A Thing of Beauty! Mowing with the Farmall MD 

I think I can smell the cut grass!

There’s nothing more satisfying than a well adjusted sickle mower.

Spending 20 minutes in my day watching you is just pure bliss for this old man. Thank you so much for sharing Pete.

Pete, pat yourself on the back, it really looks and sounds GREAT . Job well done.

Pete, that's one honey of a tractor. You've done an excellent job getting her back in prime condition.

Yes sir you did a fantastic job on that tractor nothing like watching old steel working with clean clothes on thanks Pete

I've really enjoyed watching your videos. I get goose bumps listening to the sound of the MD, from starting to shut off. My Dad bought a 1947 MD brand new, and I could hardly wait until I got old enough to drive it. Finally at 9 yrs of age and 2 yrs of bugging the heck out of the old man, he finally let me drive it. I had to wedge my butt against the seat to reach the clutch, but I didn't mind. I did a lot of chisel plowing, and loved listening to that diesel beller as I would work this Michigan blue clay. If all the tractors I've ever operated from my grandfather's 39 A to my cousin's Case IH Steiget, my absolute favorite was and forever shall be the MD. Thanks for taping and sharing your restoration journey. I really enjoyed it. I restored a 51 H, and 40 A kerosene, but haven't worked up the courage to tackle a Diesel. Probably at age 83, I never will. Again, thanks.

Working on machines can be tedious sometimes but there is nothing more gratifying than when they run good and get the job done.

Pete your tractor is a master piece of restoration. Like you say the sound of engine is so beautiful. How would you ever get the same feeling if you were on an electric tractor if they ever go that way. Pete your joy makes it fun to watch. That great job done feeling you rarely get in life today.

The sound of the H when you started up and pulled away... It was perfect

I sure do like that MD and am glad you got it going well again. Nice video

You have earned "Bragging Rights". Have watched your teardowns and rebuilds. It's pleasure watching a mechanic ply their trade. Enjoyed this morning's video. Thank You, Pete.

Pete, another great video with fine camera placement. The MD purrs like one of your fine tuned clocks.

Your old tractors are soo cool!!!! You do an a amazing job restoring them!!

Got that one purring like a kitten Pete! Have a good day

Pete the MD sounds great and love hearing your Farmalls run

Thanks for the video Pete, love that MD, she sounds sweet.

That MD ticks like clockwork, it's so soothing.

Pete--I really appreciate all your troubles to showcase the newly restored tractor. But, I can't help but think how many times you looked at the original tractor and thought, "is it really worth all the trouble?" Great video the brighter red paint looked good on you!

It was fun riding along on your shiny red tractor today. I think I could smell the fresh cut grass…

Good morning Pete! Nothing like spending a Sunday morning watching your show, thank you for all hard work on making your videos!

Pete, your tractor is a true thing of beauty to watch. Purrs like a kitten. The mark of craftsmanship. Thanks for the video.

Pete!! Great Drone footage!! I like it! The tractor sounds like it "means business!!" Great job on the rebuild!

The swallows do the same thing to me when I mow the orchard ! Nice seeing the MD running so well.

Watching old machinery work is so soothing...

GOTTA TELL YA PETE, WHEN YOU STARTED UP THE MD IN GARAGE, BEING A BIT OF A GEARHEAD MYSELF THERES NOTHING MORE SATISFYING THEN THE SOUND OF THAT MACHINE PURRING LIKE ESRA. EVEN WITHOUT THE MUFFLER. GREAT JOB WITH THE RESTORATION. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. YOU ALL HAVE GREAT WORK ETHIC 👍

Hi Pete, you are correct the engine sounds amazing, can't believe the difference. Thank you.

Hi Pete love watching the MD at work after watching the whole restoration process keep it up.

The 'song' of a well tuned tractor IS a delight at any time. Well, that and a well trimmed field with a side cutter just makes me sit a little deeper in my computer chair and reminisce. Hope all is well at your place.

No doors were injured in the making of the video😆 Have a great week and thanks for another enjoyable video

The hours you will enjoy using your equipment far surpasses the time making her right. Thank you for sharing the fruits of your labour.

That MD is about as good of a example what it would have been like for the original farmer that bought it brand spanking new in the 50s!! Great job on the restore!!

That MD looks beautiful Pete, and sounds great!

I've seen landscaping screws take out taller grass in residential neighborhoods, but they're no match for this scenery. Wow, that engine really purrs.

I think you are selling the MD short saying it sounds "nice". That tractor sounds GLORIOUS, especially that unmuffled bark when you snap it over from gas to diesel. Literally yanks me back to my teenage years and running that old MD.

Local news: 2 shootings, devastating house fires, homicides, fraud & theft National news: Cringeworthy political garbage World news: War RU-vid: Ahhhh Pete just uploaded a new video. Heartbeat & blood pressure returns to normal. My breathing relaxes. I can almost smell that fresh cut field. I'm fascinated and completely relaxed at watching the farm action. I'm happy again as I laugh along with Pete. Like many, many other folks I'm forever grateful to you both for letting us into your world. You bring joy to so many. Hugs from a middle aged Grandmother from a suburban town in Wisconsin

Awesome video of the beautiful Farmall MD and sickle bar mower working for the farmer. 👍👍👍🇺🇸

The old equipment, with a good dose of horse sense works so well. Good job on that restoration, Pete. That ol' girl sure does run smooth. When I was a kid, I learned to tune my car by ear once I got the specs dialed in. It was always a very satisfying moment to listen to the purr as you wiped the grime off the tools before putting them away.

Love to hear a smooth running cyclmower running on a smooth running tractor no matter its make. We had a smooth running john deere a with a smooth running new idea tow behind that I loved to listen to. Nothing more relaxing. Loved the how low will she go part.

Dear Pete, WOW JUST WOW. That tractor is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! ❤️

Thank you Pete! It never gets old watching you cut for hay. I love the sickle bar mower.

One sweet old MD...love it...and in my opinion just as good as today's equipment

Awesome machine Pete. You did a great job restoring it too. Looks to be in Show Room condition. Love the sounds of that diesel. I bet an eight hour audio recording would help most people sleep at night. Awesome.

Good morning Pete! I love it when you just make a video on the tractor cutting, thanks for making this Pete!

That MD is a beautiful site out there mowing! Glad you took the time to hook it up to the mower

What a beautiful farm and a great sounding MD. You just can’t beat them I have a 49 M . Works great never asks for much.

Pete, the MD is purring like a kitten, great job on the engine rebuild again…

Great work on the MD Pete. She sounds amazing.

Your in New York and I'm in Florida watched this video as I was hooking up my vicon disk hay mower to my jd 2630 gonna get some hay layed down today my self

Whoever was manning the drone did a great job. The perspective gives us a better understanding of what is happening on the ground. 👍

I had about as much fun watching as you did mowing !!!! MD purrs like a kitten. I could watch this for hours !!!!

As soon as you said MOWING , I was there…lol 😀 Your tractor sounds great and looks so pretty 😍

Pete, there is nothing more relaxing than working a tractor with some form of a grass cutter. I had a Farmall 140 offset that I inherited from my late ex-father in law. I kept it running as smoothly as possible and even put a 4 foot brush cutter on it. It has the one point hitch. Ex wife got it back in the big D. It had all the planters and cultivators with it and was a great garden tractor. I now have 3 Fergusons and a JD cab/air tractor. My oldest Ferguson is a Harry Ferguson TO35 that was my grandfather’s tractor. We baby it since it’s a 1956 model. You’re an Architect and I’m an Engineer. I’ve retired once 10 years ago but never stopped doing engineering. I lease out the hay cutting to a person who is baling haylage off the fields. He gets about 1000 bales a year off of 4 cuttings. I would never take on the tractor rebuilds like you as I no longer have the patience to dig into the repairs like you do. It was exciting when I did do the repairs myself years ago but have since lost my patience with in depth repairs. I enjoy watching you do the restorations and one thing I can greatly agree with you on is the need to have a good set of shop manuals for each piece of equipment. I’ll keep on plugging away as a consulting engineer for hopefully another 10 years and maybe if my patience returns, starting going through some of my equipment then. Keep’er running and stay safe on the farm.

At the 14 minute mark was a thing of beauty!!! That low rpm RIPPED MY HEART OUT!!! That's what I call true mechanical meticulousness!!! I know for a FACT, You and my Dad would've gotten along like two peas in a pod!!! 💜💜💜💜

The sound of the MD was the mechanic's Mozart. Nothing like your equipment running top notch Mr. Pete.

Learn something every time. Plus bringing out the beautiful MD! She purrs.

Never realized sickle bars were so complicated.

The MD is running like a champ! 🤘

The MD sounds (and looks) great!

Mr. Pete, you farm the way I did when I was farming as a teenager/young adult. We had a Farmall "M", not the "MD" My neighbor had the "MD", and I spent a lot of time on it. When I started mowing hay, I used the cycle bar mower, except ours was tow behind. Then we graduated up from there. Back then, that's the kind of mower that the state and county used to mow the ditches. By the way, I'm 61 years old. Thank you so much for sharing this. I was watching you spread maneure the other day, and it brought back a lot of memories because that's exactly how I did it. We also at one time had a Farmall C, H, and a John Deere 630 with a wide front-end on it. Those were the days.

Toot your own horn that MD is a thing of beauty. Once again epic job on the rebuild

Pete, as always, great work on the video and thank you for sharing. The MD looks and runs great.

Just looking at your smile after you cut your field and listening to your beautiful tractor purr , funny how your good day helps us here in Montana . We do so enjoy your videos. We have been ranching in Montana for about 6 years after calling it quits in the medical field, we have followed a few Others on you tube by far we value who you are , how in today’s times what works for you and your farm and your words of wisdom ! Thank you very much for being a great person .

Very nice video. Enjoyed watching the adjustment of the mower. The MD sounds terrific too. Excellent job.

Hello Peter. Thanks for taking us along!! Be well.

That ol' MD sure is a neat tractor. Thanks for the video, Pete.

That's one beautiful tractor!

Pete, what a wonderful job you did on that MD. It’s looks beautiful so shiny and red against the green of the freshly cut grass

Wow, love the sound of the MD just running along, reminds me of sounds, smells, bouncing' about. Thanks for that !!!

great job on the tractor, pride in what you done. she soundsand looks as good as she did brand new

Man that MD looks like it just came off of the showroom floor. Beautiful tractor!

Great to see the MD back! Tractor sounds amazing!

In the early '70's the local farmer that I worked for had a belly mower mounted on an IH806 w/ tricycle front. It made monitoring the cycle bar much easier. A downside was that it was possible to drop a rear wheel into a low enough depression to sit the tractor weight onto the mower frame.

Tractor sounds great ! Have great day there!😊

I'm glad you fixed or replaced everything needed to be fixed. Those guys that engineered those works of art makes me proud to be an American. We need more family's like Pete. I always learned something from him. Keep it up Pete. Neal Apollo Beach Florida

Beautiful Tractor Symphony!

Yep, pretty enjoyable to watch

Very nice first run for the repair. My dad had a pull type New Holland sickle bar mower but i can see that the draw bar type is much more preferable.

Oh man, I wish it was financially feasible to ship some of that as hay down to Cross Timber Bison in OK. Hay is scarce because of the drought! Please keep using the drone shots, awesome! That MD runs like a champ, even mechanically handicapped old me can hear the difference. She is a happy ol gal!

Hi Pete, glad to see you have finally gotten some rain.

You did a heck of a job on the rebuilding of that tractor and it shows !

The MD sounds great. I love the drone footage; it gives a perspective I never had before working in the fields. Looking pretty in upstate New York, see you are getting some rain with more to come. Have a great day.

She sounds great !!! Nice job

that MD sounds great and looks fantastic!!! nice job

You toot away there, Pete. 📯🎺💯 That was absolutely phenomenal 👏👏👏👏👏

I was proud for you when you swapped over from gas to diesel at 7:05 and it was running so smooth

Pete, When you were lying on the ground I thought how might favorite tool at 52 years of age has become a 1.5" thick 4' x 4' piece of neoprene rubber. It is awesome on the gravel.

Nothing looks better in a green field than a nice looking red tractor!

That was fun to watch! You can't beat watching old tractors still doing a good day's work. Loved the drone shot of the countryside too. The Finger Lakes area of NY state is truly beautiful.

Love the sound of your MD !

Thank you VERY MUCH for what I call "TRACTOR MUSIC", listening to a well running engine calms the soul.

Sure is nice to sit back & relax after today's work while watching you mow. Thanks so much for the video!

That MD sure is a looker ever since you finished the restoration. Glad to see the ole girl back out in the field after dropping a valve.

The greatest thing about working, it's never goes as planned and we learn something new.

Pete I just love the sound of that Andy since you rebuilt it man that looks sweet and it sounds gorgeous

I love seeing sickle bar mowers cutting, I think they are underrated, the tractor’s sounding and looking great, you did an awesome job, now that I recently retired I want to restore something and I can’t decide what but I have narrowed it either an old tractor, an airstream trailer

Had to be a rewarding experience, the overhauled MD and knowing the good the thatching is doing your pasture. Well done sir.

Good morning. I eagerly await each video. I'm rewatching your financial records video to set mine up using your concepts. Great stuff. Thanks for letting us in your operation!

Dang the MD is running strong looks and sounds amazing!