BREAK IN OR BUST?! Allis Chalmers 210 Engine Overhaul 

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Sounds a lot better under load than before. Hope she serves you well for many years. Still a lot cheaper than a new one. (The tractor, by the way, not the wife!)😁

Loved watching Dad move further away from Mom as the prices went up. Also wise to take Mama to HI😂

End is so awesome and wholesome! Good laughs right there, good to see her up and running like a charm to! Thanks for taking us along your little adventure here boys

A lot of you recommended we contact Area Diesel Service for help with the pump! Unfortunately, we had already sent it to another shop, but they did give us some advice and make a video speculating on what could’ve gone wrong with our pump! Be sure to check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o81RCxEfIEg.html

Awe! That last bit! She's a keeper! I liked how he kept backing up 😂

I’m not a Diesel guy, and definitely not a Tractor guy, but I’m really, really excited to see this. I think we can all appreciate the attention to detail and the feeling of victory after a difficult project. Well done!

That confession to his Mrs. went a lot better then I would have guessed. No shouting. No "sleeping with the dog for the month". No threats on his man hood. You, Sir, are a very, very lucky man to have such an understanding wife. She is the type of women most men would search their whole life for. Happy early Anniversary to the loving couple. xXx

That engine is in better condition now than it was when it left the Allis Chalmers factory. Another excellent job, well done!

The world is missing men like Jim everyday....keep up the old skool stuff!!!

The initial cost was not much, but the final cost is still far below what a new tractor would cost. All in all that 210 should be a good field worker for you. Having been in the auto repair business for 45 years I knew what you were doing and it was more than just one thing that you were fighting. You were able to diagnose what it was and it seems that you now have a good reliable A C 210 to work for you for a long time. My family are international people and my cousin would take the winter to go and find one to restore for the following year to work for him.

It's personal now. He doesn't let things that he has gotten good at over the years beat him. That's the guy that you want to learn from

Really enjoyed seeing this come to life again. Thanks for taking us along for the ride 😇

First of all, I love your videos and channel, because it’s so educational and about the mechanic work, processes etc, and you haven’t gotten carried away thinking that it’s you individually we are interested in. 2. I’d love to learn more about “pulling” and how you ultimately decide how “hard” to pull, where to run the tractor etc, and the economics of where you run the tractor. 3. BUT the ending with MOM was priceless!!!!!!!!!! I’m going to be laughing and smiling all day because of that!!!!!!

Watching from the Netherlands, great work. Big fan since day 1. You are amazing showing mistakes and failures, and that makes you a thrustworthy and amazing workshop. Keeping up the good work!

It is so good to see that there are still families like this in America

Congratulations fella's glad to see it running the way it should I'm happy that it worked out for your dad.

Family is the best!! You've got a great one!!

I am just glad you got it lined out it looks like. Should make a nice tractor for years to come.

Man I am happy to see the cleaning guy finally get his toy up and running. I do feel bad for him having to fork out that much money to get it running plus a trip yo Hawaii.. but that's how it goes sometimes

It's good to see the tractor running smooth and in limits. Also good to see the maintenance goes beyond machines and includes your relationship. 😉

i think it was a mixture of the fuel pump timing being slightly off (pumps dont necesarily time in tdc as proven to me by ford and their 20° btdc pump timing) and the extra 20% fuel mashed into it that made them tight gapped rings have the sweat of their lives! the engine now sounds much more health and happy to be working and honestly 17k old school still beats newer equipment! cheers

Excellent that you guys contacted Area Diesel Service! Those guys are the real deal.

Great to see it out in the field pulling and sounding great!

That last scene made me smile and chuckle out loud. I could feel the love and respect.

It looks and sounds like you won the battle. We don't hear much of Allis anymore. My deceased wife's father was a machinist at the Harvey, IL Buda plant and was responsible for making fuel-injection needles for the big Persian Orange tractors. He retired before the company went bust in 1985. The machines were highly thought of for many decades.

I’m happy to see you guys got it running again and took some extra care and precautions this time. Hope it gives you many years of good use.

I think that turned up pump, was your doom. When I spend more then I should, I always tell myself that it is a learning charge. Sent the bill to the training department. 😊

Best video yet! Tractor is done for the second time, I'll bet Mom gets a trip to Hawaii, maybe by herself since the tractor cost sooo much and Dad has to work more to pay for the trip. Reminds me of growing up on the farm in PA and having to work on everything we owed because we couldn't afford to send it out to get fixed. Keep up the great video and include Mom more!

Mom was in good spirits hearing the "investment" Dad made with the tractor. Somehow I think Mom might be going on a shopping trip soon. lol.

12:22 Lol. I was looking at his hair and noticed that it looked real today. Thanks for the laugh and tugging on it.

Good to see that this didn't make the scrapyard thanks for saving another allis chalmers tractor sounds really good and looks great. My uncle was a huge A/C collector it was fun farming with them in NE miss those days thanks for sharing the complete rebuild

Great job, I knew someone with your experience wouldn't assemble an engine with insufficient clearances & it had to be fuel related. Glad it's working put for you

Awesome to see it up and running again 😀👍

Congrats on the successful rebuild! Love seeing videos with you and your dad working and learning together. Hopefully this will be the last time you need to touch the engine in a long time. And the clip at the end with Mom with both funny and touching. I’ve had a few conversations like that with my wife 😂

Very funny ending.....Glad you got it running well. Hope it stays fine for you...and I think it will since it sounded great...

Heitman Tractor Salvage in Durand Wisconsin has new pto shafts. You should also have put the new updated rocker arm shaft in it, and plugged the rocker shaft oil drain tube. If I remember correctly allis was for every pound of boost its 10 horsepower. I'd also shim the oil pressure relief valve, that's kinda low on oil pressure when cold. All of our 426s have also double that when cold.

Just got done watching the Area Diesel vid talking about how the injector pump works and all it’s variables. Fascinating stuff. Hopefully your tractor is now happy and allows you to farm with it.

Good work Jim. Having your skill set and machine shop!! Is a beautiful thing!!

Uh oh! Oh dear ... when Mama is in the shop, Dad has some explaining to do! The SELL though is classic! " ... tires are good" Best part of the whole video :) Lol, relatable good stuff

Really enjoyed this series. The engine sound after the final rebuild is music to my ears. I just bought my first diesel, an IDI F-250. It’s been really fun learning to work on those old diesels. Thankfully it’s a bit less expensive than your “$500” tractor! Hope it gives you guys many decades of service after this build.

Brings back memories of riding with dad in our 7060 Allis. Good times.

The father son team is so awesome. ❤

Sure seems like you've got it now- great reward for careful rework. Now for a pto shaft video!

That's so satisfying to see this machine running in the field. Well done!

I think it sounds good and responds to load as it should, as you say “ time will tell”!

That’s awesome to see a pto dyno at your shop! I also watched the video from Area Diesel as they described the possible issues your Allis Chalmers injection pump may have. You guys have put a lot of work into this tractor and I enjoy the videos of the process! I’m liking the EGT and boost gauge. Very important gauges to have even if the tractor is just stock power.

Awesome! Wish our geographic locations were closer so as to call on your shop for it's thorough and unrivaled services. Happy upcoming anniversary.

Brings back memories as a senior in High school working a co-op job, plowing snow in an old CJ-5 with the same F head motor, always ran great. I did cylinder heads at a machine shop, Komop's Garage in Green Bay, WI.

I love the sound of the 426. I have one in a 7GB Fiat-Allis track loader. Straight pipe forestry sweeps.

Tractor sounds awesome... great job guys!

The in cab video brings back tons of memories of riding along as a kid when we'd visit the family farm.

Love your work guys , The tractor is pulling , like a 14 year old boy . Cheers from Australia .

Glad the tractor is up and running. Hawaii is a great payoff to keep the wife happy.

Glad to see that thing finally running and maybe earning its keep. Fingers crossed

Now there is a keeper, what a wonderful wife, mother, woman . God Bless you All.

Great video series and the tractor money reveal was the topper!. Keep on smiling.

Even at the higher gear that tractor just walks away with the disc with no troubles at all

I love the relationship between father and son, the property, and that 210. Especially mom. Thank you for telling your story.

Sounds so much better! I think she's gonna live this time.

That engine makes some real pretty sounds. Less than $20k for a work horse like that is money well spent.

Some times it is really easy to over look the obvious problem, injector pump out of time, I struggle with that sometimes when you know something isn’t right, but in my mind I think no that’s probably nit the problem, and then go looking for some other cause, thanks for taking us along and sharing, we all learned alot, and how quickly the engine failed, Thank you

Also that's a good size field. Happy for you guys.

Mum should be happy you didn't purchase a new digital monster. This generation of machinery is the most reliable and cost effective. Thanks for the journey. Cheers from Australia

Would definitely like to see more of the parts washing guy farming.

We still farm with Allis Chalmers tractors but mainly 8000 series and 100 series for haying. I have an injection pump that needs rebuilt on my 8050 and after your situation I am afraid of taking it off myself to send it off. I might just let our local AGCO dealer do the work. I have rebuilt several 426 engines but never took the pump off of one maybe there is a good reason for that. I enjoyed your rebuild and am glad you have it up and running again. Looks like good flat ground in your part of CO.

YEAH BUDDY! 😊 No swiss watch runs better than that. Love the additional instrumentation. In this day of electronic everything you could sell that as an an aftermarket package for every serious old iron farm tractor that's being worked. Add a transmission temp. and hydraulic pressure gages coupled to an app to record measurements and you would have a product that would greatly benefit every farmer who runs old iron. It is my opinion that running old iron is the way to go unless you are independently wealthy. Too many new farmers make a bargain with the devil (the bank) and wind up losing everything - including the best years of their lives. This video series is a real service to every family farmer who wants to make a comfortable living and be debt free. BRAVO! 😊 I really appreciate the shout out to Area Diesel Service. Great example of how the RU-vid community can be used to bring together the best of the best! So happy to hear they lived up to the recommendations!

CONGRATS! GOOD JOB U 2! ..... Hope she last for many years!.... I like the idea of all the new gauges, great idea!

I guess I’m old schooled but I have never heard of belt timing. 40 plus years as a heavy equipment mechanic. I’m retired now but I’m going to look that one up. Sometimes s*** happens. Seen motor do the same and never found out why. Had one that the inside of the coolant hose would collapse and restrict flow even though it was a new hose. Good Luck

I've been looking forward to this day, to hear that come to life again!! Sounds amazing!

This is the best video you guys have put out to date! Not just because you got the tractor running. That is awesome! But also the conversation at the end. Priceless! Have fun in Hawaii Mom! (My opinion is that the injection pump was the root of your problem. That lead to a cascade failure of the engine.)

Sounds perfect. Always feels good when you wrap up a build and everything works

Good people! Thanks for sharing👍🇺🇸

I really enjoyed that being i was around my neighbor's 200 Allis Chalmers some and we paired the 200 up against my 2840 JD on my feed grinder , lol , my neighbor hated John Deeres , but we had a good time

Well done guys, loved your diagnosis process.

Back when I first saw the video of the original build running...I remarked out loud that it was running really clean! No smoke...which I think is a bad sign. You want to see smoke a little when making throttle changes and until the turbo comes up to match the flow you should see a little darkening of the exhaust. We know the pump was put together 180 out...and if they aren't symmetrical inside this could have changed how the flow works enough to make it a problem as well as the timing. Exhaust looks good and normal now...I think it's fixed right good.

Hey , She got a sense of humor , That makes Her a definite keeper!

Great video! it was nice seeing all your hard work in action! Loved hearing that big diesel run

Absolutely lovely to hear it pulling up the field sounds lovely ! Definitely would like to see this tractor out in the field again

Great job guys Thanks for sharing your thought process

That was great at the end!!!!!! Kudos to the cleaning guy!!!!!!

My Dad had one of these as well as a 180 I believe back in the day. Such good old Tractors.

Loved the comment when Dad said..."this is the fastest this disc has ever gone across this field". LOL...weeeeee. I think we should get millennial farmer to head to CO for a visit. He would love the machine shop and seeing the new shop and farm.

This has been a fun series to watch - thank you for taking the time. And, as others have said, the engine sounds super happy now.

Soooo Jim's going on Vacation Soon. Hawaii sounds Wonderful.

Many years ago, I borrowed my sons 210 Allis Chalmers to plow the field out back. We had a five bottom Oliver, 16 inch moldboard plow hooked up to it, and I was plowing along, not paying much attention, and I got too close to a tree along side the field, ripping the depth wheel off the plow, and I never even heard the engine slow down. That 426ci engine had a long stroke that said push me to my limit. I hated when he sold it. Jim, if you keep the pyrometer below 1200deg you should never melt down a piston. Loved the video and keep on farming.

Love your mum want to see more of them both you are a lucky guy to have such a great family

Satisfying, hopefully she holds together!! Good job!!

Hello, I really enjoyed watching your video, I found your site on RU-vid shorts, and I enjoy watching videos of father and sons working together on older equipment that a father has a big heart for, I love how your whole family gets involved in making the videos enjoyable. I look forward to seeing more videos from you and your family, Thank You so Much. Stay Safe and keep the videos coming.

This ending made it worth it all! You guy's are awesome!

loved the ending but i have a feeling you,re gonna have more boy thats a lot to put in a allis gotta love it

I know this is a video about breaking in an engine on an old tractor but you riding around in the tractor with jim made me so emotional thinking about riding in the tractor with my grandpa when i was little. Good times and God bless you guys. Love this channel

Both our 200's have the range selector and throttle right next to you. Seems a bit more convenient than reaching. The old girl sounds good.

What a great series! Thanks for sharing. Good luck farming and have a nice trip to Hawaii :)! Ontario, Canada

Awesome job Jim and Nicholas. I think you have a winner. Tractor sounds great. Thanks for sharing the whole process. Was funny Dad telling Mom the price. I have been there and done that a few times. Honesty is always the best policy. Take care, Ed.

LOL!! 😂. Dad not wasting any time getting tractor out of shop. Spent too much time installing that insulation to have diesel smoke spewing all over it. Hope no more issues

Love seeing the BOSS, thanks for sharing her with us. Great video lads.

The ending is the best part!!!

This is the best channel on youtube. Machine work and just tooling around with big rigs. Family friendly fun!

I take my hat off to you guys for putting this out there. I love my projects and rebuilding engines but I couldn’t share it on here, simply because the amount of people that like to hear themselves talk and just spew in the comments section would drive me insane. I’m all for advice, but some people just get way too passionate about it. I had a ford 2n I rebuilt last year that wouldn’t hold oil prime. I tore it down 3 times just to find that the diameter of the pump gears in the rebuild kit was 20 thousandths too small. The reason it didn’t get caught was the pump housing radius is so tight that that a .002 feeler gauge would give a false reading just from binding when checking the tooth to wall clearance. I luckily had a set of gears from a known good pump that I checked and it led me down the right path. Long story short, I shared my findings on a forum and the amount of people that jumped me telling me it was anything but what I found was insane. Then when I responded with all of my measurements and pictures I was told to pretty much be quiet because I was arguing with guys that had been on the forum since the 90s. You guys are awesome, keep doing what you do.