74 year old vintage tractor left in a barn for 20 years... Will it start??
2019 ж. 6 Қыр.
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I saw an ad for a 1946 McCormick Farmall for sale so I went to investigate.
It was pushed into a shed when it stopped running 20 years ago, the farmer needs the shed space for his new boat so he just wanted it gone.
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Hey Marty! I saw this video when you first uploaded it when I was 12 or 13! At the time I was a kid who loved seeing old tractors run. This video inspired me to restore an old tractor when I get the chance. Now I’m 15, turning 16 in 2 months. And last winter I restored a ford 8n and it looks unbelievably good! Today I looked at a cockshutt 30 that I am planning on buying for my next restoration, and when my dad asked why I wanted to fix another tractor… I just kept thinking of this video! Took me awhile to find it but I was determined to let you know how much I appreciate this channel. I am now proudly subscribed! I am planning on uploading a few videos to my channel about my 8n and hopefully one day my cockshutt! Thanks again!
Good on you Tiny T !!!. Keep going mate. I started age 12-13 as-well !; but it was motorcycles.
Good for you buddy. Marty is getting me all fired up about old tractors too. The less electronics on these things the better.
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I've also got big in to it i bought a ford 5000 2 years ago and did it up year ago and now fixing brakes on a david brown 995
@@MartyT Your only saying that because he bought a cockshutt 😂😂
Oh god I've fallen deep into the old tractor repairing KZhead wormhole, someone call for help!
I’ve been watching these wanting to try it
Don't worry, I have the perfect meds for you. Just need a few hundred dollars and buy a tractor.... problem solved
Me to 🤣🤣
It's so satisfying though 🤭🤣
I've just fell in now
My wife: Why don't you ever cry or show feelings? Me: tear rolls down every time Marty cranks up one of these beauties after they been sitting there for years. :')
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Your wife is more important than any tractor. But you already know this :).
@@coldwynn What about his dog?
lol
@@coldwynn Sell wife, buy more tractors
There is something about this man and this video that bring such solace to life. I have found myself returning to this video and watching it in full more than half a dozen times in recent years. There is some sort of peace in the way it was carried out and gifted to all of us to enjoy. Marty was the first I subscribed to on you tube and now the first I have ever commented on. I patiently wait daily for new videos as amazing as this one from him. He is the inspiration for the reason why I now have two tractors of my own to tinker with. I am blown away by how intelligent this man is! I hope to watch many more videos from him for many more years to come.
Do you watch Pete on Just a few Acres? He also restores (really nut and bolt restorations and paint too)...old Farmalls and Internationals...during the winter months as well as farming a small block in NY State...
My parents bought an old farm property back in the early 70’s. An elderly couple had passed, the estate sold everything as a package. Belongings and all.. it was like walking through history... or an antique store. In one of the large cattle barns, all the way in the back corner was an old John Deere B. Covered in years of dirt, pigeon shit, straw and leaves. I was 16 at the time, and I was well versed in automotive engines, so I at least had basic knowledge. It took me a good month after school and weekends to get it cleaned up to the point of working on it. Finally after many attempts to crank that flywheel by hand, on Easter morning.. dressed in my powder blue leisure suit ready for church.. I don’t know why I felt the need to crank it, but alas and joy... hit me at the same time... actually... oil hit me as it spattered out the exhaust pipe when it began to run. I didn’t go to church that day, but I got my ass blistered instead. I had so much fun after that... driving it down the old country roads.. I was king
Haha nice one mate, good times
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N1!
There are some things that deserve getting an ass blistering. That ain’t one of them. Especially at 16. ESPECIALLY at 16. At 16, the only kind of thing that deserves an ass blistering is when you’ve done something that hurt somebody else. You do something that hurt yourself? You live with the consequences. Hell, I would have rewarded you for commitment and a job well done.
@@tannertuner but he ruined his good Easter shirt lol
Your mechanic abilities are amazing!! Love watching you bring old machinery back to life and use again
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For me Marty represents the true spirit of the season. He finds old machines and vehicles rotting , seemingly, into the ground. He tinkers with a few important parts, a bit of oil here, some grease here, talking all the while to the soul of this supposedly inanimate object and, a bit at a time, this bolt, that locked up joint, a drink of gas, some gearbox oil , turns the key and 20 years after this old tractor coughed it’s last beat, a spark reaches the fuel, a few pistons cough , smoke billows upwards, filling the old pole barn. Marty adjusts the choke, turns the key again and before we know it, he’s chugging his old friend across the field and onto the awaiting trailer. Happy Holidays Marty, you warmed my heart for sure. $200NZ and a deft hand and life goes on.
Quite poetic.
such a underrated comment. Poetry
There's a real level of calm and patience in the manner in which this man's way of doing things. A good lesson to learn for all men.
F that. Hit it with a hammer and swear at it
This man is a hero of historical preservation......I clung to every second of this vid!
I used to drive one of these 50+ years ago on a neighboring farm where I worked. The phrase "historical preservation" must mean I'm a relic also - lol. Reminds me of a quote on a genealogy website I was working on a week or so ago. It said "Remember that you are the ancestor of tomorrow". Kind of puts things in perspective. I have a good friend who owns a small farm and he is a whiz with anything mechanical; especially old Farmall tractors. You remind me of him. Very nice video.
@@robertslusser6753 that quote really does put things Into perspective. I always look at the elderly and imagine them when they were my age, like this old man I helped with groceries earlier. It just makes me think, I'm 15 now, one day I'll be an old man, all the things that are popular now won't be, and I'll just be another ignored elderly guy. But it's funny because if I want to learn about my grandpa, I'll look at old pictures and documents, but in 50 years if someone wants to know about me I can just show them detailed digital pictures, videos and comments like this one. Just funnt
Who doesn't get a big smile when the blue smoke first rolls out of the exhaust pipe?
I was thinking the same thing!
The village in the uk where I was born and grew up . There was an old guy who got a brand new Massey Ferguson . He was a lovely old gent a market gardener . His tractor sat in is wooden garage for over 40 years totally unused . Sadly Malcolm passed away. After the funeral family had to sort his house out. Eventually one said we need to look in the garage . So the tree blocking the doors was removed . Inside was the Fergy under a sheet . Flat tyres old fuel etc . This old fergy came back to life . Malcolm was so old school . I ended up paying £30 for his tidy 60s Hilman Huskycar . I was a young driver and this old car did the job for a couple of years . Eventually sold that to another old guy for £250 . That was 40 years ago. Just seeing that old tractor reminded me . Great video . Love what you do ressurecting old machines.
Martin Nightingale great story!
I sure wish I wasn't so old and I lived somewhere that these tractor finds were possible. Here in the U.S. everything either gets scrapped or goes for way too much money. But, I will continue to live vicariously through all of you folks who take the time to restore this old iron and post the videos. Thank you to all. Tiny T, I"ll be watching for your videos.
I just bought a 1956 Model 130 which nearly the same tractor as this one but newer for $600. It was not kept covered since it last ran and the motor is stuck.
I've seen some of these type of videos that are made in the states and the prices people pay for something that's basically scrap is ridiculous
Brother, that is so freaking awesome and just love your time,talking, patience, knowledge, and just watching you work your magic. Thank you for sharing your findings and videos, God bless and congratulations on your new baby.
His patience is unbelievable. He is a excellent mechanic!!
Good old fashioned mechanics...so easy before the invention of the microchip.
@@davids.sharpescpls3075 yes Marty is a excellent mechanic! AND a great teacher, too. I'd take a class from him in a minute. Oh, wait - that's what we're all doing watching these videos. Hmm, Marty should start charging tuition! And greetings from the formerly great state of Kalifornya...
Imagine staring at that tractor for 20 years just for someone to get in running in a couple hours. Good work!
You'd be so pissed off 🤣🤣
Dude, you are truly amazing. You are such a great mechanic. Nothing scares you. You’re a pleasure to watch. I feel like I’m on these adventures with you!
Me too! I,ve been around cars and Harleys my entire life and for me it is so much fun watching him, brings back good memories!
You got to love it when you can get a relic started and drive it on the trailer. Best feeling. One time I found a International 400 Utility in the back yard of an implement dealer. 3 point hitch, Torque Amplifier. Nice little tractor. The dealer said it was junk and wouldn't run. Paid him $250-300 as I recall. I sent my wife down the street to buy a battery. In the meantime I tore the carb apart and cleaned it. Re-set the points - which was the problem with the tractor all along. It fired up right away. I drove it past the dealers office window a couple of times just for fun. He came out and asked me if I wanted to sell my tractor! lol
Acoustic Junkie lol
That poor tractor!! She was sooo happy and excited! She was going to the field, back to work. She has waited sooo long. " Yea, let's go. The fields, let's go! I can't wait, back to work again! What? Why are you turning around??? NO!! Not a trailer! Why are you putting me on a trailer? I want to go to WORK!!! " Someone needs to explain to Her she is retired and NOW has a life of relaxation and LOVE! Great vid. THANK YOU!!!
I don't think he bought her for retirement, he probably bought the tractor cuz he needed a tractor.
@@laprepper Yeah, but something very nice about buying an old wreck, fixing it up and using it for daily work. Not only do you get a Really Useful Vehicle for a song, but also an historical connection with farmers of the 1950s and some pride in running the old girl and getting it going.
I have vivid memories as a 12-year-old of driving a Farmall on my grandfather's dairy farm in rural Pennsylvania. My parents used to ship my brother and I out there from Texas to help take in the hay during the summer. That Farmall pulled the haywagon. As you might guess, driving the tractor is the choice job when you're taking in the hay.
That is so friggin' cool ! I was jumping up and down in my chair, right on! 74 years old! Amazing!
Legendary. I wish I had the knowledge and skills to get machinery working like you do.
One of the things that impressed me most, was that you didn't try to offer him even less money after he said $200! Obviously worth lots more! Props to you for that....
I was shocked when he said "200" haha
yes! the price should be whatever the owner wants
@@ShootLuckGaming Yeah 200 wow
Pp Ss agreed
I just paid $1000.00 for an A and it needed a $225.00 magneto!
New bettery, clean connections and give er some clean gas ! That farmer missed out on a great tractor. Good on you for getting it going.
$200 Dollars and she starts up after hardly any prep. Shes a keeper.
I wonder in 20-years time will people be finding the new stuff and will they fire up and run like these old timer's when I pass my theory test next year I'm definitely getting an old Massey Ferguson 135 or 165 or any other old machine you just cannot get the end of them.
@@neilmurphy845 No this plastic computerized junk d ef will not run .
I love that you got the owner to hold the camera while you drove it onto your trailer. 👏
You’ve inspired me. If my tractor even hesitates to start I’m ready to pick up the phone and call the mechanic! When you got the old boy moving it made me smile.
Hearing that old tracker started like it did, sent joy and tears in my eyes and my heart!👍🇨🇦
When I was a kid on the farm, we had a Super C Farmall. This brought back a lot of good memories.
I can't believe that thing actually ran!! WOW. I just can't believe it, after sitting for so many years. I thought for sure it would have been completely seized up. I guess that just shows how well built it is. I love seeing antique machines brought back to life!
That, and also it was covered while stored, keeping moisture out of everything.
We had two of these when I was a child on our dairy farm (circa 1949), near Vancouver, BC. If I am right, it is a McCormack- Deering Farmall A. ...Vintage post WW2 about 1949 or 50. Wonderful for a garden ( or hobby farm of course)... I think it has a PTO but not a 3-point hitch. I can see my mother sitting on it 70 years ago., raking windrows of hay....nostalgia is just washing over me.
After reading your recollection of your boyhood days I was carried away also.its beautiful to recall our younger days. Blessings to you and your family and friends. El tejano.
Hey man I'm restoring an allis chalmers B up in Wellsford and everyone always asks me "why are you restoring a vintage tractor" and I think it was about a year ago I was down one of those youtube rabbit holes and I came across this very video and realised hey this guy is kiwi I didnt even realize we had vintage tractors in nz, and it made me really want to find an old one in a shed somewhere and do it up. Lo and behold about a month ago I buy a tractor on facebook for $500 sight unseen, and now its giving me such a great project to work on during lockdown. All because of your video, so cool man
Is it hard to find that stuff parts and tractors over there. over here in the states especially in the cornbelt and plains that shits everywhere
@@teagzy07 Second hand the parts are a little hard to fine but I did find one guy parting out an engine in the south island (1700kms away) and also there is an importer here who brings in brand new parts for many vintage tractor makes and models from USA and UK (not cheap). If I needed a new head or some new tin work I'd be screwed, but if I needed a new oil pressure gauge or something like that shipping from USA eBay isnt that expensive really.
@@MrFlashhider I myself have a Farmall a you need parts here tons of that shits for sale here since lots of farms and lots of tractors but their often beat up over there the tractors are kept in better shape thanks for filling me in I was just curious
Do a video for us. We'd love to see it too.
Can't believe the crank handle was still with it.... Brings back memories of when I brought home my IH 300. It hadn't had any real care for 30 years..... It cleaned up really well and gave me 20 years of service before I traded it in on a modern tractor.
That was so rewarding! Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us all. I was laid off 6 weeks ago here in the USA and have been having a rough go of it. Your videos give me a moment of positivist in each and every day. Look forward to clicking on the next episode.
I had a 1954 Farmall Cub at the farm I work at. It was a gas motor with a 6 volt system. I had the motor crank as well but I never had to use it. We had the belly mounted cultivators and the ones for the rear. Hearing your tractor run brought back memories. Nice find.
Deal of a lifetime. Thank you for not trying to get it cheaper like some sort of digger. The man named a price and it was known to be more than fair. You were gracious enough to make the deal without haggling.
I just love how you bring these old girls back to life with all the liquid changes that are required.
Just love the no nonsense approach and the level headed attitude towards getting things working again !!!! Its how old 70 yrs hell yeah no problem mate love it . Well done Marty . Keep em coming .
Tractor for 200 you can certainly find the deals marty . Couple of hours work and its up and running excellent . Top man .
yup tractor like tht in worse coditions go for about 1000$ in my area :/
Very well done sir. It’s magical watching an old machine being gently brought back to life. Nice camera work as well.
WOW, What a great buy for only 200 bucks. Love those old tractors, fun to play with. Reminds me when I was young staying on my Uncles farm in Wisconsin. He had an old tractor like this. Thanks for the Vid! :)
Saw this video and was amazed at the luck you had! What a find! Also, appreciated the care you took to methodically get it to run and then care for a piece of equipment history. Kudos to you and for posting this video. As a lover of old equipment (They don't make them like this any more!), I enjoyed every minute of it. Thanks for sharing.
That's amazing what you did there to that tractor, breathing in new life. And let me say that seeing you haul that tractor over little bridges, waterfalls, and in forested trails. I am jealous to say the least. You live in paradise sir, enjoy that gift!
It's a pleasure watching you work and the results were great! It gave my wife and I a thrill to hear that first "pop" as you were starting it. I've revived a couple of older tractors and it is rewarding to give them a new life. Great video!
I love that you recorded the conversation with the previous owner. :)
Those A's, are fun tractor's. Your wife will love it!
It brings a tear to my eye when I see an old piece of machinery come to life again. I feel the past owners living in it and I see the tractor smiling with its new life. Great job great video.
im like that with old motorbikes
Nice buy for tractor that runs after a little work.
Nice job on this. Me an the old man have a 48 farmall H we've let sit around for for about 5 years now and it's the best feeling getting them back to life.
Extremely satisfying video to watch as opposed to anything you see on media and the news to day. Just a fabulous old tractor come back to life. Absolutely wonderful. Thanks. You made my day mate!
Congratulations with your new tractor, amazing job you made there, looking forward to seeing more of your new tractor. Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family
That was a great man, you brought that old boy back to life. Keep us posted on when it’s fully restored thanks and keep up the great work🍻.
If it gets restored. He got to many toys now.
I learnt to drive on a farmall! I'm 38 years old! Thx grandpa! I miss that tractor!
Course it runs! It's a farmall! It literally farms all!
That's amazing for a tractor that has been sitting fot 20 yrs, thanks for sharing, glad it worked out!
Love that sound of the engine. I have a 47 C runs like a top. Those old tractor run forever.
Well done sir! I just went to a tractor show today and one of the exhibitors had this exact same machine! How cool is that!
Recall these McCormick Farmal's when I was a kid on my grandparents dairy farm in Quebec Canada.. so sweet. Milk quota and peas and corn for the Green Giant cannery. My dad worked for the Bell Telephone, when he retired he said I should have taken on the Farm. I was so choked when he did not. Was in the family since 1823
my dad and I found a 1939 unstyled A john deere tractor in our shed. we ended up putting a new magneto on it and it fired right up. the owner of the house before us said the tractor had been sitting there for 40+ years. amazing how reliable these old tractors are. I guarantee in 40 years the new tractors wont start. these old tractors were built to last.
I cheered when you got it started! Love how you know your way around this old tractor.
So did I,amazing after 20 years.
My grandfather had one like this when I was young n I loved to drive it. He had a belly mower to cut grass in his large yard n impliments for planting his corn n other veggies. My brother in law has it now n it is still going strong. Thanks n God Bless
Simply Awesome Marty. I love the way you attack each area in a methodical and purposeful way to prevent damage and ensure you don't spend money if the previous step is bad. Thanks for sharing. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
Just came across this video now. Very very enjoyable to see this older piece of iron, given some TLC, and then, on the move. Great buy for you. Thanks for posting this.
Great Sunday morning viewing to get me started.. Lovely old tractor.. (Phil - UK)
I spent many hours on the seat of one those Farmall A tractors here in Wisconsin. Everything from plowing snow to field work. Great to see it running again. Takes me back about 40 years.
I remember my Dad planting the garden. This was my Mom's mode of transport, she wouldn't drive a car, but she'd hook up an old trailor, tell us to get in. We'd go to Grandma's house, fishing, church. GREAT MEMORIES
I totally enjoy watching you getting these old equipment back running. Kudos to you for your efforts.
That is a great old tractor. I would love to find something like that to tinker with and clean up and make it sort of new again. This tractor didn't seem to bad to get running again. The typical things to do and you covered them. Great video.
It brings me joy to see these vehicles that were once the best in their class running again. Once a legend always a legend. Keep up the great work dude.
Absolutely awesome watching you get these beautiful tractors up and running. Every few years we would visit a man my father was in the service and I would ride on the two arce farm. Thanks for the memories too.
What a steel. Beautiful tractor 👌🏽
Love this old machines, it's definitely a testament to the right engineering and quality went into. Great thanks.
New sub here. Love this stuff. Thanks for saving this tractor. She will be good to you for many years. Thanks and keep us posted
Not really a tractor guy but my Dad had one very similar, a Farmall Cub and your video brings back lots of memories! Thanks for bringing the old girl back to life.
Saw this video twice! I love tractors and this Farmall is a piece of antique art!!! Glad is with you for better uses than being seating down bored and dusty. Happy life tractor! Great job Marty!
When it started that was extremely satisfying, thanks for sharing!
Seriously, Marty I admire the way you work !!! real true professional and with a great disciple of work as well as very methodic !!! You are with no doubt my N° 1 mechanic !!! SUPER simple but great!!!
Thanks for sharing. It’s great to see old, neglected machines brought back to life by people who care.
You obviously know what you are doing! Great to see these old machines coming back to life. Carry on the good work my friend. Best wishes from England
New Zealand is so beautiful! The drive home looked amazing.
Went trekking for 3 weeks in the 1990s and the country is so beautiful and diverse. Walked on a glacier on the south island and was in shorts most of the time up north.
Been there, done that. You are a good mechanic. That is high praise from a retired chief engineer steam/motor any HP. Just remember: it is just a machine. Someone made it and you can fix it and operate it.
I worked with an engineer who used to drive old trucks, and he always said, "Somebody had to build it. You can work on it." I always thought he was nuts. I'd tell him, "You make good money! Just buy a new truck!" Took me all these many years later to understand just what he meant and how right he was.
What a lovely old Farmall tractor! Brings fond memories of when used to drive an old 1940’S Fergerson tractor 💖
i have always lived in the city/suburbs so naturally i have never owned a tractor, but as a fix it guy i have picked up a few riding mowers and fixed them. for some reason i am itching to get my hands on a real tractor like this old beauty. when you triumphantly backed it out of that shed i couldn't help but smile.
Absolutely love watching these and have no idea why. Never ever been near a farm. You just know if its humanly possible...this guy is going to get it running. Brilliant. Tractor cannot believe its luck!
This is so captivating like having your own teacher in mechanics.
Jappy Time there is no point in changing the oil if it's seized
@Jappy Time Did you watch the whole video, probably not, but even if you did, as you see he did change the oil......YOU are the Noob, Noobin or whatever you...jerk. People like you, that go on internet and insult people for your own entertainment, the world and KZhead can do without.
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Me and my father in law, purchased a 47 Cub Farmall, that had been sitting in a field for 15 years. It had a 4 inch pecan tree, growing through the planters, so we used a chain saw to cut it out. After months of soaking, we were so delighted to see it crank and run, of those old wires and plugs. Eventually, we restored it to "Like New" condition and enjoyed several parades and won a few trophies! I think I'd go back and make an offer on the boat!!!
I loved this video. So cool to hear that familiar sound when it started for the 1st time in 20 plus years. Sounds like an old song when drives away!
Decent Kubota technology since this tractor is still working. The merit of the Operator too, congratulations 👌.
Mate this is unreal, keep it up! Looking forward to seeing it fully restored in its former glory!
I am in love!.... With this antique beauty, simply mechanical... Good job! Reminds me on my old Fergie TE20....😊
It had no problem with spark and a minimal carb problem with the bowl not sealing. You got lucky, son!
Thanks Marty for a fine video. Long ago my beloved Uncle had a FarmAll Cub, very similar to this one, and about 8-10 awesome horsepower . I was a 12 year old boy and DYING to drive ANYTHING. It was heaven sitting in that seat and actually moving. Many many hours have been spent in tractor seats since then, and the thrill is gone.My Uncle is long gone, may he rest in peace, and I am not too far behind him, but the old tractors will never die A tearful TYVM for the trip down memory lane on the little tractor.
And Marty, It's commendable that you checked all of the fluids, including gearbox oil.... and greased/lubricated everything, even before you tried to move the tractor out of the shed. With some good maintenance that Farmall tractor should last another 70 years, to be a piece of farming history. I grew up on a farm in Missouri myself, and have driven Farmall model "C" and "M" tractors several times as a kid. ( And in the 1970's , their newer cousins: International model 706, and 1466 ) Glad to see that people are taking the time to bring several of these tractors "back to life" with some work and care.
Instantly worth a lot more than $200 once you got it running! Great job! Nice video!
Excellent result! Well done, must be such a kick when something you have gets up and goes after so long in the wilderness, love this!
If anything, things made 40's sure lasted and looked good doing it! that tractor is Art on wheels, I love it, Good job getting it going, bet you the owner heart must have been hurting, once you got it started and loaded on the trailer under its own power.
lovely little thing, look forward to seeing it cleaned up and running
Marty my friend always a pleasure watching you get those old tractors going.....I get a cup of coffee and watch you make magic....take care my friend
My father had one like that.You are doing a good thing bringing it back to life. And you are going about it the way I would do. It is going to look and run amazing. All cleaned up, new fluids, some new paint. It is going to be so awesome. I would love to see the finish of it.
That's the tractor I learned to drive when I was growing up. It is a International Harvester Cub. The ignition is 6 volts positive ground. It has about 10 HP. This is a real nice garden tractor.
Cubs are smaller then a super a
Your content is golden man. Every upload is a blessing to watch! Can’t wait for the next video!!
Same here...he is just awesome!
I Think getting big hits on your digger video changed the whole direction of your channel, and far play, excellent work. Your digger video was seen across the world in a few days, Greetings from Ireland.
Yes that kick started my channel, but I'll keep posting on a range of subjects, I don't want to get stuck in one niche
@@MartyT Well excellent work even my Dad watches your videos now, I've just started posting videos and have a one off a county crawler on an island and an old Hi-Mac digger that got covered over in a sand pit,
@@ronanmcnamee2008 That would be interesting to see
@@MartyT I also found you through your digger revival, but I love the whole off-the-grid-life hacks a lot as well. The scenery where you live and the pace of life is very relaxing to watch, I bet it's very tiring work too =) Great job and keep it up!
What an effort man! Excellent!
Great job,worked on my grandmother's farm every summer,used same tractor, great memories. Thank you.
The "tooka, tooka, tooka" of that oil can brought to my mind, reviving the tin man in the Wizard of Oz! I really enjoyed this video!