JT I'm 72 years old and I still get that smile on my face when the sound of that first start happens. Doesn't matter tractor or truck,. newly rebuilt or old locked up.. I have an imported Massy with the Perkins engine in it that I bought new in 1987. Because of my job it sat for 12 years and was locked up. It was my first project when I retired. Was a sweet sound when she popped off. Lessen learned "Don't Give up "
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 to prime the fuel system get a assistant to hold a air line in the fuel fill opening on the tank with a shop rag to seal it & pump air into the fuel tank to push the fuel through the filter / system while you crank the engine over until it starts . You can also put a airline adapter and short hose on the fuel tank to pump a little bit of air just enough to pressurize the tank to move the fuel through the system if you don't have a assistant available , if you do that leave the filler cap on to keep fuel from blowing out .
I remember my Uncles having one late 70s early 80s that had a cat they put a hole in the block and the neighbor stitched the block back together in the field with a generac welder and a torch they finished using it and was replaced think it was an 1804 than they got a 4840 and a 4900 but them had Cummins 903 and Detroit 60 the Cats didn't appreciate the fuel pump being turned up
@@halwilliams1682 they had 4840 and a 4880 one I thought was a Detroit I think the other was a Cummins but the 1800 was definitely a cat that blew a hole in the block
@@halwilliams1682 Hall you where correct it was an 1805 they didn't like that one but every one the had always had the fuel pump turned up they originally wanted a Steiger but the what was to long so the went Massey they where great tractors could have about 100 foot of implements behind them and they'd just go same with chisel plowing
@@jtsbarnngrill6873looked like a birds nest. They will have to find another home! Looked like another one inside the air cleaner. Fluffy might check on that for you!
Starting to look like a Massey only farm. Next thing will be an 860 combine. Looks like a decent old tractor that needs a little TLC. Another Great Video. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure. Have a good weekend.
"Massey Kardashian" Lol !!!🤣 She runs sweet for a tractor that hasn't run for a long time! Well, done JT! That tractor is pretty straight & definitely worth saving!
Incredible! Another "Old Soul" saved from the Brink of Death 💀. Hopefully we'll see it working this spring. It would be cool if you could get one of your friends and have the 1800 and the 1805 working side by side for one video. What a Sight that would be! Just a thought, get every fuel and oil additive you trust and pour in that tractor. Then start it and let it run for 30 minutes or so once a week while you make it ready to go back to work. That way, it's first time back to work won't be a "Shock" and put to much stress on anything. Young Man, you make me look forward to Spring 🌱. Stay Safe and God Bless 🙏👍🇺🇲🚜
Back in 1983 my father and I went to an auction where the farmer was selling out due his health issues. He bought all his tractors new. I got a Massey 1100 diesel for 1600 dollars. He had a couple more super slick ones that sold really cheap. One was a MF1805 with really low hours and duals that sold for 4000 dollars, and a equally nice 1105 low hours for 4000 dollars. You have remember it was during the farm crisis. There wasn’t much money moving around. I remember my father regretting that he didn’t buy the 1105. I was getting 4-4.50 per bushel for soybeans back then, so no one was really getting rich. If I knew then what I know today 40 years later, I wouldn’t have never wasted my money on grain farming. Live and learn!
@@BriggsStratton11 we had registered Santa Gertrudis cattle and hay and soybeans back then, but I thought I could make it work on the grain side when my dad had a stroke and I had to take over his operation at 14 until I graduated high school, when he totally recovered. I left a lot of sweat and effort in the eighties trying to make it work. I took over the farming totally and purchased a 120 hp Tractor and a combine and was strapped with the bean prices being so low and trying to pay for the equipment at that age. The drought of 88 pretty much killed my operation for a few years until I got a new foot hold in 96. I was a career field mechanic, and I farmed and ran cattle on the side. I have failed more times than I have succeeded, and have adjusted my operation quite a few times due to market conditions. It’s been something else. And now 40 years later I’m almost out of business again after two years of extreme drought and the lack of forage, and the heat making my herd abort and stringing out my calving windows and making them skip entirely. I’m not sure if I would do any of it again. A lot of cash, sweat and dreams dashed.
Well done! Back in the day I had nothing but good luck with the Cat "throw away V8s", both the 3160 and 3208 in the old Steigers and White 4-180. Congratulations on your diagnostic skills and "stic ktoitiveness".
I think the trick with those old Cats is to not overload them. They run fast and the rod bearings don't seem to hold up if pushed too hard. I never pull mine over about 2500 rpm and keep the load reasonable. It's only a couple hundred HP.
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 yep....you got it JT. The Cat only has 3 gallon of oil in it vs 5 gallons on my Case that is half as much HP. The Case runs almost 1000 rpm slower. Oil cools the engine.
JT When I was in high school I worked on a farm with A 1800 on it. I put a lot of hours in it and when you change the fuel filter all you did was take the bleeder cap off and crank the engine over until fuel came squirting out. It was good to hear that engine run.
We had a cat just like that on the farm in the sixties, her name coincidentally was Fluffy. You are doing a good job fixing that big Fergie, I’ll bet that could pull a few furrows. All it needs is a new drivers seat and it will be ready to get back to work. all the best from England .ps call the tractor “ Big Fluffy.” It’s a darling.
Love it! Gotta love the way them caterpillar engines purr. Can't wait to this tractor get fixed and restored. Not to many of these old massey tractors here in southeast MN. But i do believe i konw a guy that has a parts machine if you need anything. Keep up the great work!
Just wanted to say thanks for saving another great tractor I grew up with these and so many good memories of my childhood hot days in the cabs long hours but I wouldn't change anything just wish I was near by would be a treat to drive one again well done keep up the good work 😀
I think she sounds really good. Like that rebuilt engine is way better than your other clapped out 1805. Plus when you get the pump fixed a five mile down the road jaunt will make ya'll smile. If you put half as wide tires in the rear and double them up she will pull an astonishing amount. Not that I would take her to a tractor pull as that is a fools errand to me. By the bye, you should have built a campfire under the engine Ruzzian style. After about an hour with a small campfire you would have been pleased when she started.
Wow!! Really good job. Can't wait to see it all fixed up and in the field this Spring. I think the more she runs the better it will be. I'm sure you will have her all fixed in no time at all. I'm more of the other red type of guy, and still hoping to see a 4366, but the old Massey's are pretty cool too.
I'm glad you didn't give up I love it when people rescue old equipment and get them going again the older equipment is so much better than most things they make today and one particular engines that I absolutely love are Detroit diesel engines nothing sounds better than a Detroit and the older Detroit diesel engines are my favorite engines to hear running I look forward to more of your videos I'm just starting to follow you. Keep up the rescue of these classic equipment
Great video and tractor young man. I like your atitude and that you speak to the camera lens and not to yourself looking at the viewfinder like so many folk do. Top marks and best regards, Jon in North Yorkshire, England.
Excellent video JT :) also would get for Massey Ferguson 1800 new oil filter, Air Filter, Fuel filters, some GM Automatic Transmission fluid 200 ml in fuel tank run thru so lube in injection pump, also injectors to and whole ! Plus get grey bottle of STP Total Treatment fuel injection and carb cleaner in fuel tank to ! Plus nickname it After Life because come back life when fixing up and do more fix too ! Plus take starter out get cleaned up and rebuild too totally new it save from sticking and run flywheel too! Electrical fix also gauges you be all set running in feilds! Yes tire lots beef on them ! Hopefully see dig more to soon and repairs too in future videos too! You did super well on this so far and not giving up!
JT I'm 72 years old and I still get that smile on my face when the sound of that first start happens. Doesn't matter tractor or truck,. newly rebuilt or old locked up.. I have an imported Massy with the Perkins engine in it that I bought new in 1987. Because of my job it sat for 12 years and was locked up. It was my first project when I retired. Was a sweet sound when she popped off. Lessen learned "Don't Give up "
Right on! Persistence pays!
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 to prime the fuel system get a assistant to hold a air line in the fuel fill opening on the tank with a shop rag to seal it & pump air into the fuel tank to push the fuel through the filter / system while you crank the engine over until it starts .
You can also put a airline adapter and short hose on the fuel tank to pump a little bit of air just enough to pressurize the tank to move the fuel through the system if you don't have a assistant available , if you do that leave the filler cap on to keep fuel from blowing out .
Never gets old!!
@@craigalston2208yes put air in the fuel tank
The Perkins V type configuration was nothing to brag about from DAY ONE at all !
I love how the nest flew out the exhaust
Well done JT!! 👋👋 You brought this old 1800 back to life.... What emotion when I heard the CAT roar!! Thank you again for giving us all this
Glad you enjoyed it!
I remember my Uncles having one late 70s early 80s that had a cat they put a hole in the block and the neighbor stitched the block back together in the field with a generac welder and a torch they finished using it and was replaced think it was an 1804 than they got a 4840 and a 4900 but them had Cummins 903 and Detroit 60 the Cats didn't appreciate the fuel pump being turned up
The 4000 series had the 903 V-8 Cummins. The series after the 1800 was 1805.
@@halwilliams1682 they had 4840 and a 4880 one I thought was a Detroit I think the other was a Cummins but the 1800 was definitely a cat that blew a hole in the block
@@halwilliams1682 Hall you where correct it was an 1805 they didn't like that one but every one the had always had the fuel pump turned up they originally wanted a Steiger but the what was to long so the went Massey they where great tractors could have about 100 foot of implements behind them and they'd just go same with chisel plowing
“You mess with the bull…” lol! 😂 Loved the mass ejection upon starting! 👍🏻
😆😆😆
That had a lot of stuff in that big rotted muffler lol
@@jtsbarnngrill6873looked like a birds nest. They will have to find another home! Looked like another one inside the air cleaner. Fluffy might check on that for you!
Mass ejaculation from the bulls nuts 😂
You my friend are either the luckiest bastard I've ever seen or just that damn good. Now on to the fun part fixing everything
Maybe a little of both 😉😆
Love seeing these old machines being brought back to life rather than being dragged into the scrap yard, well done sir.
Thank you!
Me too
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 _Mean Machine!_ Looks and sounds fantastic - be perfect if it was top notch mechanically but still looking exactly as it does now.
Thank's for saving the old iron, the world should thank you!
Starting to look like a Massey only farm. Next thing will be an 860 combine. Looks like a decent old tractor that needs a little TLC. Another Great Video. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure. Have a good weekend.
Thanks! You as well!
"Massey Kardashian" Lol !!!🤣 She runs sweet for a tractor that hasn't run for a long time! Well, done JT! That tractor is pretty straight & definitely worth saving!
Right on! Thanks!
Incredible! Another "Old Soul" saved from the Brink of Death 💀. Hopefully we'll see it working this spring. It would be cool if you could get one of your friends and have the 1800 and the 1805 working side by side for one video. What a Sight that would be! Just a thought, get every fuel and oil additive you trust and pour in that tractor. Then start it and let it run for 30 minutes or so once a week while you make it ready to go back to work. That way, it's first time back to work won't be a "Shock" and put to much stress on anything. Young Man, you make me look forward to Spring 🌱. Stay Safe and God Bless 🙏👍🇺🇲🚜
I like that idea! I’d love to see them both running together!
You know. A lot of that metal is still in really good shape. So excited! Nice job!
Thanks!
My goodness JT , job well done . Made your day and everyone else that watched it happen .
I hope so!
You’re going to need a bigger shed. lol Love the old Massey coming back to life.
That tractor wrecker is getting some business!
Right! It’s good to have friends like that!
@@jtsbarnngrill6873. I’ve never seen anything like this before. Quite unique.
That’s quite the massive Ferguson. Good job breathing new life into it. Will be a fun project, I’m sure!
Indeed! Now to start rounding up parts lol
Excellent work!
You are the man. Great hearing it running.
Sweet! Can't wait to watch you transform it
Back in 1983 my father and I went to an auction where the farmer was selling out due his health issues. He bought all his tractors new. I got a Massey 1100 diesel for 1600 dollars. He had a couple more super slick ones that sold really cheap. One was a MF1805 with really low hours and duals that sold for 4000 dollars, and a equally nice 1105 low hours for 4000 dollars. You have remember it was during the farm crisis. There wasn’t much money moving around. I remember my father regretting that he didn’t buy the 1105. I was getting 4-4.50 per bushel for soybeans back then, so no one was really getting rich. If I knew then what I know today 40 years later, I wouldn’t have never wasted my money on grain farming. Live and learn!
What would you have farmed instead? Out of curiosity
@@BriggsStratton11 we had registered Santa Gertrudis cattle and hay and soybeans back then, but I thought I could make it work on the grain side when my dad had a stroke and I had to take over his operation at 14 until I graduated high school, when he totally recovered. I left a lot of sweat and effort in the eighties trying to make it work. I took over the farming totally and purchased a 120 hp Tractor and a combine and was strapped with the bean prices being so low and trying to pay for the equipment at that age. The drought of 88 pretty much killed my operation for a few years until I got a new foot hold in 96. I was a career field mechanic, and I farmed and ran cattle on the side. I have failed more times than I have succeeded, and have adjusted my operation quite a few times due to market conditions. It’s been something else. And now 40 years later I’m almost out of business again after two years of extreme drought and the lack of forage, and the heat making my herd abort and stringing out my calving windows and making them skip entirely. I’m not sure if I would do any of it again. A lot of cash, sweat and dreams dashed.
@@LukeLong-oi4uc Let's hope the next 40 years are much better and easier! Have a good day
@@LukeLong-oi4uc thats a crazy story man
Tye easiest way to make a small fortune in farming is to start out with a big one.
When it comes to getting these old tractors running that others have given up on your the man!
Thanks! Appreciate that!
Congrats to you sir! Glad to see it fired up.
Way to go JT ! You got it running !
Great job getting it started! Now for all the fun stuff! Can't wait to see what is next
Prepare to be amazed. 😉😆😆
YEEHAW!!! that was super Well done JT looking forward to the rest of the project! r
Great project!
Lovely sound. Engine sounds remarkably sweet 👍👍
Great video!!
Fantastic! Had my doubts but you prevailed! I like seeing old iron going again.
I almost threw in the towel on that one lol
Well done sir.
Love watching your videos! I love the comical comments, and it seems like you always persevere
Thanks! I give it my best!
You are amazing individual with knowledge and patience. Love your videos.
I appreciate that!
Waking up to a JT's video and then going to work nothing better then that to brighten your day great video thank you for sharing
Right on! Thanks!
Back to life ! Love it !!
Good job 👏 JT
That thing looks like a beast. Great job as always.
Thanks 👍
Seeing this come back made me almost as happy as it did you. Well done. 👍🏻
Glad to hear it!
Thank you J T . Love your videos. M F old tractors the best ever . Thanks bud
Glad you like them!
Awesome buddy thanks for sharing
You bet!
Well done! Back in the day I had nothing but good luck with the Cat "throw away V8s", both the 3160 and 3208 in the old Steigers and White 4-180. Congratulations on your diagnostic skills and "stic
ktoitiveness".
I think the trick with those old Cats is to not overload them. They run fast and the rod bearings don't seem to hold up if pushed too hard. I never pull mine over about 2500 rpm and keep the load reasonable. It's only a couple hundred HP.
Thanks!
These motors have been good to me, but I don’t work the pi$$ out of them either lol
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 yep....you got it JT. The Cat only has 3 gallon of oil in it vs 5 gallons on my Case that is half as much HP. The Case runs almost 1000 rpm slower. Oil cools the engine.
JT When I was in high school I worked on a farm with A 1800 on it. I put a lot of hours in it and when you change the fuel filter all you did was take the bleeder cap off and crank the engine over until fuel came squirting out. It was good to hear that engine run.
Another good score JT. It's nice to see Fluffy back on the job.
You got that right!
We had a cat just like that on the farm in the sixties, her name coincidentally was Fluffy. You are doing a good job fixing that big Fergie, I’ll bet that could pull a few furrows. All it needs is a new drivers seat and it will be ready to get back to work. all the best from England .ps call the tractor “ Big Fluffy.” It’s a darling.
We were row crop farmers and had a cat that loved to ride on the tractor as we picked
Well done you did it AGAIN 👍👍👍
AWESOME!!! Never say never. Job well done!!! 🤜🤛
Thanks!
Nice job!!
Love the old ag icons excellent video ❤👍👍👍
Your persistence was rewarded! It roared to life!!!!
Persistence paid off!
REALLY enjoy watching your channel, looking forward to tillage and planting season.
Awesome, thank you!
Good one J T . It is good to see the engine come back to life again . Nothing more rewarding . That CAT 3160 engine , sounds sweet .
You got that right!
This was great 👍
Very, very, very cool. Well done lads.
Thank you kindly!
Late 80's we bought a well used one for tillage. The grunt and pull of that tractor was amazing! Thanks for bringing back memories.
Glad I could 😊
Well done JT !
I suppose you could call this one "Thurd Feguson" ? 🤣
I could! 😆
That's awesome keep up the good work!!
Thanks! Will do!
Nice work JT.
Thanks!
That is Awesome to hear it run.Hope you Restore it.
That's the plan!
Love it! Gotta love the way them caterpillar engines purr. Can't wait to this tractor get fixed and restored. Not to many of these old massey tractors here in southeast MN. But i do believe i konw a guy that has a parts machine if you need anything. Keep up the great work!
I’ll keep it in mind! Got a few pieces missing from this one
Unbelievable ! This monster is certainly desirable ! Amazing. This engine sounds marvelous!
Thanks! I think she’ll be a runner for me!
I am excited to see how this one turns out nice work getting it running 👍🏼
Thanks! I am too lol
Just wanted to say thanks for saving another great tractor I grew up with these and so many good memories of my childhood hot days in the cabs long hours but I wouldn't change anything just wish I was near by would be a treat to drive one again well done keep up the good work 😀
Thanks! I appreciate that!
Cool , greetings from Denmark
Absolutely brilliant. Made me smile when she fired up. That's gonna be a very good strong tractor once all the exhaust rot changed for good metal,
Thanks!
Very nice JT. Be a great set of resto videos. I look forward to the 1800. Thank you for saving that tractor. I do not care much for the newer stuff.
Right on
great job man didnt think if would run best of luck with her thanks again for the videos. matt ireland.
Thanks 👍
Took her a minute to pick up that last cylinder but man she smoothed right out
Yes !!
Thats a nice project.
Great!
Greetings.
Thank you! Cheers!
Absolutely awesome 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
I think she sounds really good. Like that rebuilt engine is way better than your other clapped out 1805. Plus when you get the pump fixed a five mile down the road jaunt will make ya'll smile. If you put half as wide tires in the rear and double them up she will pull an astonishing amount. Not that I would take her to a tractor pull as that is a fools errand to me. By the bye, you should have built a campfire under the engine Ruzzian style. After about an hour with a small campfire you would have been pleased when she started.
Good video im glad she came to Life it won't be long and you will have another good tractor.
I hope so!
Its Videos Like This That I Truly Enjoy Watching Two Thumbs Up !!!!!
I appreciate that!
That is a beautiful new project for you
Thanks!
Nice work sounds great. Enjoyed your video ill be watching more. Have a good day.
Thanks!
You are definitely an optimist! Would love to see the old Massey restored.
Keep watching 😉
Wow!! Really good job. Can't wait to see it all fixed up and in the field this Spring. I think the more she runs the better it will be. I'm sure you will have her all fixed in no time at all. I'm more of the other red type of guy, and still hoping to see a 4366, but the old Massey's are pretty cool too.
Right on! Never know what I’ll find!
I like this. Massey Ferguson is a valuable brand. It's nice to see different tractors.
Yeah another Massey vid just in time for lunch break 😃😃 keep em coming jt 👍👍
You got it!
Nice one j.t. you done it again those tractor gods are still helping you out. You do have some luck. Turd 2 is going to look good. From Andy in uk
I sure hope so! 😉
I have to say JT i am impressed! 20 years sitting and you made that look pretty simple...congrats
I do my best!
It's alive. Happy for you
It really does sound good
I'm glad you didn't give up I love it when people rescue old equipment and get them going again the older equipment is so much better than most things they make today and one particular engines that I absolutely love are Detroit diesel engines nothing sounds better than a Detroit and the older Detroit diesel engines are my favorite engines to hear running I look forward to more of your videos I'm just starting to follow you. Keep up the rescue of these classic equipment
Thanks! That’s my plan, glad to have you along!
👍👍right on man...runs good 👊
Thanks 👍
Great video and tractor young man. I like your atitude and that you speak to the camera lens and not to yourself looking at the viewfinder like so many folk do. Top marks and best regards, Jon in North Yorkshire, England.
Thanks 👍. I appreciate that!
Excellent 👍
That’s a hoss! Good luck with the restoration!
Thanks!
Your the man Good job Love it
I appreciate that!
Update about 2 months later: this is now definitely my favourite CZcams channel. Keep it up JT!
Wow, thanks! I appreciate that!
Excellent video JT :) also would get for Massey Ferguson 1800 new oil filter, Air Filter, Fuel filters, some GM Automatic Transmission fluid 200 ml in fuel tank run thru so lube in injection pump, also injectors to and whole ! Plus get grey bottle of STP Total Treatment fuel injection and carb cleaner in fuel tank to ! Plus nickname it After Life because come back life when fixing up and do more fix too ! Plus take starter out get cleaned up and rebuild too totally new it save from sticking and run flywheel too! Electrical fix also gauges you be all set running in feilds! Yes tire lots beef on them ! Hopefully see dig more to soon and repairs too in future videos too! You did super well on this so far and not giving up!
Thanks! Got a long way to go but she’ll be good in the end!
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 welcome JT :)
That’s a great video and work…👍
Thanks 👍
Love your cat. Reminds me of my old cat smoky. They look just alike. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks! She’s a good helper 😉
Hell yaaa bud it lives great vid!!!
Thanks!
That's great that you got that started after that long. You're going to need more land soon. Awesome video.
You got that right!
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 so is there a reason alot of that series tractors are missing the right hand side panel by the alternator?
I have that panel in the back of my pickup lol. But I agree, most I’ve seen are missing. My 1805 is missing it too
Good job J T🎉
Thanks!
Pretty awesome!
Thanks!
Man you really can't kill a Massey. Such an awesome machine.
Great job 👍 old timers are coming again..... best wishes from Ireland
Thanks 👍
That is sweet Ole tractor
Awesome job JT
Thanks!
Nice job dude 😃
Thanks 😁
Nice work JT! More red paint to come!
That's the plan! 😉
Very good Video 👍 👍
Thank you 👍