Reassembling the Farmall MD Differential and Rear Axles 

This rebuild isn't for the faint of heart. The attention to detail is over the top. Pete, you do amazing work. This is a great series. Keep up the good work.

It is customer in our house that when you say "Hi, I'm Pete" we all say, "Hi Pete"! 🤣 Putting the differential together, hoping it doesn't explode 🤣😂🤣 You sir have a level of patience that I hope to achieve some day. Thanks for another great video!! 😊

I love the attitude and ability to teach Pete! You make it look so "simple" but I don't think I would ever do it haha

OMG Pete! I'm exhausted with the reassembly! Lolol 🙃...this was fun and you were true to your wonderful humorous self ! You always make things fun and pleasant ! I love your patience ! Loved the jokes esp pooh ! And the knight! You will sleep like a baby ! Did you hear my husband saying ...you forgot the shims pete...3x ! Lolol 🤭 you are great Pete.! We love and appreciate every morsel of your being that you share with us ! Thanks for being you ! God bless y'all ! 👍

I worked at the transmission plant for one of major 100hp+ tractor manufacturers (blue, red, green). On the main assembly line the fella that shimmed Final drive was a wiz, plus the overhead ratchet was a multi head that tightened and loosened all those bolts quickly and another one that provided final torque rating. The overhead pulleys and hoists plus the custom material delivery racks made life easy. The regular assembly tech could get his differential subassemblies built ahead so far that he would set a bunch on the floor waiting for a final drive unit to arrive at his station, then he’d attach his subs, pinions, seal, and shim them out. He would take 20 to 30 minute breaks each hour and walk around and talk. Other techs were jealous but no one could do it as fast or competently as him. When he was absent the resource person never could keep up and would burn through the subassemblies until the assembly line shut down and allowed him to catch up. Not a hard job after you work it for 10 years…every month, every week, every day. He had seniority and stayed on that one job until he retired. The engineering team once tried to give home more work so that he didn’t have so much free time but he just slowed down and the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze (line shutdown) so the job was kept at pace he was ok with but that no one else could match.

I have never and won’t ever get tired of your videos

I’m enjoying this series again like all your other Pete. Keep up the good humor, it makes me chuckle while working. Thank you

I rebuilt my Farmall M transmission and rear end last year with the updated Bower roller bearings. I needed a few gears as well. All the bearings are now new and my wallet is considerably lighter. Have a great day and God bless, Pete.

I love old farmalls! I thoroughly enjoyed watching you assemble the transmission and differential. It looks like you might have done this before. You’re really good greasing the parts with your fingers, like you might have been practicing. Maybe ,,eating mashed potatoes with your fingers?😂😂 Keep the great videos coming!!!

I know I forgot; therefore, I forgot that I know I forgot. Thanks for putting that in my head Pete. Going to have nigh mares. Love your little saying Tigger looking for Poo.

Well done Pete! Tigger joke was your best yet.😁

Hello from Rhode Island you’re a very smart man, thank you for the good work and good videos!

It's amazing how much information these videos teach me thanks for all you do !!

Random question! Have you had predators dig under the chicken coops you drag around? I had this problem happen with my stationary coop despite my best efforts to prevent it. I love the videos! I've learned a lot and it always is fun and relaxing. If anyone reading this comment I would appreciate if you like it so Pete is more likely to see it. Thanks!

If we never take three steps forward and one step back, we wouldn't appreciate the progress we've made.

So much fun for us to watch you (Pete) putting it back togther. Looking forward to your next video on the reassembly. Jim

Looks like the gears are about new. Should last for another 100 years.

Such a lot if work. Great video Pete. God bless you and family. Stay warm.

The heavy work, were was Henry when you could have used him. Always enjoy watching you Pete. Explaining as you go. Cool work. Thanks for sharing Iowa cares 🙂

quiet shop, how nice.

Enjoyed the video Pete and your good attitude the whole way through. You make watching a pleasure. Thanks.

Thanks Pete. Good explanations for the laymen out there.

I enjoy all your videos good information and educational.

Great video again Pete! I know nothing about rebuilding anything but you make it look easy. You have all winter to get it put back together. 😁 Take some ibuprofen and start again tomorrow.

Love these vids, Pete. You do an excellent job getting all the angles as you do the work--not an easy task with all else you are doing. Keep them coming!

Great to see ya working on assembly of the MD Pete. I can hardly wait to see you spraying some paint. It’s gonna look and work like a brand new tractor. Stay warm!

The Tigger joke had me laughing so hard I thought I was going to fall out of my chair!!! Hilarious!!

When you said the left and the right were backwards I literally yelled out NO WAY! My wife overheard and told me I don't think he's serious. 😆

Great videos Pete 🤙

McGruber is cracking me up! 🤣 I was thinking, "he must have been watching SNL." And sure enough! 😁 Subscribed.

Glad to see the transmission coming back together. Looks great, can’t wait to see what comes next.

its going together really well.

Great video, You had me laughing more then once. Take care and be safe.

I wish you were local (Texas) to walk me through rebuilding the family Farm-All here...it is much beloved but very dead now. It is tucked into the hay barn right next to the dead 8n...they are both on the "when I am rich and famous" repair list.

Great video thank you for sharing.

Good job

Great video

Excellent, thanks for sharing!

"What's next, well ibuprofen is next for me". BTDT Great video Pete

Wow just wow..😃😃😃

simply amazing. thank you

Hand torque is rated in uggs

Pete , please tell me..... Is there enough room under the differential to bore out a couple of holes in the housing to put in a new shaft to mount meshing gears to make a sliding coupler positive traction shaft and still get the PTO shaft in????? I know I could go above, and to the rear of the bull gears to mesh them , but the bull gears are gonna have a lot more stress then the differential gears. My plan is to have a sliding yoke , and a split shaft inside there to lock together, to make positive traction. I'll probably hafta mill out a set of gears. Being I grew up on these old girls , I just wanna bring them up to more modern times.

I’m curious did you do this work in one day I noticed your jacket is the same? Great progress.

Ibuprofen is next for me, LOVED THE DAD JOKE........ NICE ONE! ;)

Will there be an outtake video of the crushed fingers and swearing? That would be my video!

If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing 2, 3 or even 4 times!! 😁

Where do you get your parts from? I have a 1953 McCormick Farmall Cub 12 HP.

It maks that much in specks to have them in the Pinon gear

Good poo joke! Lol! Please never grow up! Lol! I hear you start the joke and cannot not listen! Lol! That's me! Thank you sir! Peace on your doorstep!

The weather out side is frightful but Pete in the shop is delightful

Pete, glad to see that not only do you have the knowledge and experience on the rebuild, but have the patience in the time it takes to muscle some of these parts back together and then realizing you forgot a step and having to take it apart and again reassemble. Really enjoying the process up to now and looking forward to the next steps in the process of renewal of the MIGHTY MD.

Really enjoying these videos. Not only is it fascinating watching you rebuild the tractor, it's therapeutic as well. Awesome Job! Thank you!

Respect very much your approach to making a small farm viable. I am always amazed at your ability to keep all that old equipment running reliably. Doing so has certainly allowed you to avoid buying newer but very much more expensive equipment. Hats off to you. Taking that path has certainly put money in your pocket.

This looks simpler than it probably is. Good job!

A farmer is reflecting, as he rebuilds his old tractor - trying to put it back together the way he took it apart, "Can you ever know if you've forgot anything? 'Cause that's the nature of forgetting. You don't know you've forgot, until you remember." So true. I'm passing this reflection on.

Excellent demonstration on how to reassemble the parts. Just a suggestion to reduce risk of damage to the big o ring and maybe save some time, leave it out until backlash is right, then install it. It's one extra disassembly, but the o ring only goes in once.

Hello Pete, I have to say that I am really enjoying this series with you rebuilding your Tractor. This project you have going on here is very interesting indeed!

Me and my ten year old love watching you we wait for the rebuild every 2nd day all the way from Australia

Thanks for your videos. I unashamedly use your 'Dad' jokes on my wife ... and I usually get the eye-roll and clucking of the tongue. But not today ... she actually said your Tigger joke was a good one. So there's that to be thankful for :) Have a good one, Pete

OK not sure why but I'm fascinated with your tractor rebuilds. I'm a fan and learn so much. Just to understand the wide appeal of your demographic I'm a 68 year old white haired female. The main lesson I've learned is organization for the teardown and rebuild and clean partsare also importanted. Having the right tools available and accessible also count. Thank you for sharing.

A 6 year old and a 4 year old are raking the yard. The 6 year old asks, "You know what? I think it's about time we started learning to cuss. "The 4 year old nods his head in approval. The 6 year old continues, "When we go in for breakfast, I'm gonna say something with hell and you say something with ass." The 4 year old agrees with enthusiasm. When the mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 6 year old what he wants for breakfast, he replies, "Aw, hell, Mom, I guess I'll have some Cheerios. WHACK! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor, gets up, and runs upstairs crying his eyes out, with his mother in hot pursuit, slapping his rear with every step. His mom locks him in his room and shouts, "You can stay there until I let you out!" She then comes back downstairs, looks at the 4 year old and asks with a stern voice, "And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?" "I don't know," he blubbers, "but you can bet your fat ass it won't be Cheerios!"

Your doing a great job on this Pete. Your going to have a like new tractor when its done .

Thank you Pete for sharing your knowledge of tractors with us. Your patience with what you're working on is a good example for us to follow. Thank you Pete and Hillary, for sharing your videos with us. 🇺🇸

You made that job look so simple but I’m pretty sure it was a chore to do and good job! 👍🏼

Good job on the reassembly of the transmission and rear axles. A lot of important information to glean from your video. I like this a lot, gives everyone a good insight on the importance of tolerances on gearing, seals and bearings. Also it shows how much goes into these types of jobs, not for those that have done it, but for those that haven't. Thank you for sharing and you have an awesome week.

Your videos are the best to watch!! I would love to see more of the 504, I have a 460 here at home and love hearing more about similar tractors that are hard to find anything on.

two things, first gooden tight is how tight germans make it. second my fil used to say you had to hold your tonuge just right to get parts back together. loved working on projects with him.

Well that was well worth waiting for. been pacing back and forth waiting for this 1/2 of the project to show up and low and behold it came! enjoyed every minute of it. and am still amazed at your technical prowess. great tutorial as well as enjoyment video Pete. thanks for takeing rthe time to do it, and to share. ECF.

Pete, you know what they say, us older guys don't need torque wrenches. When you wrist cracks it's 15 lbs and your elbow cracks at 30 lbs of torque. ;)

That was awesome Pete, especially the Pooh joke! I have to use that one on my grandkids. Love watching you take apart and re-assembling your tractor. You have encouraged me to pursue my mechanical challenges.

well done Pete, when you joked about forgetting a part I thought I hope he doesn't jinx himself :) great work requiring a lot of patience 👍

Great start to my day , a hot cup of coffee and Pete entertaining his students , thanks again Pete

I grew up driving farmalls and I ever knew what was inside, thanksgiving for showing me!

I work on tractor trailers and guide bolts work great for heavy parts (clutches/cylinder heads...etc). Long bolts with heads cut off work great

Loved the video! gr8 job! Can't wait to see it rolling all shinny and new :)

I'm watching you from Romania.🇷🇴 Congratulations on what you do 👏

I sitting here on my you know what watching you work, amazing 🤩. Anyway, I enjoy watching you do this project. That is what is important after all. Take care and have a good day, catch you on the next one.

Pete I always enjoy your vids. Excellent point on the forgetting. I find myself saying often enough, "I can't remember the last thing I forgot." Anywho, thanks for sharing and thanks for the smiles too. "Obviously he was looking for Pooh..." 😆

Wow sir you are jack of all trade man... i enjoy watching you from farming to mechanic the to butcher a simple and happy family.

Hi 👋 friend your tractor is coming on nice keep the great work up and please keep the great videos coming and please stay safe friend from Scotland 👍😊

Love seeing the rebuild, reminds me of the old FFA days in the 70 when we rebuilt am AC D-17. You should be in school if there is still shop classes.

how many hours did it take you to reassemble everything shown in this video?

Pete, you have inspired me to take my car engine apart and grease everything! How do I open the hood?

Where did you get your bearings and parts from.👍

You don't know you forgot until you count the pieces left over when you're done!

I remember two row corn pickers was hard on the outer bearings

It's a great lesson in perseverance! The "uh oh, I forgot" lines are getting "Nice try, Pete" now every time. They've been watching you too long... The Dad jokes? They're a hilarious part of our day after lunch every day. Laughing does them good. You do too, Pete. I wish you could see for yourself. You just never know with autism. I've always maintained that someday it could be just like "What the Deaf Man Heard" when the key is found to unlock and unleash the treasure that's simmering in there. Bless you!

Nice work! Very informative!

I do it right also because I do it twice too...on many of my projects...

To be a farmer you must have a lot of skills or a lot of money to spend on your daily chores. You have a great story telling voice, Thank you,,

Total missed opportunity to quote happy Gilmore lol. "Just give it a little tappy tap.. a tap tap-per-roo.." Iconic movie

Grateful for people like you, Squatch and Kenny Kizzle Rusty Nutz Ranch for taking the time to meticulously go through these old tractors and record it all on RU-vid so others can learn. Thank you! 🇺🇸🚜👍

Pete. I very much enjoy watching you work. When I was a young man, I had a 1975 Oldsmobile, that I ran hot. I had to take off the huge intake manifold, take the heads off& send them out, have them magnafluxed, to see if I had cracked either or both of them ( I hadn't), then put it all back together again. But now, at 73 years old, I believe I will take the easy way out & pay to have it done. Again, I enjoyed watching you do & explain the job.

Pete you are amazing. I did my Farmall M as you did you're MD. You made it look easy. It sure is tedious, detailed, but very rewarding when done. Thanks for all your videos, much appreciated!

Nice job Pete 👍👍

Your “oh no’s” had me going a couple times there! :) Amazing work. Thanks for sharing!

Practice makes perfect, right? Another good job! 👍👍🔧🚜

Dude, I could watch you work on tractors all day. Having lived in upstate NY myself, I appreciate a fun winter project. God bless your you, your family & channel.

Uses a nice job I can see you have a lot of mechanical experience so keep up the good work I enjoyed watching thank you God bless