uxwbill is this your families farm or do you guys work for the owner? Really cool equipment. I worked on a vegetable farm as a kid here in new hampshire workin with all the old equipment was what I liked best.
You know I really never thought Illinois had farm land I mean when I think of that state I think of lots of cities and suburbia. Not CORN FIELDS and barns.. ^_^
There's lots of industry at the north and south ends of the state, and some that is located in the middle, but there is no shortage of farming all over the state. It does get harder the further south you go, because the ground starts to get very hilly and rocky. But people do farm ground like that here, and they must have some success...
99% of IL is flat and corn/soybeans - I grew up in Chicago and not far after the city is nothing but corn and beans. I spent 8 yrs near Bill in Rantoul on a base that's now closed and sure as heck everything is flat, except when you hit dirt mounds they call moraines, leftovers from the glacial era back in the ice age.used to be lots of swamps in Il too, most drained and turned into corn country. Most of the lakefront around Chicago was swamp too, all filled and built up years ago
Not good running that old Allis without a muffler - manifold too short and no back pressure on the exhaust, good way to warp the valves. I know all too well how loud that gets without a muffler, had a Ford 8N w/o a muffler just a straight pipe, mowed 20 acres of bottom in August in hot humid KY one year - combo of CO and noise I had a banger for like a week after.
We won't be using it again until it has a muffler. I was of the impression that it might cause problems, especially on such an old and slightly tired engine.
I don't think that the last ten minutes or so of mowing and putting it back in the barn will have done any harm.
Nah probably not but extended running will hurt it. Sounds awfully smooth and tight for a 1940's era tractor. I thought at first it was a Farmall then it hit me that it was Allis orange. Bet the old man has a welder, you can weld the muffler back onto the pipe most likely, or braze it on.
It will need a new muffler, the old one is completely rotten at the bottom. We've got some welding stuff here, both gas and electric. I don't know much about it, but I'm thinking of learning.
Once this old tractor is running, it runs well. It does seem stiff when cold, though, and the seals on the engine could use a good going over. I have overhauled the electrical system on it, so at least that works well. And there's almost no stopping that Woods mower.
They used to use one of those Yazoo mowers back on the school park grounds when I was a kid in the 60's, that one you has seen some grass in it's day. I dont even think they make Wisconsin engines anymore (hell most things are Chinese if they are still made anyway, wonder why we have an economy the way it is).
Believe it or not... Wisconsin Engines are still made! (I didn't think they were either.) And it looks like they are still making a lot of the same things they used to--their curious and so far as I know unduplicated four cylinder air cooled engine is still in their product lineup.
We also had a Yazoo with a single cylinder Briggs engine on it. It didn't have the power that this one does, although the Briggs engine was easier to service in my opinion.
This mower has the newest Wisconsin engine I've ever seen. It's actually a "Teledyne Wisconsin" engine.
Yazoo appears to still be around at least in name. They aren't making mowers like they used to, which is too bad. I really like that design better than today's modern ZTR mowers without steering wheels.
Yep, it's still there. And we might even have found the keys for it.
The truck behind the Forgotten Grain Truck is a Hendrickson truck-tractor. It was last licensed in 1991 or so, and looks like it would run with a new battery. However, it needs a lot of batteries and those will be expensive.
I think (have to check) that it calls for six batteries, each one a six volt unit.
do you have any tips for me for a 1949 frammall it has been sitting for a month or 2 and i am a bout to get it runing what could i do help it start i know it will fire
If that tractor has only been sitting for a month or two, it ought to be in good enough shape to run. You should ask the owner if it has any other problems or things that need to be checked over before you start it.
All old tractors have unique personalities, each one has different things that leak, clunk, rattle, smoke, bang, come loose and fall off. :-)
Nah, just the joys of a six volt electrical system spinning an old and stiff engine over.
If the starter were visible, you could see it flex as it cranks. (The mounting is unique, it's just a single bolt that holds the starter motor in place.)
why do u call him the keykeeper
SmallMidgetDude 7 months ago
uxwbill is this your families farm or do you guys work for the owner? Really cool equipment. I worked on a vegetable farm as a kid here in new hampshire workin with all the old equipment was what I liked best.
onetoughtechie 2 years ago
It's a family farm.
uxwbill 1 year ago
whats that truck behind the grain truck?
EthanCommins888 2 years ago
@EthanCommins888 an old hendrickson semi truck
naterade21 7 months ago
hey why didnt u move the grain truck u got it running right??
partyfriek 2 years ago
Does that farm belong to to your family,or do you just do work around there?
tmnt220 2 years ago
It's a family farm.
uxwbill 2 years ago
the key keeper
101xfmrogers 2 years ago
daves' farm is so popular that your friend called your oldsmobile moldsmobile
101xfmrogers 2 years ago
That's my brother, bizzarefurhead. And yes he did. When it's not a drama show, we all enjoy watching davidsfarm videos.
As I've said a few times, it was Dave who got me to making videos again...
uxwbill 2 years ago
ah, ok
101xfmrogers 2 years ago
hey bill can u help me with my computer problem
naterade21 2 years ago
send me a private message
uxwbill 2 years ago
You know I really never thought Illinois had farm land I mean when I think of that state I think of lots of cities and suburbia. Not CORN FIELDS and barns.. ^_^
CWM480 2 years ago
Sure, we've got that!
There's lots of industry at the north and south ends of the state, and some that is located in the middle, but there is no shortage of farming all over the state. It does get harder the further south you go, because the ground starts to get very hilly and rocky. But people do farm ground like that here, and they must have some success...
uxwbill 2 years ago
99% of IL is flat and corn/soybeans - I grew up in Chicago and not far after the city is nothing but corn and beans. I spent 8 yrs near Bill in Rantoul on a base that's now closed and sure as heck everything is flat, except when you hit dirt mounds they call moraines, leftovers from the glacial era back in the ice age.used to be lots of swamps in Il too, most drained and turned into corn country. Most of the lakefront around Chicago was swamp too, all filled and built up years ago
rhblakeman 2 years ago
Not good running that old Allis without a muffler - manifold too short and no back pressure on the exhaust, good way to warp the valves. I know all too well how loud that gets without a muffler, had a Ford 8N w/o a muffler just a straight pipe, mowed 20 acres of bottom in August in hot humid KY one year - combo of CO and noise I had a banger for like a week after.
rhblakeman 2 years ago
We won't be using it again until it has a muffler. I was of the impression that it might cause problems, especially on such an old and slightly tired engine.
I don't think that the last ten minutes or so of mowing and putting it back in the barn will have done any harm.
uxwbill 2 years ago
Nah probably not but extended running will hurt it. Sounds awfully smooth and tight for a 1940's era tractor. I thought at first it was a Farmall then it hit me that it was Allis orange. Bet the old man has a welder, you can weld the muffler back onto the pipe most likely, or braze it on.
rhblakeman 2 years ago
It will need a new muffler, the old one is completely rotten at the bottom. We've got some welding stuff here, both gas and electric. I don't know much about it, but I'm thinking of learning.
Once this old tractor is running, it runs well. It does seem stiff when cold, though, and the seals on the engine could use a good going over. I have overhauled the electrical system on it, so at least that works well. And there's almost no stopping that Woods mower.
uxwbill 2 years ago
They used to use one of those Yazoo mowers back on the school park grounds when I was a kid in the 60's, that one you has seen some grass in it's day. I dont even think they make Wisconsin engines anymore (hell most things are Chinese if they are still made anyway, wonder why we have an economy the way it is).
rhblakeman 2 years ago
Believe it or not... Wisconsin Engines are still made! (I didn't think they were either.) And it looks like they are still making a lot of the same things they used to--their curious and so far as I know unduplicated four cylinder air cooled engine is still in their product lineup.
We also had a Yazoo with a single cylinder Briggs engine on it. It didn't have the power that this one does, although the Briggs engine was easier to service in my opinion.
uxwbill 2 years ago
This mower has the newest Wisconsin engine I've ever seen. It's actually a "Teledyne Wisconsin" engine.
Yazoo appears to still be around at least in name. They aren't making mowers like they used to, which is too bad. I really like that design better than today's modern ZTR mowers without steering wheels.
uxwbill 2 years ago
@rhblakeman wisconsin engines are still made, they are very expencive though.
teledyne wisconsin they go by these days. same company also owns continental.
1944johndeerel 1 year ago
sweet
richthecardude94 2 years ago
i see the ol grain truck there at 7:29. whats' with the truck behind it? Any chance you can get a vid of it?
iamdave0887 2 years ago
Yep, it's still there. And we might even have found the keys for it.
The truck behind the Forgotten Grain Truck is a Hendrickson truck-tractor. It was last licensed in 1991 or so, and looks like it would run with a new battery. However, it needs a lot of batteries and those will be expensive.
I think (have to check) that it calls for six batteries, each one a six volt unit.
uxwbill 2 years ago
do you have any tips for me for a 1949 frammall it has been sitting for a month or 2 and i am a bout to get it runing what could i do help it start i know it will fire
allenjanoch 2 years ago
Check the oil!
If that tractor has only been sitting for a month or two, it ought to be in good enough shape to run. You should ask the owner if it has any other problems or things that need to be checked over before you start it.
All old tractors have unique personalities, each one has different things that leak, clunk, rattle, smoke, bang, come loose and fall off. :-)
uxwbill 2 years ago
What is the brand of the orange-red tractor?
michelinman8592 2 years ago
sounds like the red tractor battery was allmost dead
itscool1968 2 years ago
Nah, just the joys of a six volt electrical system spinning an old and stiff engine over.
If the starter were visible, you could see it flex as it cranks. (The mounting is unique, it's just a single bolt that holds the starter motor in place.)
uxwbill 2 years ago
so when do we get the details of his van roll?
did he lose his job?
itscool1968 2 years ago
I'm editing as fast as I can!
uxwbill 2 years ago
Another great video Bill ! Keep them commin. Lets see a video of Key Keeper puttin on a new belt on that John Deere
wesley5138 2 years ago