175. It's not that bad is it? 

Hopefully more to come soon. Thanks for dropping by.

That's all got to be done on the 175. If you look at the 165 play list, the hub seals get done on that. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching, it's going to be even better than the 165.

It's impressive isn't it, real attention to detail, trying to cause maximum damage with minimum effort. It's quite a talent if you think about it

I actually like the 175 (well, I like the power assisted steering set up) so I'd love to see it restored. It is a massive mongoose Shyte though.

Thanks for your support. It's going to be a journey.

Thanks for watching. I don't understand the mentality of someone who does that kind of fix. It wasn't poverty, it was laziness.

And there you have it, some people just don't deserver to own things at all. Thanks for watching.

Interesting thought process, or rather absence of any...

Good day Robert I am from Ontario Canada So why is it rare, just not many around or some special feature. Over here they were pretty good tractor, not as popular as 165 but they were good. Mennonites used those 236 for power plants, very popular. Thanks

@@donvoll2580 It was only produced for a short time and was replaced by the MF 178. As you say they were not as popular as the 165, hence its rarity.

@@robertallen3441 Good day Is that over in England, I don't think we ever had 178. Later on we had 180 which had 236 in with 38 in tires. Then we had 1080 for a bit then 1085. Thanks

PAVTs were standard, very few came out without them. I think this one has lost them along the way somewhere. Thanks for watching.

Don't worry, it will live to work again. Thanks, and thanks for watching.

It's all about seeing the potential 🙂 I'll give it the love it never had in it's working life. Thanks for watching.

I did. Although I learned to drive on a 165, somewhere are some pictures of a 6 or 7 year me old watching the silage gang working with a Kidd double chop behind a 175. I decided I needed one that day. Only took50 or so years. I'm a real go-getter.

Thank you, and thanks for watching.

Thank you, I'll get some more up soon

When you see a machine treated like this, it makes me wonder what the rest of the farm was like.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel can you imagine the state of rotating parts on the implements hanging off the back of the tractor? I'd be surprised if no one died.who needs shear bolts when you have a welder?

@@paulbrougham451 And what about livestock. I think it shows a particular attitude and approach to life.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel I tried not to think about that, far too worrying.

Whatever it was he or she had, I wish they had left it at home! Thanks for watching.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel always a pleasure my friend always a pleasure

I'll have to come up and see you one of these days, been a long time.

I've already tried several Facebook groups and Friends of Ferguson heritage.

At the moment he seems to like it! Thanks for watching.

You are welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it

It's a disease, I can't help it 😂

Perhaps he thought he was Master Blaster, had Faith in his abilities and was Overjoyed with the results? Thanks for watching.

I'll have another update for you soon. Thanks for watching.

It's definitely a possibility if I can't find the parts. Thanks for watching.

Coming soon! I have plans.

Thanks for that, you have given me something to think about there. I hadn't thought about nickel welding.

They tell me it's character building! Thanks for watching.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Ho ho, Your right there Ted 😁

@@patkelly7999 Now you will have a cup of tea, father.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Ah go on, well impressed with Your general knowledge Clarence 👌👍🙏🤠

@@patkelly7999 I don't get out much.

I'm glad there are still craftsmen out there willing to put in the hours selflessly performing such skilled work as that. We shouldn't underestimate the skill required to force a UNF bolt into a BSF hole, or a 1/2 whitworth into a half inch UNC. I salute this dying breed of engineer.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel the voice words were flowing as I tried to unbolt the bonnet. It was like a lucky dip to what kind of bolt it was🤦‍♂️ the relief I had going back to the trac saw amazing, proper German engineering! Till you realise the job I did🤣🤦‍♂️🤬

@@casto- Once you get used to metric, everything else becomes hard work. There. I said it.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel you should have seen how much I used google to try and find the equivalent spanners 🤣. At least I can could to 32 which is the biggest metric I’ve used🤣 fecked for imperial factions

@@casto- I agree, it's not even as though you know the thread from the head size with imperial or the spanner to use if you know the thread. A rough idea maybe. At least metric is more consistent and all you need to do is count. 😂

I have to restore it, there aren't many parts that I can use as a parts tractor!

Back in my youth I met a classy mawther from Cromer who asked me to take her clubbing. Apparently that wasn't what she had in mind.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you for your support.

Your always very welcomed Mr Fudweasel. 🙂

It's going to be like triggers broom when it's done. Thanks for watching.

Thank you.

You are absolutely right. Even though I learned to drive on a 165 and did a lot of work on one, I always wanted a 175 from when the silage gang arrived with one and a Kidd double chop when I was about 6

236 family are probably my favourites, easy to work on, cheap to repair, reliable and versatile. Probably one of the best ever made. Thanks for watching.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel About 15 yrs ago fellow had full sized pkup 4 sale with 236 in, could not get to see it that week phoned next week said in accident total. I wonder how that motor would have been in there? for rpm, power & fuel efficent . People over here puty 239 cummins in Thanks

@@donvoll2580 I can't think that it would be that great in a pickup because the rotating assembly is so heavy for one thing, they are flat out at 2400 rpm they accelerate quite slowly. So while you could destroy a pickup transmission and axle with one quite easily because peak torque is delivered between about 1200 and 1900 rpm and the torque backup from the mass of the flywheel and rotating assembly is enormous. Very fuel efficient however.

I've actually found a pair of 34 inch PAVTs I'm about to do a deal on. I don't know how many were supplied without PAVTs, but I doubt it was more than a few hundred in total. Thanks for watching.

Hey, if my videos help just one person save one classic from the scrap man, it's all worthwhile. Keep it up, and you'll have something to be proud of, and it's all your work too.

I have this effect on people 🤣

Thank you, I need it!

@@ClarenceFudWeasel you sure you would not like a 575 or 675 or 275 better lol

@@markhicks9545 I have a 590 turbo 4wd which is next in line when the 175 is done.

Ron Greet is always a good source of parts. I haven't spoken to Sam Neil yet. I'll have to get in touch. Thanks for watching.

I expect he's sitting on a big pile of gold that he saved from neglecting his equipment. I hope it's cold and his piles come down like a string bag full of aubergines.

How is it coming along?

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Its running, clutch working, but not much else at the moment, turns out the main dash frame is twisted completely so will need to get another one, a fair few broken studs to remove to fit a new radiator. Need to get a steering box ordered up too as this one is too far gone. And the worst part is its too wide to fit in my workshop we think, got to love it

Whatever I do, I won't please everybody but parts for these are getting hard to come by. Thanks for watching.

We'll get there, it all adds to the fun. thanks for watching.

But what else would I spend my money on? I'd waste it on pies and beer and friendly women.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel yes you're not wrong 😊. I have to admit these projects are very addictive and once you've done one you've to find another, weather it's a tractor, car, wagon, motorbike or something else. I'm looking for another project but can't make my mind up what 😂

@@ronniehoyle9671 I was looking at a friend's Bedford RL this afternoon. I had one years ago, seeing it made me realise that I need another.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel go for it 👍. Lord Muck will love it 😁

@@ronniehoyle9671 it's getting serious thought 🤣

Well glad you think so. Thanks for watching.

Oh yes, it's got to be a lot worse before I give up

Challenge is a good word, it's a real heap of challenge! Thanks for watching.

Thank you. I probably will, but part of me wants to see if it will free off and can be made to run as is. Just out of curiosity.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel You know you want to rebuilt it back to Pekins factory spec..please?! Why is it partially painted Fordson Blue?

@@theoriginalwelderpaulI would like to do it Perkins spec, I have everything in stock genuine Perkins, but that's over £1300 worth of parts. I also have the Agriline parts in stock to do it and that's just over £200 for the equivalent stuff. I want to show off what people can do on a realistic budget so I will probably stick to Agriline. Which bits are blue? Have you left the lid off the Evostik again?

Ah John Conaty, I have used him before, a great firm to deal with. The only problem now is the high cost of importing from the Republic.

Or has so little respect and doesn't value anything. I just don't get it.

Definitely, that's where the enjoyment comes.

Thanks, I'll see what he has.

Can't say I have ever had that. In the next week or so I will have a look at the PTO on this one. Does yours have an ipto or mechanical?

Oh yes. No computers, at least this will run in vegetable oil when we get bombed. Thanks for watching.

Might be for sale in pieces 🙂

Cheffins don't answer the phone to me any more

Don't worry, I will have it driving before too long.

That's an interesting idea, I might do that at some point down the line. Prove that these old classics are still a better proposition than the throw-away compacts people seem to go for now

@@ClarenceFudWeasel yes like theres no solis or tym would come near them but upgrade 1 of these from a 165 to a ford 3600 modernise them

@@noelcahill6707I like that idea, I might get a project tractor especially to do that. Look out for it in the future! I'll give you credit for the idea 🙂

@@ClarenceFudWeasel i sure will look out mate i watch your vids as soon as they come up a 165 would be a good 1 to do

Yes, starts on the button.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel That's great. There's a rural show on in August. I've entered you for the best cake category.

But so satisfying when it starts to come right again.

They had a couple of Perkins engined Landinis last time I checked, I might give one of them a go next time.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel I've heard good things about those, ........... better get yourself some more pasta recipes.😉

@@markfiges999 And quite a pretty colour too.

How would anybody let things get this bad? It's hard to believe isn't it.

The 165 is a 4.203 and the 175 is a 4.236. I have spare castings and axles from other 100 series that I could swap in if necessary. Having the 65mk2 front end always was a weak point on the 175, not sure why they did it. This one is C reg too. Don't worry, I will save it, I have wanted a 175 since I was about 6 watching our silage contractor arrive with one pulling a Kidd forager. But finding the parts now is getting harder. I might have to put a 165 front end on, but that's still part of its story and will keep it a useful classic .

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Thanks for correcting me. That 4.203 certainly punched for its weight. My father had a 1967 Multi-power version 165 brand new bought from F. A. Standen at Ely. Eventually, her piston rings needed replacing at about 25 years old, but she was a very good tractor. The 4.203 165 was always a very good starter, but by the time she was 10 years old, our 175 always needed a sniff of Easy start to wake here up, even in summertime. Even our 4.236 engined 675 was a reluctant starter in winter. But our 690 with its 4.248 engine was a very good starter. I always found 135 (presumably 3 cylinder versions of the 4.203) good starters, yet many 6.354’s (6 cylinder versions of the 4.236) could be a bit reluctant.

@@Rickwardful My 165 definitely came back from France a couple of years ago. It's quite an interesting one, factory high clearance and auxiliary pump. When I get the parts I will put it back to that spec. It's slightly lower geared than normal clearance because it should have 13.4 - 38 wheels, with king pins 1 1/2 inch taller than standard and 19 inch front wheels. I have the correct front axle but I am struggling to find the 38 inch rims to fit 32 inch two piece centres. Most of the internal plumbing is missing for the auxiliary pump and pressure control.

I like a challenge. If I wasn't doing this I'd probably be in a pub drinking Wherry, or worse still earning money somewhere.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel , worse ways to spend spare time than drinking Woodfordes Wherry... I miss the East Anglian beers, must have a holiday around the Broads for old times sake.

@@neilporter3286 And drink wherry.

Thank you.

I might just do that. Thanks for watching.

We should find these people and stop them breeding. Do you think these people stand back and look at their 'work' and think "That's a nice job, right there"?

Maybe they do through the welding mask

@@joemckenna3194Perhaps they wonder why there are always patches on the bead which glow orange long after the rest is black.

Think he went to the Mr Magoo school of welding

But where they are broken out, there's nothing really there to hang weight on. It's the studs for the PTO guard and check chains. Unless they replaced the check chains with something much heavier, but then they broke out downwards not sideways. Who knows, one of life's mysteries. Thanks for watching.

Don't worry, you will see it running again before too long and doing a day's work.

But I don't do this for content, I really wanted a 175 and this was all I could find. And strangely enough, I actually do enjoy this kind of work! Thanks for watching.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel sorry, no offence intended! Should he an interesting restoration. My dad worked at the Banner Lane factory - I hope he did a better job than the 175's last owner!

@@keithmatthews1673 No offence taken. What years did he work at Banner Lane?

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Only from the mid 60s to the early 70s when he retired on health grounds. A few bits and peices seemed to find their way to our shed, usually red in colour but also various knobs and levers which got used in various houshold projects! The only 'souvenier' I have is a heavy sliding 1/2" drive wheel brace which I think must have been from a tractor tool kit!

@@keithmatthews1673 Well he was there when my 165 and the 175 were made, it would be nice to imagine that he was responsible for some part of them. The 165 was 1967 and the 175 was 1965.

And get a hernia pulling it out. I'm starting to like this idea.

I would say it keeps me out of the pubs, but it doesn't. Thanks for watching.

Modern stuff is all very nice, and I get to play with plenty of it during the day, but it doesn't inspire me like the stuff I grew up with. How many of today's tractors are still going to be running in 50 years? Thanks for watching.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Point taken Clarence but short of cryogenic advancements, the modern stuff will last just long enough to serve my needs. 🇺🇸🗽🚜💯 Do you have a modern stuff favorite❓

@@billupstateny9151 Not that modern, but I really like the 6400 series tier 2 stuff. I don't mind the 7s Massey Ferguson, Kubota M7001 series, don't really care for the new John Deere at all and not really the NH either. I believe a lot of electronics are there because the manufacturers create a need rather than because people have asked for them.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel Thanks Clarence

Trigger's broom. It'll make a lovely 175, and really original too.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel if it wasn’t such a challenge it wouldn’t mean that much to bring it back to life. 👍

It did come from a stock farm. Which worries me a bit!

It should have been scrap, but it's too late, I'm going to go the whole Squatch253 on it. Thanks for watching.

@@ClarenceFudWeasel ok , if you do then I expect to see a museum piece when you are finished. I’m sure Lord Muck will want to get some grease on his coveralls helping you .👍👍👍🇺🇸✌🏻😀