Installing a New Torque Amplifier & Assembling the Transmission | Farmall 856 Restoration Episode 7 

I was a career auto mechanic and your courage, understanding and ability to tackle these complex renewals amazes me as does the original engineering and production!

Love learning about the torque amplifier. Your videos seem so different than the typical ones on YT. You present things in a normal way and manage to mention all the important details while keeping your viewers from getting bored. YT has many problems but you're one reason why I'll never leave.

I don’t understand a word you said but I’m mesmerized by your every word. My husband asked me, “and why are we watching this?” And I replied, “because it’s Pete, it’s fascinating and we want to watch every episode.” ❤️

It blows my mind that someone is smart enough to build these things in the first place where everything has to be perfectly in line and to be able to fit everything in it. And this is simple to the modern ones.

Pete, you are everyone's school shop teacher!

Thank you Mr Pete for letting us share your experience. My husband was into car engines and all. I helped him. We are in our mid 70s and enjoy reminiscing. That engine joist brought back memories. God is Good. Ty again.

Hey Teacher Pete fantastic lesson. Anytime I watch you wrenching it’s a great day. Happy Valentine’s Day to you and Hillary.

Some engineer thought it would insure the gear and shaft went in correctly by adding the extra shoulder that way. It amazes me how thoughtful and deliberate those engineers were.

I’m 26 and live in an apartment and I love Pete’s videos. It’s so cool seeing these videos and the comments of people sharing their life stories and experiences and why they love Pete’s videos. Thank you Pete for the great variety of content you put out, the quality of your videos, and bringing so many different people happiness and teaching us new things about farm life. 😊 looking forward to the day when I could maybe have my own small farm!

I have no use for tractor repair. I live in the big city. Why do I watch your repair videos? Its your calming narrative that I enjoy so much. I can and often do watch these videos 2 and yes 3 times. I enjoy with my first coffee of the day. So thank you and DO keep making this type of content. Thank you.

Another great video Pete, and the funny thing is, I'm 80 yrs old, don't even own a tractor, well my cub lawn mower, but I love this series and all the past rebuild/restorations the MD, the "A" etc. and now this series I watch intently as if I'm going to be doing the same thing in the future, I followed throught the drawing and thought Oh yes I remember whe he showed that direct drive idea etc. its just so fascinating and you do such a great job of discribing things and keep my attention so locked I just have to keep watching. what does that tell you Pete! "You is a good teacher" that's what!. thanks so much for making this old man's day. and for sharing ECF.

I really am enjoying this series and the little nuances that goes into such a restoration. Your attention to detail and your calm demeanor is something I wish more people demonstrated on a daily basis. It would be a much better world. Thanks Pete.

This video gives me a new appreciation for watchmakers from back in the day , remarkable precision

Fascinating! Thanks for taking the time to bring us along! Definitely hanging around for the appendices!

Nothing is impossible, so I will say this, it's almost impossible for me to,not watch your videos to the end. I find your videos to be very interesting, educational and enjoyable. You have a great way of teaching things, which makes them easy to understand and follow. Thanks for sharing this. See you later. Have a great day.

I like to see someone who loves their hobby and does it very well.

OK Pete. Don’t forget that lock tight. 😁 Now my job is done. You have a great day.

Pete, your descriptions concerning the reassembly of the various parts are interesting and fairly easy to understand. You are a master teacher with a calm demeanor. Blessings to you.

Petes chirurgical hand 💪🏻

You have lots of peace of mind going on there, Pete. Digging deeper, you KNOW what you have now. Good stuff Kemosabe.

Reminder... Blue locktite for the counter shaft bolts on the front of the housing Pete. Also main shaft bolts, same side... 8 total. Thanks for the video, as always. Nice to wake up to getting my brain a little mental exercise.

Thank you, Pete, these videos have been a real blessing for me. Your ability to explain things in a simple, and straightforward manner has made it possible for me to effective badly needed repairs on my own tractor with confidence. I look forward to seeing the rest of this series and I hope you'll be willing to do more in the future as well.

Pete, it's an absolute pleasure watching you explain the who, what, where, and why of how all this works. Thanks for another great video

Should you ever wish to stay a bit busier, you’d make an amazing FFA teacher or mentor. You are awesome.

I can’t imagine how much extra work there was for you to line up the camera to capture every shot of each step of this restoration. In my mind it was double work, but I really appreciate that. You memorialized all the steps because from an engineering standpoint it is remarkable, and your knowledge of all these parts is also completely amazing.

I have to watch the second half later. Its really a great video so far and when you said "delightful exercise" I really enjoyed that. Thanks Pete!

As a life long 'fixit' guy, these videos fascinate me. Understanding of the equipment and its inner workings is obviously essential for proper assembly. I think you got it down, Pete! ;) Thanks for the addendum! The visual aids are terrific!

Thanks Pete. It is nice of you to take your time to go through this with us. I find it very interesting!

Very, very cool…

I’ve never been a mechanic but I find this interesting and will continue watching and can’t wait to see this old tractor run like new.

I love your videos … I know nothing about farming let alone tractors but your humor … you remind me of my uncle … thank you for uploading your wonderful content.

it never occurred to me before watching this particular video, but there’s obviously a lot of crossover in the skill set between your clock, fixing and transmissions. You’re a master at both. Pete, don’t forget the blue Loctite .

I can't thank you enough! It is a pleasure to listen and learn something new even though I will never tear down and rebuild a TA. Blessings to you and your family.

I'm resurrecting a Super C and enjoy your tutorial's immensely. I am more impressed with how you manage to accomplish all that you do with only a hammer and a 9/16 open end wrench and all in only 25 minutes !!!😜

Pete, another home run! You have a great easy going and very patient style of teaching and sharing in all you choose to put in your videos, thanks for all you do. Keep up the great work.😃😃

This is incredibly fascinating - but it dawns on me that this tech is fairly old. They came up with this I don't know how many decades ago - all of our more recent tech advances are geared more toward reducing emissions rather than designing new ways to leverage force and get better numbers using physics. I'm still hoping they will get to designs that are maintenance friendly. Thanks for sharing this project with us - I love to learn how things actually work.

Pleasantly amazed again, Pete, from a very non-mechanic. Loved your comment, "Goes together easily - if you remember all the parts" or to that effect. Right. Thanks as always.

I will never do this job, but i love the mechanical action and old time knowledge. Enginering excellence.

You've given us a lot of information to digest, good job. While I didn't fully understand all the specifics of the TA, I get the basic concept of how it works and interacts. I am a person that understand more when I see it rather than read or told it. I commend your patience and steadfast resolve to get this process done. Thanks for your explanation on this very complicated process. I hope your day is good! Reminder List: Don't forget to pull the retainer on the counter shaft and main shaft, to put Loctite on the bolts.

Enjoying your rebuild. Splitting tractors and rebuilding their internal mechanical workings tain't for the faint of heart. Carry On. 👍

god damn theres so much engineering that goes into one of these things and they are even considered simple by today's standards...

"Delightful Exercise" that was good! I love your restoration videos and you are amazing at explaining things. Still a great teacher! Thank you!

It's hard to express my thoughts in a short comment. Excellent, excellent video Pete. I thoroughly enjoyed the appendices, especially the diagram and teaching of the transfer of power. Your videos on the restorations have terrific explanations. They are structured and comprehensive and you have me hooked with them. You have proved that with patience, research, fair mechanical ability, and a little ingenuity nearly anyone could do what you've shown here. And there is always the allure of staying til the end to see the tractor making smoke in the fields again. Best of luck to you and don't pinch your fingers.

Watching how smooth those gears mesh upon reassembly has to be a great feeling. Thanks Pete. Great video.

Excellent video. I didn't realise that I was going to enjoy this series this much. When I take things apart, they never seem to go back together again as easily as when you do it.

Pete your knowledge and patience continue to amaze me in your videos keep them coming can’t wait to see the finished product and watch this tractor work

I thoroughly enjoy your mechanical videos, super informative. I made a living working on equipment and I’m still learning new things everyday. I’ve owned tractors with torque amplifiers in the past but I never got into them, but was always curious as to how they actually worked. I also enjoy you explaining how they work on paper, which makes it easier to understand. You probably never figured that you would be a teacher! Lol you’re a pretty good one!! Thanks for all you do. Blessings!

excellent video!!!!!!!!!! Just call you Mr Goodwrench!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic video. Cheers. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I'm really glad to see someone care enough to do a thorough job of a tough task. well done. Be well.

good episode

The IH TA was a big problem for John Deere for a lot of years lol. Because when John Deere got into a tough pull and would peter out on pulling power and stall, IH could pull a lever, and split the gear they’re in, in half and pull through the tough spot, and keep on going lol. This was usually used while plowing. I tell you the TA is one fascinating piece of IH engineering, and in 1954 when it first came out in the Super M, the engineers at IH were some of the most brilliant minds in the entire Ag Industry. Even today the TA remains a big mystery to a lot of people, and yeah you have people that love the TA, and you got people that hate the TA and delete them out, but to me, the TA means you always have that edge over other brands, because no other brand can have it. It’s one more reason IH is the best even today still. And it’s one more reason John Deere was always behind IH as a Ag manufacturing giant.

Hi Pete! My wife, Laura, and I watch your videos at dinner time so I have to wait to watch with her. Sorry to mess up your video metrics… we love the mechanical videos as well as the animal care. Laura’s Dad was a farmer too and many things you do and share remind her of him. He passed in 2021.

Pete, you may not need to be told this but a foam pad or even a small piece of cardboard on the concrete floor is heaven for your knees😊

Very impressive!

These restore videos are my favorite! You do such a nice slow and descriptive process. . I too rebuild old tractors that I farm with. . Thanks for your diligence.

26:18 watching you do this rebuild reminds me how much I MISS GETTING MY HANDS GREASY. Watching these gears spinning around knowing you’ve gotten everything done just right. I really miss it. Thanks for sharing these videos, good memories of twisting wrenches came flooding back to me..❤❤❤

Great video Pete!!

No cussing and no tool's flying are you sure you did this right 😀. Great video.

Manure spreader renovation was super. Beautiful job. Thanks. This was probably the only manure restoration on the internet. Olgoat

Pete, this video tutorial series is fascinating. It's obvious you spend time thinking about each segment within the video's and then setting up your camera. You're good at this. 👍👍👍

Enjoy seeing you in your happy place!!!👍👍👍

Really nice to have someone to talk to like Joe who has done this before...

You are amazing!!! How you remember how all this goes back together is phenomenal ! I am *really* enjoy this rebuild, and of course all the farm related videos. Keep doing what you are doing.

I've just spent a few hours this morning reconstructing child's hearing and tympanic membrane after cholesteatoma removal but wasn't as complicated as this TA reassembly. Well done Pete

Put simply: "Wow, very cool"! I really enjoyed this! Thank you!

I love all your videos. I think you are trying to step back some. I love watching you use old equipment and renovations of equipment. I would love to own one of your rebuilt tractors. Thanks you for doing these videos . Old goat

Your skill as a mechanic is unquestionable, but along with that, your ability of explanation of the processes is a talent most do not have. One of my favorite channels and I look forward to all your videos. God bless you and your family.

Very interesting thanks for the detailed vid.

I spent many an hour operating a 856. My favorite tractor. I always wondered what the TA looked like and how it worked. Pete great job!

The truly amazing thing is all of this was designed and made without computers... Let that sink in...

I have been watching You since you have a 2nd video on YT. And to this day - You are inspiriation! I know, it's huge different between "agri" in USA and EU, but in essence it's same - good food, healthy living way and beauty. You know... there is no money to pay coffe in the morning on the terrace and watching cattle. ❤🍻🤠

Thank you Master Mechanic Pete. Very well done!

Love the you all I’m looking forward to more

As always, simply great teaching and learning video. I look forward to the next one. Thanks

Excellent video Pete :) also very good information about 856 Farmall T/A and very interesting too 👍! Like excellent explanation how go together in steps and much more! Don't forget Blue Lock Tight get couple tubes worth so have lots on hand and when needed also for back of T/A need ! Plus Happy St. Valentines Day February 14 2024 2024 to Pete :) and Hilary plus everyone and hope all ladies get lots surprises too!

Brilliant. Many thanks for posting. You're a great teacher Simon in Australia

Don't forget to locktite those bolts! 😀😀

Wow Pete!

Thanks Pete . Enjoyed your video!

Really enjoyed this video. Thanks

Its a good day when Pete uploads a new video awesome work

good job

Great Pete thanks for walking us thought the tractor rebuild , keep them coming mate 👍

Great video Pete. Made when America was building great products. Thanks for the memories.

Pete, you should’ve been a teacher. I’ve been around mechanical stuff most my life, your desire to show your work is amazing. Your talent was wasted not being able to teach young people.

Awesome video!

Thanks Pete. It makes more sense now !

I realized, as you were nesting all those gears together, how visually beautiful they are!😍

Thanks for the shop lesson Pete!

I've never rebuilt a tractor, but you do make it very understandable and interesting..

Watched yesterday Pete on my flat screen,awesome vid

Great vid! Terrific step by step analysis!

Thank you pete for sharing these rebuild videos i just ❤ old ih tractors.😊

Impressive Pete, I am able to live through you as I’m a bit disabled. Thanks

Wow that was the best ever Pete.

Had fun watching!!! Glad you did it!!!

Enjoying this Pete. Wished I had your talents. Good job.

Lubri-plate is a good company with many products. Drawing - the archetect is revealed.

Awesome job Pete! Blue Loctite !