Squatch, that is my old T20 TracTracTor i sold a little over a year ago. That machine came out of northern california and I was the 3rd owner of it. The engine in the T20 is 95% the same as the F20 row crop tractor, NOT the McCormick 10-20. The 10-20 engine is what became the F30 engine. Left footwell holds the main drive clutch while the right footwell holds the steering brakes. steering clutches are the two main upright levers. All topseat T-20s had the lever under the seat for the PTO. You had to buy the belt pulley extra and it bolted to the small cover up in between the steering brake housing covers you see on the back. Since this machine was used in the orchards they actually ran on top of mounded beds sometimes and the flip down deals in the front were called ridge busters (so im told by the cali guys). That is a nice running original machine. There are a few times i have sellers remorse about it but I still have my original T20 tailseat, Cat 30 tailseat and my D4 5T tailseat
Thanks Squatch. I have a 1939 T-20, and can clear up some of your questions. My T-20 came with a belt pulley, so the lever you pointed out under the seat operated the belt pulley. If you look above the draw bar, you see a diamond shaped access panel. You remove the access panel and you could add different tools (like the belt pulley). Also, the pull knob on the left is the choke. There is a corresponding pull knob on the front for starting. This is the 2nd T-20 I've owned and I love it.
Thank you for doing a video of my tractor. As always, you did a fantastic job of filming and explaining everything to the viewers! Wish I would have seen you guys at the show. Would loved to have visited with yall! I would have let you take it for a spin! Holler at me next time and I will "toss you the keys" LOL I also have the correct radiator cap for it but I removed it when I wasnt there to keep an eye on it. Those things occasionally like to walk away. The left pedal is the transmission clutch. The linkage on that side is atually the left hand steering brake linkage. Steering brakes are on the right side of operators area. I have a pretty decent pic of the linkages under the seat if you are interested. It is from one of my other t-20s but they are all the same..
Yes! some trac-tractor content!! One thing about not having flanges on the rollers is you don’t have to worry about them wearing into the pin bosses when the chain get thin lol I do know it’s very difficult finding rails for these, I’ve got a friend restoring one right now and undercarriage was the hardest parts for him to find.
Squatch is simply the best at walk around videos. This was really neat to see and I can hear the enthusiasm and excitement in your voice as you share the details with us. Thank you!
I spent quite a bit of time staring at that tractor on Friday, beautiful old crawler. I had no idea what those check breakers were for! I always learn something from your videos! It was great to meet you and Sr.! The D2 looks and sounds even better in person and the show did not disappoint! Hope you had a great weekend!
Thanks for pointing out the function of the metal features at the front of the tracks on the T20. I had looked at them on Saturday and came up if a couple of ideas as to their function, neither of which was close to their actual function. I also appreciate the link you made between the 10-20 and the T-20, I hadn't picked on that when I was viewing the 2 tractors. I enjoyed meeting you and the brief talk we had and I hope the rest of your weekend went well and the Swamp Angle got the workout you were hoping for. As I was leaving I saw that you were pulling the grader around which looked like it could be a handful for a D2. Thanks!
I just got home tonight at 830 pm w a totally wrecked trailer but dragged it home w tractor intact n luckily didn't flip but lady side swiped me in kc tonight i have to get new trailer but it was really awesome meeting u in person id never imagined that ur really awesome to hang out with n b around
Was a fun weekend.....that tractor was neet to see in person.......tell SR that my 5 year old is titled pink that she was able to see you and she also won the cat twenty toy from amoc.....also did you see about the bear that was In the camp ground last night....just think we were camping with the bears...lol
Great job of pointing out those little nuances that a cursory look-over would miss, like those cutaways on the drive sprockets. Very nice machine! Thanks for sharing!
That lever controls the PTO if the tractor was equipped with one. I have a 1934 model and that lever controls my PTO. Very neat design by McCormick Deering at the time.
Cool! Nice walk around. My dad had one in his collection. Never got around to doing anything with it. Some one had re painted some shade of blue, but not as dark grey as the 10-20/15-30.
What a neat machine. Im sure that duck bill style air cleaner top is probably worth lot of money. Also im sure that is till the original OEM chain that the crawler came with, so no wonder it's worn this thin.
Cool tractor. The right pedal on the right side had more wear so I took it as the clutch. Looks like the transmission was one made for a crawler and not a modified tractor transmission. I bet parts are hard to find for this one. Thavks
To have rails that thin, that comes from miles on miles of row work. Likewise the drawbar getting narrowed in the middle. Only surprise is the tread plates on the pedals not being as worn. Just means it would be very long or wide fields without a whole lot of turning or needing to adjust course. Now it can do the retirement thing, go to shows br housed in a nice shed or barn. No more needing to slog through mud, snow, whatever else.
This tractor does not have a PTO, but there is a rear cover plate where a PTO shaft might go. The PTO engagement might be standard, with the shaft itself being an easily added option.
Yes thanks for educating me on that old girl amazing that the tin is in such good condition I am surprised that it didn’t have a pulley I thought that was a must in that time!😀🇨🇦
It was great meeting you on Friday. Wish I had more time to check out that crawler myself. I did manage to see the Swamp Mistress at work as I left, looking, and sounding, good.
Driving a dozer across a field with water dikes is a lot like riding a bucking bronc!. The check breakers make sense!!!. Another great and informative video!.
Good stuff Squatch! Keep ‘em coming! We’re about due for a walk-around on your farm. Seems to me we need an update on the wind row pine trees you replaced a while back. Nice to see how they’ve grown. Just sayin.
Awesome tractor I’ve not seen one of those I’ve seen several of the wheeled 10-20 thanks for sharing seems like the tracks were rubbing the sprockets hard on both sides you would think they would run more in the center of the track
I do not know for fact what those two pull knobs are for on the dash, but I would suspect that one is the normal whole, and the other is Ignition timing. Would the other lever be possibly for a belt pulley engagement if it was installed? Just kind of comparing between the two. I would believe that they used as much of the same components as possible to keep costs down and make repairs easier. I was good to see you guys again and to see The Swamp Angel out there playing in the dirt. Were you able to get it warm enough Saturday? I know it did not get as hot as they predicted. I did see a Narrow front John Deere there the looked like it had independent suspension on front wheels which looked really different. Safe Travels as well
Makes me wonder if they used L I H instead of L M H or numbers so that they could get "I H" in another place on the machine - a bit of trademark placement.
I always thought these were cool tractors! Thanks for doing a walk around.. I glanced at it quickly but didn't get enough time to really take a close look. I wonder if that belongs to Brad Bufkin?? He has a channel too, mostly focused on pre-'39 IH tractors! www.youtube.com/@bradbufkin
Hi Toby, I just have to ask, as somebody that worked at a gravel pit in the past, I used to build up track tumblers, front idlers, drive and drive walking chain sprockets, and even the fairlead rollers for the drag cable on a Northwest 190 D dragline. The question: What would happen if a guy wanted to do a bit more that look at a tractor like the one here and he ran a few beads of buildup rod on those worn track rails? Do you think they’re so thin that adding some metal would weaken them to the point they would break and render the machine unusable? Or could you get away with it? I’m thinking that since the rods meant for building up wear surfaces work harden after the machine goes back into service that faster wear on those parts would be a non-issue. Just wondering what your thoughts on that are other than the built up surfaces would be obvious to someone looking the machine over with an eye towards originality.
Can you tell me the purpose behind allowing the drawbar to swing. You mentioned it on the walk around, and I’ve heard you mention it before skidding trees. I have a ‘44 cletrac HG68 which I have restored. It’s the first crawler I’ve ever had. What is best convention for pining and un-pinning the draw bar? Thanks squatch!
Seen someone reposting your vids and figured I'd tell ya about it..ch name is "chromepipe kid"..if ya know of him and its ok disregard this message ..thanks Squatch👍🏻
7:09 anyone have a clue what that belt strap might be for? I didn't see another on the other side, nor holes to provision for one. Had i seen them, i would've assumed it's some kind of leather apron hold point for winter use.
Hmm. The crawler tractor is what,100 years old ? Now where oh where would a person obtain new old stock track links for such a thing ? Last manufactured when ? Before or after WWII ? Reproduction links ? Ho ho ho. Dream on. Some projects have more unobtainium than others. Neat old survivor,but I can see why the owner has left it as is. Where would you start with returning that to complete restoration ? Even though all the parts are present. If the owner is getting on in years,leave that to the grandkid you really really want to motivate. Or annoy.
Squatch: This came up on my RU-vid recommendations and I thought of you. Great footage of a Caterpillar Thirty and a Sixty working an Idaho farm in the 1930s: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QQtdhXjhrUA.html
Hi Toby, I just have to ask, as somebody that worked at a gravel pit in the past, I used to build up track tumblers, front idlers, drive and drive walking chain sprockets, and even the fairlead rollers for the drag cable on a Northwest 190 D dragline. The question: What would happen if a guy wanted to do a bit more that look at a tractor like the one here and he ran a few beads of buildup rod on those worn track rails? Do you think they’re so thin that adding some metal would weaken them to the point they would break and render the machine unusable? Or could you get away with it? I’m thinking that since the rods meant for building up wear surfaces work harden after the machine goes back into service that faster wear on those parts would be a non-issue. Just wondering what your thoughts on that are other than the built up surfaces would be obvious to someone looking the machine over with an eye towards originality.
Hi Toby, I just have to ask, as somebody that worked at a gravel pit in the past, I used to build up track tumblers, front idlers, drive and drive walking chain sprockets, and even the fairlead rollers for the drag cable on a Northwest 190 D dragline. The question: What would happen if a guy wanted to do a bit more than just look at a tractor like the one here and he ran a few beads of buildup rod on those worn track rails? Do you think they’re so thin that adding some metal would weaken them to the point they would break and render the machine unusable? Or could you get away with it? I’m thinking that since the rods meant for building up wear surfaces work harden after the machine goes back into service that faster wear on those parts would be a non-issue. Just wondering what your thoughts on that are other than the built up surfaces would be obvious to someone looking the machine over with an eye towards originality.
Hi Toby, I just have to ask, as somebody that worked at a gravel pit in the past, I used to build up track tumblers, front idlers, drive and drive walking chain sprockets, and even the fairlead rollers for the drag cable on a Northwest 190 D dragline. The question: What would happen if a guy wanted to do a bit more that look at a tractor like the one here and he ran a few beads of buildup rod on those worn track rails? Do you think they’re so thin that adding some metal would weaken them to the point they would break and render the machine unusable? Or could you get away with it? I’m thinking that since the rods meant for building up wear surfaces work harden after the machine goes back into service that faster wear on those parts would be a non-issue. Just wondering what your thoughts on that are other than the built up surfaces would be obvious to someone looking the machine over with an eye towards originality.
