it so interesting how he breaks everything down and shows how everything is supposed to go I think that's what caught me on this channel. You do awesome work and I always look forward to the new episodes❤
Looking forward to the primer episode. I'm imagining you will then put the floor boards, etc back on a put her into storage with the engine until everything is buttoned up in the fall. It's been great fun tagging along on your journey 😊
And but for paint it is done! Almost. So much learnt to date, x231 now Christine taught us many worst case broken fixes or repairs, you gave an invaluable education! Will wait patiently for the next installment!
And as the plug was screwed home daylight was forever banished from the back end 👍 actually quite a good design idea having the hydraulic pump mounted externally an idea which is still being used to this day in some cases 👌
When I first saw that drain plug I thought they put magnetic plugs in back then but no its just that much carnage. Love watching you. Your explanations don't drone on & very informative & entertaining
I don’t follow the antique tractor / crawler community; however I enjoy mechanics / engineering. I have really enjoyed your presentation of this I unique pease of history!
No part numbers on those pieces in the drain plug? Most old equipment does not get saved unless it falls into the hands of someone like you. I appreciate the work and it’s documentation. Very nice work.
Congratulations. Its been a hell of a ride restoring that. The drain plug archeology. When you get done you may have to drag the twenty off the rock pile onto the trailer and then roll this on the pile for a serious photo shoot so you can publish a calendar with your two prototypes.
Can't wait for warmer weather and for you to pick this project back up! Seeing this finished and next to the prototype crawler is going to be exciting!
Man i love watching your videos while waiting for my toddler to go to sleep, its relaxing seeing your indept builds, also fun to see some of your tools and wandering if they are something i made at my job. Haha
@@squatch253 It's a fascinating document. The drawing style is very old school, just how I learned it way back in the Dark Ages, with curving arrows and hand lettering. The construction materials they used are about what I would expect. Red oak for the structure, poplar for the paneling, and cypress for exposed roof parts. Every piece has a part number so I assume there were drawings. No doubt long gone. Thanks again.
Great work Puting that back together. The work you squatch is absolutely amazing. No matter what your working on it's got to be just right. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
and just as Toby reached his crowning moment, the camera was set for the internal view of the plug going home, there came the moment straight from the movie Ice Age. The plug split the entire case in half and with it the shop.Roll final scene of Toby jumping up and down in despair
Amazing what you have been through on this project Toby! Kudos to you buddy👍👍 Having watched from episode 1, through the short (😂😂) hiatus of a CAT D2 rebuild and back again, it has been fantastic to watch your problem solving all the way through. One thing, if I should be so cheeky to mention, would be on the pump coupling you shortened, would it have been possible to have taken half off of each part to even the strength of each part. I know it isnt going back to work but it was just a thought. 👍👍🏴
Given the amount of work you have gone through on getting Christine this far, I almost expected you to sacrifice a shorter Rockford bolt, and weld the head onto the shank for the mismatched 5" bolt on the pump. I can almost see your eye twitching on that mismatch for when you get to final assembly on this!!!!
watching the last piece go in , wow! what a journey, and to think about it, The pieces are just mild steel. If only they would of harden all those parts, then would last. But like you say it will never even get ten miles on it. But it did last on that farm for 25 yrs
Can't say why, but 14:55 is just a wonderful image to my mind. You are really making good progress. Do you foresee any major hiccups on the way to final assembly, anything you are concerned about?
I I can't believe you waited 16 years to clean that drain plug! 😆
I’m guessing squatch253 finally got a decent night sleep after cleaning the last piece 😂
@@squatch253 Hoo,Lordy. That comment alone got me thinking about you and your days at your Ford prison. Watching your patient reassembly here,on,off,on,off,rinse and repeat. I betcha you just hated the flat rate book.
Makes me wonder,did you ever do air conditioning or electrical work ? Or did you try to concentrate on doing repairs that worked to the strengths of your personality ?
As I type this,an ad showed up for Ford service at a dealership. More than a little ironic . Brings memories of my days at a Ford dealership in Vancouver. It too went out of business,years ago.
All the best.
@@squatch253 Ah yes,intermittent electrical work. Traditional wiring harness diagram,from oh,1925 to oh,1985 perhaps,was 2 pages. My friends 1990s Town Cars had a factory wiring diagram of 23 pages. And all of them had ongoing electrical issues. About half intermittent. That statement brought back some memories all right.
Somehow the act of cutting firewood just got a whole lot more attractive. Or maybe running the manure spreader.
I have ner seen a Menneapolis Moline irl, dont think they were sold this side of the pond but this series got me hooked. Its so interesting to see the difference between a prototype machine and a production version. Not to mention the awesome videos you put out and all the explanation you provide us. I'd hazard a guess it takes forever to film and explain everything to us less knowledgeble. Kepp it @Squatch253 !
Great work Toby! Lots pf hard work went into getting Old Christine to this point for primer and you should be proud of that. Resurrecting her back from almost scrap is amazing to see. I know your not getting the views you’d like but those of us that enjoy this series are happy to see you getting her back to life. I know she’s been hard on you but you did an amazing job. Now you can take a breather and work on preparation H and have some fun again. Thanks again and can’t wait to see you start on the front bolster to get her to a rolling chassis again along with the pressure plate for the clutch. Looking forward to the next video!
17:04 I love the braze job that was done to put that case back together.
What a great ending! Amazing to see the contents of the drain plug after seeing the back end all assembled. All the problem solving that you've done on this tractor is what drew me to your channel in the first place. I've learned so much from watching this and all your other work. Thanks, and congrats!
You seem to never disappoint, Squatch. A great point to take a break from this project. Thanks for taking us along!
Pure work rise the D2 tracks were it but agony wise, I am stunned at the innovation, patience and dedication that has gone into it. Only Toby has that kind of courage, any single one could have stopped the project and never been completed. He has saved a piece of history.
Love the full circle moment, what a relief! Thanks for letting us be a part of the journey, can't wait to see what you decide to tackle next!
X231 is beginning to look like a tractor again beautifully done love to see it in paint and all together at long last.
Man that has to be a good feeling putting that drain plug in...amazing work Toby...it is so worth the wait to finally get to see Christine in her prairie gold clothes...good job!
Awesome! Job well done, and likely the BIGGEST part of the entire job. Still lots to do, but a good point to take a rest, give the old H a little love, and usher in summer!
Your patience and diligence on X231 is more than commendable. Great episode.
Amazing progress. You have great skill. The clean out of the plug is a small indication of how much damage there was. Thanks for bringing this prototype back from the junk pile. I look forward to the day you can bring it to a show.
As a relative newcomer to the perks, I'm delighted to see how much there is to catch up on. Well done for contributing so much to your awesome channel.
Looking forward to the primer and the H project! Lots of work to get this far on X231!
Great video Squatch. There was one pile of work went into x231 thus far. But the end result is that it's going to be better than it ever was. Cheers
A great way to wind up this section of the X231 restoration project!
That ending shot was great. Closure. Pun and no pun.
I had a nightmare vision of the case splitting in two when you tightened the drain plug, cause you know, it's X231! LOL.
Toby
Thanks for your perseverance on Christine, that tractor will be a testiment to all those who built her the first time around. One day in the future she'll be making the rounds on the parade field, I cant wait to see that! 😊
I'm sure I am one of many people who appreciate your efforts to save this irreplaceable piece of history.
Wow the dramatic ending to the season of X231.
👏 👏 👏
Standing ovation
No one will ever know how much work and frustration you have endured with Christine. If you sprinkled some Holy water on that rear assembly, you'd probably be able to brew up a coffee pot. What a testament to your skills and perseverance.
Fantastic work, this has been a good journey for us all.
Most satisfying viewpont on a video ever. You nailed it!
congratulations mate you must feel like you've just conquered a mountain! you deserve a break but i cant wait to see more of old Christine come together.
Great finish! It's almost a solemn ceremony, the installation of the plug!
As resident of Rockford, loving hearing the appreciation for the hard work that was and is done here!
I loved the last part when you demonstrated how you clean your dirty parts. I watched all twenty five seconds of the process. It did not disappoint!
That drain plug is a testament as to how things were built. Todays stuff doesn’t want to keep running because it doesn’t want too. That stuff ran until it wasn’t physically possible
Oooooh, it's gone all dark. A bittersweet moment, a successful end to the chapter, but we've got to wait for the next instalment. Still I'm sure you will keep us well entertained during the intermission.
Thinking back to how it looked when you were cleaning and line boring the cases, it's come a long way. Good job!
The problem with videos as good as these is that they go by so fast! This one seemed more like 10 minutes long at the most instead of 17. I’m ready for the next one Toby!
I would've drilled a 5mm hole top and bottom in the sleeve to allow oil in and out and thread tape on the drain plug. From Australia.
Squach, that was quite the ending of the video. About like the the curtain coming down on stage.
"No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it.
This universal truth applies to all systems.
Energy, like time, flows from past to future".
A great stopping point, and a major milestone as well on the rebuild. Hopefully the transmission and rear assembly was the worst you needed to address on this tractor. I know the front bolster is still to come, and was blown out, but that shouldnt be much re-creation, more just machining the repaired areas. Sheet metal is sheet metal, and while a PITA sometimes is infinitely repairable. With any luck, the worst is now past, and Christine understands that it will be a tractor again, whether she likes it or not. Will be continuing to tune in for the summer work on the Farmall H, and sticking around to see more progress on X231 come the fall!!!
just like the D2, I cant wait to see this come to life. You do amazing work.
Looks beautifull with that gun metal finish, loved the full circle moment
Excellent video it's really nice to see the hydraulic pump mounted and the drain plug cliff hanger lol . That was a smart way to keep the hydraulic pump coupler contained in case it broke or when the pump is pulled off it doesn't fall into the rear end housing
And it lived happily ever after. The End. Well, not the end END. but the beginning of the end.
Love it mate. So very good to see her coming together I know it's a long way off yet but the first fire up will be a real party time,
Reg down under🇦🇺
Remarkable to watch you decipher how these old prototype pieces were supposed to work and look.
The old machinest who designed and built these classics would be proud of you.
Nice end to finish the series of the back end rebuild 👍🏻
Food for thought 🤔...
Drill a center hole 🕳 in plug 1/4 inch ? And Epoxy a Neodine Magnet 🧲 in.
👍🌞Great Job
All that work just to clean ou the drain plug...daggum :D
If only the manufacturer had put as much thought and care into the original build! You are beyond a master mechanic, far beyond!
What a fascinating build! I am enjoying this series so much with all the hand made items repurposing and refitting! Can’t wait to see it all together
Christine has been such a pain that the gyrations you went through on the pump seemed almost routine and simple... Wow what a project X231 is!
Already getting anxious for the first start!
I love how perfect everything has to be with this guy and I think it's amazing that he can make the parts then put it on and make sure everything fits perfectly normally I don't like stuff like this but he makes it so interesting how he breaks everything down and shows how everything is supposed to go I think that's what caught me on this channel. You do awesome work and I always look forward to the new episodes❤
Loving this, I'd been waiting years for you to get back to X231 after it burnt you out before 🙂
Thank you so very much for taking the time to video everything for us to enjoy ☺️
Thanks Again 😊
Looking forward to the primer episode. I'm imagining you will then put the floor boards, etc back on a put her into storage with the engine until everything is buttoned up in the fall. It's been great fun tagging along on your journey 😊
And but for paint it is done! Almost. So much learnt to date, x231 now Christine taught us many worst case broken fixes or repairs, you gave an invaluable education! Will wait patiently for the next installment!
Great ending! Love it.
And as the plug was screwed home daylight was forever banished from the back end 👍 actually quite a good design idea having the hydraulic pump mounted externally an idea which is still being used to this day in some cases 👌
Your going to miss the challenges 🎉🎉🎉 well done
nice work when you tapped the plug on your bench my dogs went nuts thinking some one was at the door. looking better every video.
When I first saw that drain plug I thought they put magnetic plugs in back then but no its just that much carnage. Love watching you. Your explanations don't drone on & very informative & entertaining
OooooooO, primer time coming soon, I can't wait!
Yes, I appreciate the steep time and frustration commitment! Thanks!
First piece that was taken went back to it's place. Could have not hoped a better finish up of the rear end than that.
I don’t follow the antique tractor / crawler community; however I enjoy mechanics / engineering. I have really enjoyed your presentation of this I unique pease of history!
Squatch. I hope your going to place a gold coin in X231, just like they did when laying down the keel of a ship. 👍🏴
Time to put a Farmall sign on the bench!
After watching this I can't wait for the next project. The attention to detail if phenomenal . Thanks for bringing it to you tube.
No part numbers on those pieces in the drain plug? Most old equipment does not get saved unless it falls into the hands of someone like you.
I appreciate the work and it’s documentation. Very nice work.
I hope the "O" ring was installed. Thoroughly enjoy the series.
I already can’t wait for you to pick this back up.
Congratulations. Its been a hell of a ride restoring that. The drain plug archeology. When you get done you may have to drag the twenty off the rock pile onto the trailer and then roll this on the pile for a serious photo shoot so you can publish a calendar with your two prototypes.
Nice ending.
Can't wait for warmer weather and for you to pick this project back up! Seeing this finished and next to the prototype crawler is going to be exciting!
Toby it was well worth the time it took ,your perseverance and dedication to the project is a credit to your overall talents absolutely Brilliant
Glad to see Her Nearing the Paint stage.👍
Man i love watching your videos while waiting for my toddler to go to sleep, its relaxing seeing your indept builds, also fun to see some of your tools and wandering if they are something i made at my job. Haha
Nice work Squatch must feel pretty good! I liked the closeout for the video also.
Squatch, the D2 cab plan arrived. Many thanks.
@@squatch253 It's a fascinating document. The drawing style is very old school, just how I learned it way back in the Dark Ages, with curving arrows and hand lettering. The construction materials they used are about what I would expect. Red oak for the structure, poplar for the paneling, and cypress for exposed roof parts. Every piece has a part number so I assume there were drawings. No doubt long gone. Thanks again.
Looks like everything went as usual nothing came easy fixing modifications ect
👍 looking forward to the next adventures
Great work Puting that back together. The work you squatch is absolutely amazing. No matter what your working on it's got to be just right. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
and just as Toby reached his crowning moment, the camera was set for the internal view of the plug going home, there came the moment straight from the movie Ice Age. The plug split the entire case in half and with it the shop.Roll final scene of Toby jumping up and down in despair
Amazing what you have been through on this project Toby!
Kudos to you buddy👍👍
Having watched from episode 1, through the short (😂😂) hiatus of a CAT D2 rebuild and back again, it has been fantastic to watch your problem solving all the way through.
One thing, if I should be so cheeky to mention, would be on the pump coupling you shortened, would it have been possible to have taken half off of each part to even the strength of each part.
I know it isnt going back to work but it was just a thought.
👍👍🏴
Hoping for spring VERY SOON!!!!
You got me baited now. I look forward to seeing the episode where you attach the engine to Cristine.
Great series. .
That drain plug was almost like one was panning for gold. Lol
You are always prepared to accept any mission! And you always do it well! Thank you for sharing.
Given the amount of work you have gone through on getting Christine this far, I almost expected you to sacrifice a shorter Rockford bolt, and weld the head onto the shank for the mismatched 5" bolt on the pump. I can almost see your eye twitching on that mismatch for when you get to final assembly on this!!!!
Thanks for the video crazy how much time a person has to put into a project to get a smile on your face
Awesome work, so very happy for you. You must be a little bit proud of the "journey" and the excellent work you have done.
love that floating coupling design!
I’m glad to see you’re happy that that this part is done!😊
Ahh, staring with a Mission Impossible quote :)
I can’t wait to see x two thirty one to be driven around awesome job
One bite at a time great job.
A job well done is its own reward!
Very clever ending. :-)
Nice Finish!!
watching the last piece go in , wow! what a journey, and to think about it, The pieces are just mild steel. If only they would of harden all those parts, then would last. But like you say it will never even get ten miles on it. But it did last on that farm for 25 yrs
Congratulations on this major milestone!
Can't say why, but 14:55 is just a wonderful image to my mind. You are really making good progress. Do you foresee any major hiccups on the way to final assembly, anything you are concerned about?