1918 fully restored Jelbart Tractor...Francis Ransley, Videos from Mary the Supergranny

[AlbertoMalini]

what a great job has been done on this machine...

[53handyman]

Congratulation from France ! Awsome job,sounds GREAT

[2008marian]

1:30 dat sound

[Python1567]

NIIIGHHHTTTEEEENNNN



[cheefitupnow]

That's nice

[boonthip100]

wow...good luck to my eyes for watching your video to this very very old tractor...

I have to bow down my head to the designer ..

wonerful tractor...

I restpect to you the owner that invested time and budget to improved it and turn it's life !! to this ...it 's telling me more to the past ...

yes, very interesting machine ..

thank you .

God bless you .

[Geraldtoo]

Thank you for posting this video and mostly for saving a unique and odd piece of history!!! It's people like you that helps the younger generation understand what mechanical science accomplished in days long gone. Those engineers didnt have as much R & D back then. It took engineers who were mech. inclined to build these. Its easy for someone to take an idea and simplify it, but it's the 1rst idea thats hard to come up with!

[Jason1Pa]

Love it!  Very unique sound!!

[cowpoke1000]

Absolutely beautiful!!  Thanks for posting.

[glasstronic]

Thank you for posting this.

[TheSupergranny]

Hi, thanks for visiting..I am glad you appreciate the restoration & the presentation.

Best Wishes, Mary The Supergranny

[Hetman1974]

Aussie Made! Nearly 100 Years Old. Contact me when seling your gear. I will look after it. Love old Aussie technology!

[GalloRosso]

thanks for the video

[TheSupergranny]

@GalloRosso Thanks for dropping by...Cheers Mary The Supergranny

[power600]

What a very nice work!

And very nice machine.

[TheSupergranny]

@power600 HI.. thanks for visiting my Site. It IS a beautiful machine & I am glad you enjoyed it.

Best wishes, Mary The Supergranny

[peckerwood57]

I love the sound. Great restoration

[select899]

well done sir

[4freespeech]

Quite the enjoyable video! Thank You for sharing your hard work with all

of us. You certainly built a masterpiece there which will now last forever.

[PovertyPointCustoms]

What an amazing piece of history, well done!

[dgr8zod]

Exactly why the hit and miss went out of favor I don't know.. The fuel efficiency is so much higher, while the power is still available. Put a load on 'em, and they sound like a conventional four stroke, or two, dependent on design. Very nice restore ;) 

[SupergrannyVideos]

@dgr8zod HI nice to "see" you again..It's a pity you can't see this lovely restoration...But I have tried to capture it as much as possible in my video..

Did you check out my video on the equal oldest Ford (1903) that Francis Ransley restored. Search "world's oldest Ford" & it will be there.

Best wishes, Mary the Supergranny

[dgr8zod]

@SupergrannyVideos Gearing would be the solution to that much ;) And I certainly will..

[MattytheDem]

@dgr8zod the hit and miss went out of favor due to his sheer weight and low revving

[dgr8zod]

Most cool.. Love those hit and miss motors..

[TheSupergranny]

@dgr8zod Hi Thanks for dropping by.. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Cheers, Mary The Supergranny

[apprenticemart2]

"I wonder if I can stop that spinning by sticking my arm in there?" said the farmer.

[TheSupergranny]

LOL..Yes it just might...cheers, Mary the Supergranny

[tpowell453]

Take it easy old timer! That thing might get away from you!

[granskare]

I can recall starting a 1946 John Deere model D using a flywheel...great tractor you have...:)))

[TheSupergranny]

@granskare ...HI thanks for dropping by..Yes its an impressive sight (& sound)

Best wishes, Mary The Supergranny

[peepeevagi]

That's awesome :D

I'd buy it :3

Who says you couldn't use it today? I mean, really? I imagine it could haul cars around....

[TheSupergranny]

@peepeevagi Hi Yes its a beautiful piece of machinery...very attention-getting. Francis has restored just SOOO MANY vehicles & machinery...& most of them are over 100 years old...Best Wishes, Mary The Supergranny

[slapleatheru3]

Awesome!! Well done sir!!!!

[PistolPete2]

Well, they say one man's trash is another man's treasure.

[OzzInter]

Beautiful old tractor!

Great to see something rebuilt from a pile of parts.

The very low revving engine is nothing like you hear today, you can almost hear the piston going up and down!

A relative of mine has a complete Hart Parr "Australian Special" in his workshop.

The "Australian Special" is actually an American built model for the Australian market.

The Jelbart was actually built in Australia for the Australian market.

Thanks for showing this video!

[michaelxmas]

What a nice old machine !!! And that sound !! Thanks for restoring and posting !

Michael

[SupergrannyVideos]

HI MIchael, I am glad you enjoyed it. Yes, Its a sight for sore eyes....Very impressive.

Thanks for visiting, Best Wishes,

Mary The Supergranny.

[midgetcogger]

very nice old tractor what a find

[olddolly]

Hi Francis

N. A. Kerr &sons of Oaklands NSW purchased a new Jelbart tractor in about 1925 it was the bigger model I have a working photo of it.

Great job you have done

Cheers Rob Kerr

[SupergrannyVideos]

Thanks Rob for dropping by & leaving a comment. I will pass the message on to Francis..He will be interested to know about your Jellbart I am sure. Your 1925 Jellbart must be quite a size if it is a bigger one than this. How do we get to see your photo? Best wishes, Mary the Supwergranny

[keevo429]

Imagine being one of the first farmers in 1918 to purchase a tractor like this.

Beautiful restoration!

[SupergrannyVideos]

Thanks for taking the time to comment Kevin... Yes, it wold have been very exciting for the farmer AND for everyone in the community, I think. best wishes

The Supergranny

[arvelllewis]

wow.... nothing short of AMAZING! WOW.... That just goes to show, we do have the power within us to create... even make something from what most would see as useless and of no value... someone would come along and do amazing things.

thank you Francis Ransley! you rock, Sir.

what people do, it matters. worldwide, it matters.

Arvell Lewis.

[UncleJesse1]

Wow Mary, how much is this worth?

Great video.

[SupergrannyVideos]

Thanks for visiting Jesse.. Yes this beautifully restored Tractor would be very valuable. Francis has restored many veteran cars & veteran machinery.

I videod his 1917 Oldsmobile, Gentleman Tourer, yesterday, the only one in Australia, & I was privileged to go for a drive in it...with the hood down...Summer weather here... A fantastic experience, cheers Mary the Supergranny

[alysonmathew]

What an interesting video you made here. Thanks for sharing.

~Alyson Mathew

[abbiegirl01]

Wow...this is truly a "keeper"...it must be a lot of fun putting something like this back together!! Oh, to be able to return to such innocent times!! Thanks for this Supergranny!!

Yvonne

[thecagoraproject]

fantastic. growing up on a farm in ohio it sure brings back the memories...........

Jake

[rexharrisonline]

Wow SuperGranny, this is one of your best yet! Very cool... a lot of history here.

[rexharrisonline]

As always SuperGranny, entertaining, informative and insightful. Great video once again!

[billroweonline]

How cool is that! Really from worthless to priceless!

Great video Mary! Thanks for sharing!

Bill

[SusanBonfiglio]

That is amazing! This guy has great passion! I love the videos you produce. They are always so interesting; a cut way above the average.

Thanks again.

Susan Bonfiglio

[SupergrannyVideos]

SUSAN !!! It is soo good to 'see' you here after all your troubles..Thank you for even taking the time to comment here. You're wonderful, very kind & we love you.

May God continue to be with you & we pray for a good continuing recovery for you...love from Mary, the Supergranny

[Cheryl055]

Hey SG, that was really neat!! Thanks for recording that and letting us all know about it....really good graphics and photography too!

[vikkibiz]

Hello Supergranny!

This is fascinating! Who knew? We also have alot a brushfires here in the USA in California all the time! Great Video! You always do such great work! We Love You Supergranny! Gary & Viktoria - Florida - USA

[rechargelife]

Hey thanks Mary Great Video wow never knew they built anything run on steam in Ballarat makes my day after the Victoria Bush fires around the state of Victoria that had the worst bush fire in Australian History.

[williamrclements]

great video!

[onlinementor101]

Great Video Mary

I would be betting this would be a great find for someone who collects tractors.

Very good presentation of the tractor working and looks like the guy spend alot of fixxing it.

Robert Phillips

[DenisGibbon]

Mary, that was superb and such a pleasure for me to watch. It made me feel proud to be an Australian. Excellent!!

DenisGibbon.

[TheSupergranny]

Hi Denis, I am glad you enjoyed it..Its a beautiful machine isn't it? Did you watch the other video here on the same site,in Favorites, restored by the same man, Francis Ransley. It's the OLDEST Ford car in the World..& Its here In Wynyard, Tasmania. This is an exciting video too..Let me know what you think of it.

Best Wishes, Mary the Supergranny

[twhgaltn]

awesome job! I love to see history restored and brought back to life.

[tinab214]

Hello Mary,

Great video, This is something I've never had the opportunity to see and it's amazing!!! I hope someone restores the other 2 tractors.

[NewLifestyleMentor]

Absolutely incredible, Mary! This just shows that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.

He had the "stick-to-it"-iveness to take something that was perceived as a hunk of junk, and turned it into something of real value! Good for him!!!

[csendres2]

Totally Freekin COOL!

[WhoIsDavidLocicero]

Love it Mary. That is Pure Passion, Vision, And Determination at it's finest

[tularainwater]

WOW, that is quite extraordinary!! Thank you so much for sharing this! I truly believe that restoring anything, include old cars and tractors, is a lost art!

Tula

[GPW2008]

This would have taken many, many hours of hard work to accomplish such a feat as this restoration. It would be interesting to know how long it really took. Thanks for sharing this with us and keep them coming.

Glenda

[GPW2008]

Wow Mary, this truly shows how one man's trash becomes another's treasure! Your friend is a very talented and gifted individual. As usual, you have captured the whole spirit of the thing with your wonderful video. Looking forward to more

Glenda

[SupergrannyVideos]

Thanks Cindy for dropping by...I am glad you enjoyed it. I had LOTS of fun videoing it & putting it together..Warmly Mary the Supergranny

[cbolley]

Another great video Mary.

I always like to know what your up to.

I have an energy and recycling blog that I would love to put this on.

This really is a trash to treasure story.

I am a country girl so seeing this wonder piece of old JUNK restored to a beautiful running tractor is really a work of art in more ways than one.

Looking forward to your next project.

Keep up the great work.

Cindy Bolley

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[GeorgeKearsley]

Hey Mary

This is super. I love to see someone take something that everyone else overlooks as junk and turn it into something rare and special.

Its a real treat for me to see this beautiful tractor restored to its original condition after being given up for useless scrap.

Thanks for a great job on the video and the chance to see a great story that shows how someone with the right eye can see gold in a pile of scrap.

Keep finding these golden bits of treasure.

Friend Always

George

[SupergrannyVideos]

Thanks George..I am glad you enjoyed it...Yes its amazing what Francis Ransley has done. He is truly a Restorer Extraordinaire. He has restored at least 20 Cars, mainly Model T Fords, & maybe half of them are 100 years old. And they are all in picture book condition.. Best wishes George, Mary the Supergranny

[cbolley]

Mary, another great video. I always enjoy seeing what you are up to. I have a blog about Energy and Recyling. I hope you don't mind but I would love to put it on there.

This is really a trash to treasure story. Me being a country girl this restored tractor has a special place in my heart.

Good Job Mary, looking forward to your next project.

Cindy Bolley

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