Rescuing a 1960's Franken-Ford Tractor - It sat UNUSED for 10+ YEARS... Let's Change That!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2021
- So I was told we were going to look at a John Deere diesel tractor that had been sitting for quite some time... Turns out it was a FORD Tractor that actually had a GAS engine, but who's counting?
By the time we heard about it, they just wanted it gone and no one thus far could get it running for a long time, so the old beast just sat there... So the deal was, if we could get it running and move it out of there, it was ours... CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
When you look at the backhoe on this tractor, take a REALLY good look, it's WAY too big for the tractor. Someone took a larger backhoe and did a TON of backwoods engineering and made themselves a way to attach it and make it work on this Ford 4400 Tractor. What they did is truly amazing and I love that about this tractor.
When you have a tractor and a backhoe attachment that's too big, what do you do, sell it and get a smaller one, NOOOOOO... You red neck that thing right onto the back of your tractor, hook it up, put those out riggers down and get RIGHT to diggin!! (at least that's what I would do!)
Join us on the journey bringing this old girl back to life, and moving it outta there! Should be fun!
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If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, please leave them below!
Thanks for stopping by, I truly appreciate your support!
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My Grandpa had two of those when I was a kid. I can still smell it.
Brilliant, you're back. You've been missed mate.
Hope you and the family are all well.
Michael (from Scotland)
Yeah, we’ve missed you. Glad to see you back.
I agree!
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Drive it on forward on to trailer
GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK HOW IS OL RED ANXIOUSLY WAITING!!!! : )
Finally you are back so cool I hope you are well, happy return
That backhoe is made for that tractor. My grandfather had the exact one. You have to put the bucket back and lift the back as you back up on the trailer. It’s an art for sure. Good luck on the restore. That’s a great piece of Ford history right there.
A cement contractor I worked for back in the sixties, had one, but it was l larger and had Construction King on it also! Was it a larger model?
They always used to back them on and put the bucket in the dump body of the truck. Around here anyway.
Exactly. My grandfather did the same thing. Such memories! 😊
@@jonscarboro123 I remember! Those little 3 axle tag alongs.
Glad you’re back! Was starting to get worried about you. Watching all of these, especially Old Red, inspired me to buy a 55 year old Case 530 Construction King backhoe and restore it!
I had a Case Construction King back in the '70's. Very good machine. The only weakness was a delay in the shuttle clutch making for some scary side hill work.
They do work. Also hell to work on. If you have the standard type dry clutch, they don't last long. Get the parts now, keep the next set on hand. You will get good at splitting it ...
Already resealed and repacked all leaking cylinders, rebuilt steering, now replacing brakes, and all differential seals and axle bearings. It is a dry clutch with no shuttle.
Jerry I have a 1978 Dynahoe
190- 2 wheel drive. A 353-Detroit
I ran one in 79 on a main line sewer job, when I worked
302 union. I dug sidesewer stubs behind mainline crew. Then used it with mainline crew for hoe pack
The company had a 680case & 780case hoepacking, they broth broke down, so they switch me to hoepacking. It was funny we had a 160Poclain, digging sidesewer stubs, I personally thought the company should have put that machine as hoepack, but the operator for the 160 was a long time company man, and liked sidesewer stubbing in. Anyway liked the Dynahoe so much after running one had to buy one. It had major hydraulic leaks on most of the cylinder seals. No brakes, 1 stabilizer would not raise. Got all that taken care of and now use her in my back yard as my gardening little muskie.
Call her that because she was built buy BE. They built
big Muskie, Have had her sense 2003, put 100s of hours on her.
Once you get these old girls RUNNING, there are so meany jobs that can be done by these old Backhoes. It's overkill for my needs, but I just loved the look and running of the Dynahoes.
Mine has the 2 controls for backhoe, not the standard 4 that most had.
We have one like that in diesel. 1963 was the first year Ford made those. On the diesel the 1963 has the sheet metal radiator cover making it very light in the front end. In 1964 Ford made the radiator cover or nose piece in cast iron. It weighs about 500 lbs and should bolt right on if you can find one. It makes them a lot more stable and you can drive it forward without the wheels coming off the ground as easy. Until you find one keep a load of dirt or gravel in the bucket when you are trying to drive it. They are a pain to work on especially the engine. They are a stout machine for diging when the out riggers are down. Watch for cracks on the stick and boom and keep them welded up. Have fun with it. Also you need to keep it under a shed or good tarp or it will get rain in the transmission and hydraulics. There is a vent on the loader frame near the loader controls or maybe opposite side from the loader controls. Take the vent out to add hydraulic oil to the loader and backhoe. It's a separate system than the rear-end and transmission with the pump under the fan running off the front of the crankshaft if the gas is like the diesel.
yeah we have one as well, and ive found if you ever get in a spot where your losing traction just lower the hoe down a bit and it makes a world of difference, tho you have to watch out as you can sink it faster that way
Hey man do you know much about working on the rearmed and axles? All advice would be greatly appreciated
Another one saved from the scrap yard. Cheers from eastern TN
Great you are back,from New Zealand 🇳🇿
hey man, we've missed you! Glad you're back!
Good to see you back.
Glad you are BACK!!
...lookin' good, stay safe and have a great week..
Nice to see old gal back in action
That peppermint smell is Marvel Mystery Oil.
The scent you got was oil of wintergreen. Comes in every bottle of MMO
It’s awesome to see you back! I have missed your videos of saving this vintage equipment!!
Glad to have you back making great content!
Thanks for posting and sharing. Great to see this old equipment having another chance.
So glad you’re finally back on even though it’s helping your friends thanks for sharing
So glad you're back! Thanks for the video 👍
Congratulations to all of you for getting that antique tractor working
Welcome back, I hope you and family were well and happy
Welcome back!!!!
It must be Christmas the legend has returned miss you man glad to see you've returned
Was good to see you back in another adventure bringing equipment back to life. Been a while. A little Hairy getting on the trailer. The tail weight kept bobbin you around. Once again you accomplished your goal, for the present. Keep it up , waiting on update videos for sure.
Happy to wake up to one of your videos again, praying all is well with you and yours, hoping to see more from you, welcome back.
Glad you guys are snagging these and bringing life to them. Love to have one myself someday.
Glade to see you back missed you great video enjoyed it thanks for your time and share with us.
It's a good day when your buddy asks you to go look at somthing
I’m glad your back.
Great job on giving life back to this beast! ( I miss you and old red series)
Glad you can help a friend..
Ford Industrial.
Many cool features but super heavy.
Get used to making up draft carb gaskets. Yes 2 at a time so a spare is always handy.
People love your channel and I do too.
Best to the dogs.
Thanks.
Glad to see you are back!
I've missed you and as I can see I'm not the only one.
Brutal !!
Waiting for nex episode
Thank you very much for share
Good one.Good to see old machines brought back to life.
I have to agree with all the comments, Good to watch you fix stuff thanks for the videos always.
Thank you for sharing, much appreciated.
Good to see you back my friend great video as always keep safe
Regards
Steve UK London
Glad you’re back👍👍
Glad you are back resurrecting old metal, missed you and your videos!
Yay! Welcome back. Thanks for the video.
Aww, nice, this was a welcome sight in my subscription feed. Nice to see you publish a new vid =D
Where haw you been! But thank you. U Back. Fan Sweden 🇸🇪
Hey hey glad youre back was thinking about you and old red hope that we all see him and you back in action 👍
Glad to see you haven't given up on us!
Man!!! We all missed ya! Glad to see you back at it and bringing back to life machines.
Good to see you again from Jim Sydney Austral
Glad to see you again it seems like it had been awhile and I was beginning to wonder if you were ok. Thanks for the video!
Only just found you today. Where have you been all my TH-cam life. Loved the effort you put in to saving this old girl.
Have to agree with you that
"baby got back", maybe too much. Looking forward to seeing what you're gonna do with her. Keep on
Thanks y’all did a great job.
So happy your back making videos.
Real good to see you back..
Thanks for bringing back childhood memories of what my dad ran back in the late 60s. And 70s
He ran 4500 , 6500,and 7500
Glad your back!!
So good to have you back!
Missed this channel, glad you are back.
Glad to see another video from Salvage Workshop.
And thank you very much for giving us a video of a tractor with a rain cap exhaust. I don't know what it is, but I just love seeing equipment with that type of exhaust.
Thank you for bringing us along, and sharing another great video.
so happy to have you back
I love seeing old equipment roar back to life.
You're back! Greetings from Poland!
I'm watching this video while sitting here looking at a 1955 D8 very cool dozer
You are the Magician of starting man !!!
Nice work! Great to see all this iron being brought back to use!
Great recovery 👍👍 missed seeing your videos. Please keep them coming 🙏
Trying to work around a mounted loader is always a royal pain! Nice to see you back again. It's been a while.
Great to see you back hope you and family are ok looking forward to more of your great video's
Glad to see you back, keep up the good work!
Missed you big time need more videos.
Nice to see ya back!!!
Glad to see you back man! Love it! Excited to see some more!! Great job man!
Hey! Very happy to see you back! Looking forward to more.
Wow nice video guys..
Operated one exactly like that for a landscape company 38 years ago..minus the hoe..3 point hitch gill scraper box ..
Amazing job getting it running
thanks for the memories ..
Well done that backhoe will do a lot more work.
I love it when a plan comes together ! specially when its plan A ! welcome back !!
Nice to see old equipment brought back to working
Love your videos!!!! I'm always excited when you release a new one. Can't wait to see you finish up Old Red and your other projects.
I'm really glad that you got it running.
She’s worth it. Thanks so much for your vlogs
YAY you are back...! Been wondering where you have been... Hope you and family are all well & ok... stay safe from Covid-19.
So glad to see you back, hope everything is ok, John (from Oz)
Yes, waited for you and old red. Nice to see you again. Regards from Germany.
Yeah! Good to have you back!
Great to see you back have missed your videos cheers
Awesome to see you back! I jumped up from my chair when I saw this video post lol! I bought a 1969 Long 5 N 1 diesel Backhoe because of your inspiration.
I love how you figure these challenges out. Glad you're back.
So. From my experience, build yourself a full ROPS and add counter weight to the bottom of the tractor
Thank you! Love your videos. Hope to see more! Ron
That is a great tracktor. The most versatile piece of kit.
Once that tracktor is serviced on all connection point and has run for a couple of hours it will be a marvellous piece of kit once again.
Glad to see you back!
Great work mate 👍👍👍😎 good to see your back hope you and your family are all well 👍😎
Glad to see you!
Great to see you again !
Glad you're Back! Enjoyed the Video!
thank goodness you are back I have missed your videos they keep me sane lol.The tractor thought it was safe until the A team turned up. Tom Uk
Glad to see you back. Hope the family and dogs are all well!!! Was worried when we hadn't heard from you for a while.
Good to see you back in action
Thank you for your video.
I agree, glad to see you’re back.
HELL YEAH!!! Good to see ya back…
You just scored big!! That is what they call the triple nickel backhoe. It was tried and true in its day. Very well liked! I have a 1970 4500 and love every minute I get to use it! Consider yourselves blessed with that gift.
The triple nickel is the Ford 555 and the 555 letter series (I have a 555B) that followed.
The backhoe in this video was built that way from the factory; it was available in gas or diesel, and yes, the backhoe does look too big for the tractor. I had one before I got the 555, it was diesel.
I liked both of them, they worked well for me!