First Drive - Engine swapped Ford 8700 - Maiden Voyage

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
  • After months of work the old girl finally drives.

Komentáře • 50

  • @moneyprofessional
    @moneyprofessional Před rokem +5

    Fantastic to see it drive at last. It sounds amazing. Absolute credit to you solving all those problems and getting it to this stage. Hopefully get to see it one day at a show.

  • @markbowler8091
    @markbowler8091 Před rokem +3

    That first drive…… always a special moment 😊

  • @johnodonnell2930
    @johnodonnell2930 Před rokem +3

    What a sweet-sounding engine, I must say Tom you have done a superb job with it.

  • @robertclements7835
    @robertclements7835 Před rokem +3

    That's a great looking tractor, all you need is about 10 suitcase weights on the front and a set of duals for the back .

  • @jjtorley627
    @jjtorley627 Před rokem +1

    Great to see it running Tom and it sounds amazing!

  • @jameswood8564
    @jameswood8564 Před rokem +1

    Awesome to see it coming together an running! Good work man!

  • @Dave-jm5yo
    @Dave-jm5yo Před rokem +1

    Beast. You need to get that working this year. Well done. Quite the yard u have.

  • @disturbedcarrot
    @disturbedcarrot Před rokem +1

    Congratulations, fantastic achievement, well done! Must be some feeling!

  • @user-pi9jx3yp6p
    @user-pi9jx3yp6p Před 2 měsíci

    Would be awesome to see it working hard!

  • @DelE-vm7rl
    @DelE-vm7rl Před rokem +1

    Great job!

  • @grantgilbert2312
    @grantgilbert2312 Před rokem

    Nice job 💪 might head up from Herefordshire too look round the show and see the tractor in person.

  • @bobpaterson1845
    @bobpaterson1845 Před rokem

    Now that's how a tractor should sound 🤔💪💪💪 good luck on getting the fuel problem fixed 👍

  • @ronniehoyle9671
    @ronniehoyle9671 Před rokem +1

    By she's looking well 👍 what an animal you've created 😊

  • @ianhaggart1438
    @ianhaggart1438 Před rokem +1

    FAIR PROGRESS there sir.. well done.. hope you get the fuel problem sorted won't take much rust to block a fitting... stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @dirt_and_diesel
      @dirt_and_diesel  Před rokem

      Thanks, I’m happy. Cheap pre filter letting air in was the problem

    • @ianhaggart1438
      @ianhaggart1438 Před rokem

      @Tommy Pepper’s Dirt & Diesel yikes. Mind you thinking about it I did receive a small inline filter one with a nice round hole in it.. glad you found the fault..

  • @Ron-ok4vm
    @Ron-ok4vm Před 11 měsíci

    I did this same conversion on my 8700 here in Australia
    I used a motor from a 8340
    Already had 6 bolt crank
    Power steering pump bolts straight on
    And the sump didn’t need swapping as it was already a cast one

    • @dirt_and_diesel
      @dirt_and_diesel  Před 10 měsíci

      Yeah a 40 series engine is externally as close to the 401 as possible, it would slip right in. The 675, other than bell housing bolts and block length is set up very differently. Pretty much nothing else matches. 277hp though so it’s going to have a lot of variation

  • @kenwood8665
    @kenwood8665 Před rokem

    another great video

  • @julianpritchard2558
    @julianpritchard2558 Před rokem +2

    Nice to see a project coming to a conclusion.
    Is there a tank breather?

    • @dirt_and_diesel
      @dirt_and_diesel  Před rokem

      There is a breather. It was the cheap pre filter letting in air

  • @williamreese2477
    @williamreese2477 Před rokem

    Sounds good.i think your gunna need 2 more wheels for the back and weights on the front.

  • @geoffreyrharris7926
    @geoffreyrharris7926 Před rokem

    Sounds good

  • @casto-
    @casto- Před rokem +1

    She lives! Nice one Tom 👍 pity about her diesel problem but shouldn’t be too bad, just takes time. Wonder why she’s bouncing on the revs? Governor or the rack making her do it?🤔

    • @dirt_and_diesel
      @dirt_and_diesel  Před rokem

      I’ve found the diesel problem, the cheap pre filters let in air. Trying to get a more solid setup. Governor for a combine is set very differently for a combine, makes it very twitchy. I’ll get it changed up soon

  • @megapowerchannelsunc
    @megapowerchannelsunc Před rokem

    Great work well done, it's well worth the effort. Check out two similar converted Fords at Cathedral Mountain Railway on CZcams. First video
    " Haymaking 2022 with classic Ford Tractors, Part 1 mowing, tedding and rowing up ". Second video, " Part 2 Baling, Tedding and loading small haybales." Our TW15 has a NH TX 66 combine engine fitted whilst out 8100 has a NH 8970 tractor engine fitted. They have been running faultlessly now for over 27 years since their engine swaps. These conversions are the best tractors that Ford never made.

  • @1500SCHLUTER
    @1500SCHLUTER Před 3 měsíci

    Hi lovely job does anyone know where I might find a open station platform for a ford 7700

  • @malcookie
    @malcookie Před 10 měsíci

    Great work. Great videos! Did you get the gear for the steering pump? We have a few here ready to bolt on if you need one. Could you put this conversion in a playlist to make easy viewing from the start?

    • @dirt_and_diesel
      @dirt_and_diesel  Před 10 měsíci

      I’m listening 👀. How much for the gear? Yes good idea with the playlist, I didn’t think of that.

  • @rightthen.3243
    @rightthen.3243 Před 11 měsíci

    What’s going on with your David brown fleet at the moment?

  • @danieljamesharrison2092

    Get it on the Dyno bro im guessin around 200bhp??

  • @garethmarcus4515
    @garethmarcus4515 Před rokem

    Would love to see her in a tractor pull tommy? I used to work with a agri contractor he had a 8700 an 9700 both on trailed mowers

    • @dirt_and_diesel
      @dirt_and_diesel  Před rokem +1

      There were a lot about at one time I believe, not many now

    • @garethmarcus4515
      @garethmarcus4515 Před rokem

      @@dirt_and_diesel yeah there like hens teeth now bud classic old tractors 👌

  • @danchivers844
    @danchivers844 Před rokem

    Well done on your achievements , pity about the fuel problems but once you sort it I would run her on white fuel as Red is monkey business and certainly won’t run as well ax on White 👍

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    @Auxbeam Před rokem

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  • @TalhaBLOGS
    @TalhaBLOGS Před rokem

    From which camera do you shoot?

  • @andrewk6844
    @andrewk6844 Před rokem

    engine rev at idle to high

  • @julianchambers8372
    @julianchambers8372 Před rokem

    What engine is that then.?

  • @sebastianbywater2445
    @sebastianbywater2445 Před rokem

    Get some good ear defenders, else you’ll be deaf in six months!

  • @peteroreilly9321
    @peteroreilly9321 Před rokem

    Be better if it had a Q cab🚜