Folks complaining about you working in this shop have never been out in the real world. 1000's of pieces of earth moving equipment have been rebuilt in the middle of a construction site. Miles from the nearest shop. Keep on keeping on Wes !
my dad now 94 yrs. old…changed main and rod bearings in old massey under mount motor right out in the wheat field …hot dirty job.. threw grain tarp under motor …removed oil pan…hot oil and bearings out new in …he carried the bearings in the tool box..wesley you bring back memories …thanks
I was 15 when I fully rebuilt and restored my 1950 lister D stationary engine, we didn't have a nice workshop, dad and I sat in the front of our garage every weekend and its one of the best restored engines in the UK! She's my pride and joy and will never be sold
All I can say sir it's ur videos are helping me rebuild a few things I like to rebuild or build that I use every day on my farm here in middle of nowhere Nebraska so plz keep them coming thank you
Hi Wes, I am in the same age range that you are and I have been involved in the agricultural industry my whole life, either working on farms, farming myself and I have also worked for a Deere dealership in the parts department for twenty plus years. Now watching the onelonelyfarmer channel is a daily ritual for me when I get home in the evening. I love your channel and all that you all do there on the farm. With all that I have seen in my life on the farm and at the dealership, numerous times watching your videos on the repairs you do I have often learned something new and thought hhmm now that's a better way of doing that. So just to join a lot of your other followers in saying, you do great work and I really enjoy your posts. Oh and by the way, let the lovely Mrs. Teresa know that we are fans of her too.
Wes, I'm in that group of kids looking to restore their grandfather's tractor that's been sitting outside. I have my grandfather's JD 60 sitting out just rotting away, hasn't run in 30 years. I've been motivated to restore it for 10 years now, but with college and other things going on in my life I haven't had the time to focus on it. My grandfather isn't focused on restoring the 60, and my uncle wants to scrap it, but thanks to the help of your videos and several other great people I have come to know through RU-vid and other sites, I think I've got the skill to do the restoration. Keep up the awesome videos and don't worry about the naysayers, there will always be haters out there who have to pick apart your way of doing things. I know if you're the one putting that engine back together, it's ready for another 10,000 hours, so who cares what the haters think.
Hit the nail on the head Wes. Because of OLF I've now done 2 quad motors, 1 truck motor and am now graduated to my grandpas 4020! Thx again. I now tear apart everything and anything and repair on my farm because of the encouragement of these videos. Thx again!
Great to get a glimpse of Teresa and hear her voice. She adds charisma to the videos. We miss her out here. Really enjoying this 4010 motor rebuild. Thanks for all you do!
I do appreciate your point that you can do this without having a total machine shop and a $25k tool chest at your disposal but I'm still a little troubled. Keeping your equipment running is a big part of your business and you could make it a lot easier on yourself. Simple things like having a trash can handy so Theresa doesn't have to pick up after you would be a start some big shelves and tubs would go a long way to getting your collections out of the way and into some organization. A somewhat clean floor makes getting under a lot easier and makes it easier to find dropped things, a bag of oil absorb helps to keep it somewhat clean, the clean floor also makes leaks apparent. A clear path between the work area and tool storage makes those frequent trips faster and a rolling work cart allows the tools & stuff used on the current job to be at hand and not in the way. A quick spray of white or light gray barn paint would brighten up the area making seeing things easier. Plugging up some of the holes would make the conditions warmer and dryer. The Swiss have contests as to how neat they can stack firewood, that's nutz, but so is just throwing it into a pile.
Hearing about the comments burns me up. I'm a former Navy Marine Engineer and now keep a fleet of 27 snow cats on the snow spread out over several thousand highway miles. My personal thoughts, you are doing everything right and teaching me a few good tricks. Thanks for the videos, can't wait for first firing.
Wes, I've been watching for several years. What I get from watching is inspiration to try new jobs I've not done before. I've had a 1952 Ferguson TO-30 for a coupole of years. Thus far, I've rebuilt the carb and replaced the front spindle bushings and seals. Recently, while plowing my drive, the brake locking pawl dropped off. Searching E-Bay showed I could buy a used one for $20. But, inspired by your work, I made a new one from a piece of angle iron. Drilled a hole, and ground to shape to engage the teeth of the pawl. Didn't cost a dime. Thanks for your efforts.
Thank your for what you said, I am going to be going to school to become an ag tec, so far I have restored my massey 35 that was built in Coventry England and this summer I will be restoring my greatgrandfather's Farmall H and will be entering it into the delo tractor restoration compitition and will be doing it in my little small shed. That you for sharing the rebuild with us.
I Like the wagon repair in the background ,Two for the price of one . That Engine is going to run Smooth . I rebuilt a Ford TW 30 Engine in the farm work shop did 8000 HRS and still counting. Thank You for Posting this, Wesley.
Wes, I can remember my uncle & grandpa laying under our old 58 Plymouth along the side of a highway putting rod bearings in her to finish a trip. That was back in 1963 when I was nine yrs. old. And that repair job lasted until 1969 . The car was sold to a neighbor and if I remember right he drove it for 6 more years.
okie im 63 going to be 64 soon had that same thing back in 64 only it was a old massey combine … they set a good example on getting by…take care …did they have a cool one after they finished
A brill video. And your correct in the uk I have mates who do this in old sheds and never have a problem. All the posh clean place Are just over board and don’t listen to the tools just come to annoy people. Your so down to earth and tell them how it is. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 top video again
As a Military mechanic and a UTI student sometimes you make do with what you have and you make the job get done and work. Mr.Onelonleyfarmer great job Sir saw you checking the piston ring spacing and using using Plastigauge knowing you had some kind of oil spacing My hat is off to you Sir keep up the great work.
On point Wes, so many people now believe you need to be an expert or professional to do everything from rebuilding engines, as you are doing, to making a cup of coffee.
Those led lights really work well in your shop, and as for the arm chair mechanics that make the negative comments, your doing what works and has proven to work for you
Love these videos Wes. I may never do any engine rebuild work but it is cool watching and learning. Bonus with your videos is learning some history on John Deere tractors and tractors in general. I hope that anyone watching these videos sees all the positive comments as well as the negative and realize the negative are usually just trolls. Far as I am concerned Wes you give anyone watching these videos the push they may need to at least try something like rebuilding their grandfathers old tractor. I hope they do try. At least they will learn something they may never have otherwise.
Hey Wes back in 2006 I did an in frame on a 1370 case my shop is on a dirt floor and it was the first engine I overhauled I still have the tractor and it still runs great thanks for the videos
Hey Wes from Kentucky I really enjoy ur videos especially on the 4010 great tractor u have helped me so mush on working on farm equipment thank you so mush for taking the time to help me learn ur awesome take care
really good point explaining the difference between this engine overall and an airplane engine overall. Certainly puts things into perspective. Good video Wes.
🚜 I have seen Cat completely tear engines apart and reassemble them in the middle of a dusty pit. They run hard 24/7 for many thousands of hours afterwards trouble free. Fancy shops are completely unnecessary! I learned how to work on engines in a shop just like yours. Your interaction with Teresa really ads to the video. Stay positive and keep doing your thing, I love your videos from Frozen Minnesota. 🚜
Keep up the good work Wes I am like you and have built many an engine in a crummy filthy little shed and they have always worked, there are to many mechanics out there with tool boxes you could live in and have so many tools they never use half of them.
Nothing wrong with your work area. My first engine was a 351 windsor assembled in a corn crib . Ran it hard for about 10 years in my torino, and it ended up in a 69 f 100, was still running good when I sold the truck.
Been watching your videos, they're awesome, just came across a 4020 run by propane on Craigslist for 1500$$ that needs restored. Sheet metal seemed to be in good condition. Search Craigslist in the Tulsa Oklahoma area for details if ya want... can't wait to see this roar to life. ...
Hey Wes, I worked for a Deere dealer from 1979 til 2001 and rebuilt approx 30 of those old JD engines in the dealers shop and about 10 of them at home before working for the dealer. My early shop looked like yours and those engines ran as good as the ones done at the dealer. You could rebuild an engine for me any day !!
During my time in the coal mine our mechanics used to tear motors down outside in the dust and rain and everything else that was around, and these were d11 dozers and 992 loaders and 785 rock trucks, we are talkin 800-1000 hp and they would last 15-20,000 hrs that way running 24-7... id say your doing a fine job
i had one of those lincon engine powerd welder gen..mine was on a small trailer nice old older..great back in the day to bring to a tractor with a broken steering arm repair or whatnot but yup it still runs over at my friends..i like that your showing that the engine were made to be repaired by a normal common man with the book and some brains :)
One thing I always do when rebuilding an engine is use plenty of assembly lube double check torque and I do this three times before putting fuel to the engine is use the starter to spin the engine to build oil pressure three times gets all the air out of the oil galleys and you can usually see this on the rocker arms when oil is coming out of the pushrods, doing this eliminates the dry start and assembly lube is sufficient lube to spin with the starter.
If trolls don’t bother you, stop feeding them by bringing it up. What they hate most is being ignored. Although doing that could spur more comments, then I see why you would.
I agree Wes,you don't need a a perfect sterile laboratory to rebuild an engine in,with a million dollars worth of dynamometers etc.. My dad worked on first generation fighter jet ✈(F-80 shooting star/F-86 Sabre jet) and diesel military engines in 6X6's,🚚 back in early 1950 in West Germany at the Wiesbaden Air Base. This video shows and PROVES that you don't need allot to rebuild a diesel engine,basic tools and some good ol'fasioned"WILL POWER"(in this case WES power)to do it.
As a retired Electronics and Mechanical Assembly and Test Tech, I spent my whole career working for and with degreed Engineers and every one that of them said that there is no substitute for techs with Good and Willing Hands and the Most O.J.T. possible. Haters gotta hate so ignore them 'cause they hate their own lives. sdh in CT
Keep doing what you're doing, never mind the trolls. Back in my younger days one of my mentors told me "When the haters start hating on you, you're doing something right!".
I have seen so many shops rebuilding diesels and most of the guys are sloppy as heck and the motors always run fine. I can see that he cares about keeping things clean. That’s more than enough for a motor like this.
Ossel Green wtf are you on about I farm here in Ireland but don’t have big tractors like wes has to someone taking the time to show how it done is interesting
When you get the engine finished, I will hope you video the mating of the halves back together, Too often you see a rebuild video, but nothing about mating it back together which i understand can be a royal PITA. I think most folks don't bother to read the comments past the first 5 or 6. It occupies way too much time. They watch the video and move on to the next. But in the days of keyboard warriors, there are the folks who think it's a regular chat room. Pity they flood the comments with arguing, name calling and accusations. But when you open it to comments to thousands of people, it happens. But you're doing it your way and that's to be commended. Thanks a million.
Hey wes your doing great and im 16 and have learned a lot from you , just remember they people that are saying you aren’t doing stuff right most are book smart ,we rebuilt a Perkins diesel for our white 2-105 and pretty much did it the same your doing it ....if ya remember I asked you about the piston sleeves why ya didn’t freeze them its because we froze the ones for our tractor
At the end of the day Wes If something catastrophic went wrong with the motor of which it wont it's NOT the naysayers money you're using.. Thanks for sharing. keep up the great work...
Hi Wes when you work on the rear crank seal does that kit come with a new wear sleeve or just a plain rubber seal . I'm pretty sure the one I rebuilt was a 2 piece seal kit .you take the old crank wear sleeve off by hitting it with a wide chisel that expands it enough to come off. Then heat the new wear sleeve in oil and slip it over the crank flange. I think there might be the same design for the front seal to. It was 2001 when I last did a JD like this, but 99.9% sure that was the deal. I think those pistons might go in nice due to the type of ring design , they might not be as tight a fit in the bores as they seal different Keystone type ring comes to mind for some reason . I did a 466 IH truck motor that used the same with easy fitting pistons. The old fordsons use a different type ring and they are way tighter to get the pistons in but run fine. Yes if that was a NASCAR motor the guys would have a shit fit working in your barn !!!!!! L.O.L Thanks for sharing
know some people that build their drag racing motors in garages that makes your shop look clean and they run them for the whole season without any problems
I'm only bringing this up because you mentioned it, have you considered getting or making like an A frame lift? It seems that with all the heavy repair work you do it might make things easier.
I know you have been busy with engine, have you and family been playing in the snow this year as previous years? This video series on 4010 is great. I can't wait to see it running and driving again.
You are showing a real world overhaul that farmers do all have to do. They do not have the money or time to take it to a professional shop. Keep up the good work!!
WEs a better way to go with lubricating the o-rings is the clear silicone o ring lube you can buy on Fleabay (commonly used for diving connection rings) as it only has to last until you button the engine up anyway, so it doesn't matter if it is hi temp or not. There is also Castor Oil based rubber grease meant for seals on brake systems which I use alot. It is meant for rubber and is made by a brake parts manufacturer, so it won't swell or degrade the rubber o rings in any way.
