Vintage tractor left to rot by a swamp for 20 years.. Will it start ??
2023 ж. 29 Сәу.
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This international b414 was used to tow an irrigator on a farm, it has been sitting unused by a pond for 20 years so is quite rusty and seized up..
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Your wife's a lucky lady to have access to all these tractors. Having a live in mechanic is a bonus too. 🤭 Good work Marty, enjoyed that. 👍🏻
She’s spoiled for choice really. The trouble is deciding which tractor to use for a given task.
I think he is going to paint the rest of it pink and give it to the wife for mothers day lol
Now if I could only convince my wife that having lots of tractors was a good thing :)
@@morantaylor Years ago, in a Farming Simulator 13 forum, a guy who was playing FS13 with his daughter posted that she wanted a pink tractor. So I reskinned a Massey 6290 so it was pink and linked it to them.
@@morantaylor 🤣🤣🤣
"Where are you going today husband"? "Definitely not picking up another tractor 🚜😂
heheh beat me to it
That made me laugh out loud. Thanks.😊
Decent size eels good feed
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She didin’t know that married 100 vintage rusty tractors back then. 😅
I’m pleased to see someone being bloody careful about asbestos, other people I’ve watched coming across asbestos aren’t . Asbestos is deadly
That PINK firewall made all the difference. Little bit of lipstick woke the old girl up. Great job. Thanks for taking us along. Loved the aerial shot.
The will it start videos are the best! How many tractors have you breathed new life into now, Marty?
I've lost count, must be at least 8
Damn man i can't believe you are watching a Kiwi bloke find and repair old abandoned heavy equipment lol. Im looking forwards to some updates on your channel. I hope you and Yuka had a great time in Australia
BCpov.... The wife been told only 4 tractors in our possession. 😄
Class back in session, bloody good one Marty!
@@MartyT after 10 you can start calling yourself tractor doctor.
I am absolutely amazed by your understanding of diesels. I know they are relatively simple but to walk into the brush and get a machine running is a skill. Hats off.
It’s pretty easy.
@@thegoodguy44 Everything becomes easy after you learn how to do it.
Wildlife is def. something else Down Under! Hillarious Fishcam.. Didn't see that coming 😂
Lovely video. My dad has an International 474 which is maybe 10 years younger than this one. Dad is a retired farmer and has dementia, he can't walk unaided anymore, but I helped him get it running a couple of weeks ago after the winter, just needed a new battery. They really are little warriors, they never break. The look on dad's face when it fired up again, sheer glee. It was gifted to dad 20 years ago in the will of a friend of his. The friend was also a retired framer, older than dad, but he had been a WW2 fighter pilot (a group captain none-the-less) and had a farm in Africa after the war. When he moved back to the UK he bought this tractor for his UK farm and then left it to dad when he died. Dad used to rent extra fields from him for sheep and they got to know each other that way. When he was in his last couple of years I would go round to see him as a teenager and show him how to use a computer to write letters and things and he'd tell me stories from the war. Amazing how an old tractor can link you to people and events.
My grandparents have Nuffield 4/65.. the damn thing has gone trough hell and back... then demanded more and its still running and working even though it should have broken down decades ago, but it still keeps on going. 3rd lift link is holding on its dear life.. i dont know how it has not failed since there is no longer treads or really a shaft left.. the bolt is jammed 45 degree on its place and that is only thing holding it in place, while its still enough to lift more than front ends weight. Given it has been like that 20 years... yeah. I'm about to fix that soon enough... but pretty sure grandparents thought the same thing... Well these things are prime movers and never should be scrapped. If its utterly destroyed then sell it as parts not scrap! Only really wrong with ours is shifter sometimes slips past the lugs in transmission putting it into middle lock state requiring "gentle violence" or taking the transmission cover off and back again. Chore and i'm looking solution for that, just dont want to mess anything up. Restore and maintain these beasts since they build the world and will continue to maintain it, unlike likes of Deere that absolutely hates right to repair, making it hard as possible.
How Marty finds a piece of junk and then makes it crawl out of the brush under its own power is incredible every time. Truly the engine whisperer!
Perhaps... instead assume the base line is the equipment will run. Is that so amazing?
@@ShainAndrews More like Marty has a good idea how to work a tired, neglected engine.He has skills, as he has proved on many occasion.
If you have amassed a knowledge of engines/machinery this isn't really that difficult. Especially if it was parked and left, not broken and left. Being covered Is a big win too. Diesels are especially happy to sit for decades, since the fuel is oil they are far less likely to rust and size internally. A gas engine, especially one that wouldn't run right and got a bunch of raw fuel or worse starting fluid dumped down it's yap then left for dead with washed clean cylinder walls rusted solid is no fun. Plus the diesel fuel itself doesn't go really bad. Fungus growth does happen sometimes but it's not as bad as dried up gas. Not saying everyone can do this but it's not rocket surgery 😂
To be completely fair old diesels don't take a hell of a lot to get going and can sit for 50 years without issue. Still awesome but not the same as getting a modern engine going.
That's English engineering for you, Makes me proud. Surprised it didn't set on fire :D.
Hey Marty, FYI for trouble shooting purposes, the glow plugs are run in series, so a bad connection anywhere will kill the circuit. There is a glow plug indicator (heating element) to the left of the steering column. It is also part of the circuit. Mine likes its glow plugs for the first start of the day. Without them it won't start without the joy juice. There's also a filter for the hydraulic oil inside the system. It's under the big heavy differential cover under the seat. Cheers!
@@Islandwaterjet You're very welcome. The one in the dash absolutely needs to stay in the circuit as well. If you bypass it and go straight to the plugs they will see too much voltage and you'll burn them out. Ask me how I know :-)
@@Islandwaterjet The good old pepper pot glow indicator/ballast resistor. Some European tractors (Steyr T80 and T84) didn't have a cover with little holes, just one round hole in the dash, the perfect size for lighting a cigarette 😀
Hey Robin, I don't think that is correct. That would mean each glowplug would have to have 2 connections. 1 in 1 out to the next, I've only ever seen a common power rail with the body of the glowplug being the earth. Could be wrong.....wouldn't be the first time
@@duanescott5399 Look carefully, the wires going from one glow plug to the next one are not in contact, there is an insulator between them, and the whole circuit is isolated from the engine.
@@RobinWilkinson I made the very smart mistake of removing one on my 444 and testing it on a 12v battery with a pair of wires to each contact, needless to say I won't do that again after watching it glow white and melt instantly🙃
Wish these old machines could talk. Story would be epic and sad. Waiting for your people to come back for you as the days become months. Then years then decades...
The eels are friendly caused the farmer probably feed them for years. The tractor is really a nice deal. YOU were real lucky with an old machine. Most of the time is is beyond a quick and easy fix. I would bet the original owner really took care of the machine, PERIOD !!!!!! Nice video too Sir.
That tractor was probably made in Doncaster, Yorkshire where the International factory was during the 60s/70s that I know of. It was a massive place, I had to go there about 1977/8 when I worked for an agricultural engineering firm in Durham City. For me it's great to see these old tractors being brought back to life. I watch your videos Marty thank you for doing what you do. They could stand for years like that one and still come back to life.
The early IH B series 250, 276, 414, 434 etc were made in Bradford (B for Bradford). Did you work for Paxtons?
@@originalforgery yes I did work for Paxtons, from 1970 at 15 years old to 1979. Did you know anyone who worked at the same time?
@@kenhart6330 Allis Chalmers became another massive name globally starting in Canada not sure if ever associated with International during this time tho. Great Tractors all this era.
Did they make Nuffield tractors there as well? I think I read that somewhere. This reminds me of the look of a Nuffield I used to drive for light work on my father's farm in the late 1970s and early 1980s. We lived not too far from Doncaster near York.
I work for paxtons now! Haha
I am amazed that you can get these old tractors to run. Well done Marty, your a clever man!
Always a treat to see you rescue something from the weeds...Underwater filming a real bonus...Hope they didn't eat all your lunch...
Way back in 88, 89, 90 ,,,, I worked in a tire shop where the farmers in the area would bring in flat tractor tires for me to fix. Didnt mind it so much until winter . They would bring em in frozen ,,, I would have to wait half a day for them to thaw out . A real pain in the ass operation. Thanks man.
Marty next time you have issues with glow plugs boil a kettle of water and pour the water over the fuel lines going into the injector's intern pre heating the fuel. Its an old Aussie bush trick It even works on modern diesel fuel rails when you have faulty glow plugs.😎
That makes sense, nice trick
Or try a LPG / Mapp gas burner straight into the intake (heat the air).
I drove one of those 50 odd years ago and still remember the sound. Think there was a glow plug coil thing in that hole above the lever that glowed red when ready. Really enjoyed your recovery of this and getting it driving out bro. Safe travels
I grew up driving a B414! My cousin had one. This brings back memories of 60-some years ago! Oh, I'm in ON Canada.
Hey Marty. Greetings from the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, USA. I love joining you in your mechanical adventures via KZhead. You have got a terrific storey telling manner in addition to your automotive - mechanical expertise! Thank you for bringing the rest of us along. It is both enjoyable and appreciated!👍
As a bodyman of 31yrs I don’t know a lot about engines so I’m always amazed how your able to get these engines running. Knowing how each component functions seems to be most important to be able to correct them. You do great work Marty👍🙂
Well I think engineers feel the same way about making rust „disappear“.
Bodyman what is that ? You have body of a man.!! 😬
He does a great job but it's also a testament to how they made this old iron. They used high quality parts.
If you want to learn old diesels is the easiest path. They are incredibly simple with few parts prone to failure. Everything is mechanical. Most will fire up with very little effort if it will spin freely. Especially if you have ether
That air cleaner was greasy but no rust. Just that forethought of a can on the exhaust made all the difference. Your skill is amazing in breathing life back in old iron.
What a charming little video! Supplies in the back of the truck, off to the site, right to work, getting the job done I could watch these videos all day long. And feeding the eels was an absolute bonus! Cheers.
That engine runs like a champ!
Why am I so fascinated buy a dude in NZ fixing/salvaging old tractors 🤷♀️ these videos are awesome 😎
Marty T does difficult things. The impossible takes a little longer. Stay safe
Bravo - from Poland to You Marty. You are The Grait
Being over 40 I can relate. I learned to drive on ursus 330, basically the same machine. I love them 😊
i could hardly pull a pop up camper with my Nissan frontier so i sold it and here you are towing a tractor with one. Very impressive.
I use a propane torch in a way that allows the hot air from the flame to be sucked into the intake manifold; starts a cold diesel right up.
It’s just like the International tractor we had on our farm here in Tassie in the ‘70s! Some of my earliest and happiest memories are riding around on my grandfather’s lap on that thing!
For years i had a 1953 international B275 diesel tractor. A real workhorse but parts were hard to come by. The primary fuel pump was operated by a manual pump to bleed out the fuel filter. Miwed the hilly fields of Thetford VT fir msny years.
The tractor whisperer strikes again ! LOL
Excellent Sunday Night watch while the weather outdoors tonight here in Kumeu is fairly wild & wet! Thanks Marty.
You've got a touch of the ole mechanical genius in you, my friend. We very much enjoy your content here stateside in Virginia, USA.
Nice video and nice to see it was able to run after getting some time to warm up.
MARTY IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN'T FIX IT'S AMAZING WATCHING YOU WHERE DID LEARN HOW TO FIX EVERY I WOULD NEVER BET MONEY THAT YOU COULDN'T FIX IT NO MATTER WHAT IT IS HOPE YOUR LAD STARTS DOING SAME THING IN 10 YEARS😊😊😊
That clutch trick was clever. Don't think I'd have thought that one up if it were me in your shoes.
Great job! I love these old machines. They are so much better than what is being produced today. I'm glad to see you saving them.
Land of the kiwi. Big aggressive eels and cabbage trees. Hi from Canada.
Love the eels when I was a kid love catching them in our local stream great memories
26:27 you can use the amp clamp feature for the glow plugs. It is really handy when you are trying to improve the circuit situation.
A tractor sanctuary, You are making a tractor sanctuary... 😉😊 Well done job again..!
We Marty's wife see's him hooking to the trailer. She gets nervous and starts asking what tractor have you got now .😮😮😂❤😊
Love to see equipment drive out of their graves!! Great job!!!!!!!!!!
I've never heard of asbestos being that dangerous. Most, if not all, people got asbestosis from working many years in an asbestos factory working directly in asbestos.
If you inhale any asbestos particles they never leave your lungs. Small amount wont probably kill you but you dont want them in there.
I forgot how calming it was to watch your videos Marty, those eels were pretty cool to! keep up the great revival videos!
I learned from the title that this engine must have been repaired.
I see the title, I’m 5 seconds in….Marty T will get it to start 👍
The Australian in me is so stressed that a snake or massive red back is going to get you through those thin gloves. But then I think not everywhere is Australia 😂
My old 2n sat for three very wet months once and the clutch rusted so tight we could not get it to break free by any means. Glad yours came free without too much fuss. Had to split mine. Nice job saving another machine!
My clutch was stuck and I put a block of wood on top of the pedal and let it sit heating the shed it was in and then letting it freeze a few times over the course of a few months. Eventually it popped - I tried doing what Marty did but it didn't work. Anything is better than splitting the tractor!
Lovely job on the old beast, and thanks for showing folks the proper way of dealing with the asbestos. I've neve seen it on a tractor firewall before. Too many people laugh about it and treat it lightly, and yes, most of the serious cases were from asbestos workers (like the poor men installing the asbestos sheets in the factory) but why take a chance? The latency period can be 25 or 30 years, and who wants to find out they've got to lose a lung right when they've got grandchildren to enjoy! As an old hazmat and safety officer, I appreciate all of the good work practices you model for the community. It means a lot, mate! 👍
Not to nitpick but he filmed himself committing a criminal act. In NZ any amount of friable asbestos must be removed by a class a licensed removalist. Regardless he wasn't masked and contaminated the area around the tractor by washing it off with water. Not that it's likely to happen but he's made himself liable for a hefty fine and possible incarceration.
Marty - thousands of tractor experts I know on KZhead - I’ve got a couple of internationals, so my tips for starting are always full throttle to start, and a little squirt of magic juice from the ether can always helps. Glow plug circuits unreliable, but a couple of people have suggested using bmw glow plugs (I haven’t bothered). That starter solenoid thing very easy to get as well. Pretty impressed with your find - maybe even a touch jealous. My brother recently took one of these tractors out of the bowels of a paddle wheeler - they are a fantastic old beast. Can’t wait to see it doing something useful. 😊
Revival AND wildlife. Real bonus. Many thanks from the UK.
This was impressive. Just came across this channel and i shall be binge watching this afternoon/evenings. Sending positive vibes from the uk.
I think those tractors were built around 1967. I can remember sitting on one when I was a kid at Hereford market tractor dealer stall . heaters go through a resistance that takes it down to five volt, putt 12 on it will blow the glowplugs. There are upgrade kits available
The tractor wiki says they were built from 1961-1966, so your recollection is probably correct. I didn't know these existed as I don't recall ever seeing one of these in my part of Canada.. And now looking on my classifieds site I see one for sale in my county. The more you know..
I had a 444 and the glow plugs were a must for first start without juice. Good job Marty, Cheers from USA.😃
Very good battery you brought... I had visions of it dieing...
'I have never seen wheels that rusted'. You should see the slurry tractors in uk that have been constantly damp with cow slurry until the day they would not atart any longer! 😅 Great episode as always.
Good morning from Finland!
Great stuff Marty - amazing that the tractor eventually sprang into life after all those years and that the hydraulics still worked! Very noble of you to share your lunch with the eels - very enjoyable segment. Hope to see the International spruced up and on new wheels in the not too distant future!
You fellas stay strong out there. Remember you got brothers here in the USA trying to look out. Well done.
I am from India and I have seen this tractors as a kid. Nowadays not seen as earlier they were so common. Restore it to it's former glory. Greeting from India.
You never go wrong with Perkins diesel motor, very reliable and stable. We had two IH, one from GB and one from Germany, and the GB had Perkins motor was the best and most reliable. The german had IH own motor. Thank you for sharing your videos. God bless you and your family.
Sweet! Nice find, I enjoy your channel immensely here in the States, Thanks Marty
That tractor came out of the woods looking like an old soldier that was still holding his watch since ww2 and no one told him the war was over!! Good stuff sir!
Great video, these old tractors could last forever with a bit of looking after
Este tractor lo usábamos para transportar aceitunas, casi siempre tiraba de un remolque excesivamente cargado para un tractor tan modesto pero extraordinariamente fiable, nunca nos dejó tirados. Gracias por traernos tan gratos recuerdos.
Another great find Marty will make a great repair project thanks for sharing 🦘
Think the wife will notice another old red tractor ? I'll bet not they pretty much look the same and sound it too!! Best to you and fam!! And thanks for the time you take to make these!!
I’m always impressed that you change the fluids even before you know if the tractor is salvageable, it shows a respect for the machinery which I really like and agree with. When it set off in reverse I thought you were off to join the eels, big buggers weren’t they 😮
Well in reality, it would make no sense NOT to change fluids. After sitting for 20 some odd years, oils can't POSSIBLY be any good.
But he got it running Before he changed the oil... 🤔?
Don't want to waste oil before you know it will need it
@@BillyJoeJimBob28 you're right, he did.
@@CB-xr1egwhich is perfectly logical
It's getting to the point that you could almost open a tractor museum. Another great video. Thank you!
That part with the eel’s was awesome!
You make things seem so simple Marty - well done . I’m in the category of “ if only “, but each to their own . You are an inspiration !!!
Marty, your "resurrection" videos are my favorite. I love it when you drive them out of their grave.
You need to open "Marty's vintage tractor sales and service"
Eel-infested waters? Inconceivable! ;)
What a fun watch, thanks for taking us along!! Cheers!
That engine is remarkably good, hardly any smoke and sounds sweet too, as you rightly say, a good service, some new rims/tyres and a bit of exercising and you have a working piece of equipment.
Good morning from Norway
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You have managed to breathe life back into another forgotten relic. That's fantastic Marty. 👊🦊👍
There needs to be a playlist called "Marty's Excursions", where it has all of Matry's offsite adventures
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The methodical way you brought it back to life - and the engine sounded sweet for something that hadn't run for 20 years. My father was apprenticed to the International Harvester Company in 1947 and used to service machinery like this in rural South Australia. He used to tell me stories about such things. I loved your video.
I was waiting for the tires to let go when you went to pot it on the trailer.
Amazing! Well done in reviving that classic tractor! Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!
Just what Mrs. T needs. Another blooming tractor... 🇬🇧👍
Gas, US, size equivalent. We have a bucket attachment that runs a hydraulic pump off the front crank. There's a "brush guard" that's the low pressure fluid reservoir/ cooler. Nice upgrade if you can find one.
Another great recovery Marty,well done.👍👍
Nice to see a great old tractor find a new home!!!. Absolutely love watching how detailed you are when getting these old machines..
Awesome. Thanks Marty. I ALWAYS enjoy watching and listening to you do your thing. Such a blast to see the old stuff come back to life. 😊👍👍
Perfect Mothers Day present Marty for Mrs T!!!! .... such a thoughtful gift. LOL ... I remember using a B250 in my youth back in the day for a potato farmer down at Hokitika... they were old then 45 years ago but indestructible along with the old mans MF135
Great work as always Marty! Another successful rescue of an old machine
I grew up in the country. While I never had regular chores I often helped my father deliver firewood with a tractor and trailer. I appreciate your step by step, careful revival of this great old machine. Blessings and good fortune to you.
Marty's Tractor Rescue and Retirement Community. I love old machines. If I were a single man, I'd be up to my neck.
My mothers got an international b250 on her smallholding. Brilliant little tractor. Starts on the button first time every time, regardless of the weather. She did have to treat it to some new rims recently, as they were shot to pieces like this one 😂
They are sh!t rims. I've never seen one of this model with original rims that looked good or with original rims at all. Cheap metal.
@@aserta I doubt it was 'cheap metal'. The rears were filled with fluid, most likely calcium chloride. If it leaks at all, it will eat steel up no matter what the quality. Any calcium chloride filled wheels need regular attention. Changing out valve stems every few years helps keep leaks from happening.
Amazed that you could get it running. Excellent as always.
Master mechanic strikes again!Cheers from Finland!
Your loading tools intro is pretty slick.
Really enjoyed the start videos. Most of the time, you get them started. Very impressed! Thank you for sharing! 😊