TRACTOR Powered F250 Revival!? Farm Grown 70's Diesel Conversion Runs Again! 

Putting a combine engine in a farm truck is the most badass engine swap I've ever heard of

Id take this as it sits over any brand new vehicle on the market.... This is the most badass swap i think I've ever seen. Truck sits for 10 yrs and fires right off like it just ran yesterday with nothing but a fresh battery. I love older diesel engines

This truck has a large inherent amount of the so-called "mintyness."

I would absolutely recommend doing a full restoration of the cab and fab a good flatbed. But definitely keep the engine, that thing is awesome.

Many people have dreams of being rich and famous. But my dream. I wish to one day be in the list of car revival youtubers at the end of your video.

Mook gets excited when she hears the Perkins, gotta love a girl who likes the sound of a diesel.

When you absolutely, positively need to drag a farm around. Or.a house. Your choice. Excellent coverage. I sat with my jaw on the ground. Powered extractors? That is one bad ass truck. Coming from a 65 yr old Australian petrol head ancient gamer lady. Love it! You've finally found the most American truck. When I saw the sump I felt "wait. wut? You could take that and use it as a kiddie pool."

16:53 and 17:19 Really nice that his little girl is so obedient and safety-conscious; her father apparently taught her well --- "When there's machinery running, honey, don't go anywhere near it; stay close beside Daddy and you'll be safe." :)

I love diesel engines. Most of the time, it's harder to turn them off than to start them.

Kevin: "We should build a flatbed for this thing...probably the easiest thing." John: "K" John for the win!

Mook is never a downer about anything, and always along for the ride. You're a lucky guy, Kevin!

I am not a diesel guy at all but this truck is awesome. I love these videos. This channel does projects normal people can afford and I appreciate that.

I would definitely put a bed on that diesel and use it for hauling since it will haul and has plenty of Torque. Perfect for Iowa after all the engine came out of a Combine.

Do a flatbed with a gooseneck hitch to use for some serious hauling

John keeps getting more 80s and 80s by the video. At this point. Call him magnum pi

That engine appears to run remarkably clean for an pre-emissions engine. It makes power and doesn’t spew smoke like a steam engine.

I would not be surprised to see more tractor / combine engines in trucks , both diesel and gas engines. The adapter plates to the trans might take some creativity . But all those great old mechanical engines can be worked on without a computer and without adding DEF. You have a great channel ! Thanks for the inspiration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey someone tell John , Tom Seleck called and asked for his magnum moustache back

"It's not the worst thing you brought home." I almost fell out of my office chair.

That is a cool old Perkins set up. Definitely deserves to live on in something that shows it respect.

I've seen diesel conversions like this before, and boy I tell you what, serious torque and better fuel economy, that and the ability to ROLL COAL :) I'd throw in a new drive line and throw on a flatbed and keep the stack, looks like it's missing a cooling fan but if it runs cool then you probably don't need one

Points at the pickup: "His name is Larry Ott."

Best thing I’ve seen in 2020!!!! I put a baby Perkins into a garden tractor this spring and wondered if I could put a big one into a old ford half ton...... voila this is my 2021 goal.....

Funny enough, in the early 80s, the early Ford Rangers came factory with a 2.5L (if I remember right) Perkins diesel engine. They're rare and uncommon now, but they're out there.

Locking rear diff, big meaty tires, recovery tow rig!!! For those cars stuck in the woods.

I love Mook's reaction when it fired up.

She's not going to answer that right now. John is standing right here.😂😂

This is the coolest sound ever...probably a lot cooler than when it was in a combine!

You might beef up the rear springs and put a wrecker bed on it with a set of duals. For the rare occasion you have to tow one, it would make an awesome wrecker.

A Massey Ferguson engine in a Ford? Lol. I remember the jokes on Top Gear when Jeremy Clarkson said diesel cars sounded like a Massey Ferguson. I’m not exactly a fan of the idea of swapping that solid F250 352 FE with that diesel though. I’d prefer you finding a bed for the ‘79 F250.

"What's the worst thing I've brought home; Is it you?" RIP KEVIN

I really enjoyed this one! Nothing beats the tractor/combine diesel motor donor! Gotta love those "pie cuts" on the radiator hose lines. I'm totally in support of what the diesel's going into!

I love that mullet/ molestache combo on your sidekick

I spit out my ice cold Coke as soon as Mook said she needed something to stab it with. All respect the Mook!

Full size bronco crawler with the Perkins would be epic.

Just rewatched this video. This truck needs to make a comeback.

That thing is awesome! I’d put a box on it and drive the hell out of it!!

That's a sweet ass mullet John! 👍

That farm truck will be badass if you drop the combine engine in it! Can't wait!!!

18:00 now that's some real torque!

Johns looks like a baseball player, or Ben stiller or Alan jackson, or a cool uncle that would let you drink a beer with

I have a 76 Highboy chassis, hmmmm, bad thoughts. Thing sounds sick. Nice job guys. Fun for days.

I'm not a huge diesel guy but I love this. You should put that motor in the truck you mentioned at the end, build a flatbed for it, and get yourself some paddle tires or smallish tractor tires, rig up some tractor connections on the rear, and use it as a tractor! Be no problem getting the corn or beans in in time with that bad boy!

I absolutely LOVE this Engine Swap

Ha, not seen a T6.3544 in ages! These Perkins engines are still in use in the British Army powering the Alvis Stormer tracked SAM launcher - I did part of my engineering apprenticeship working on the vehicles.

Can you bring that "K" to my store I need it for my sign. Thanks for the awesome content sir. Happy Thanksgiving

Love that truck. Can’t wait for conversion videos. Keep up the good work Kevin

Keep the engine. That's way too awesome to get rid of. Runs really well, too.

It would be great if here in Europe, some old tractor versions of heavy duty trucks were plenty available. It would be handy to tow heavy trailers with a big payload. Instead of be using a farm tractor or an cab-over truck.

This is the greatest diesel swap of all time!. I say it needs a factory box on it, or a decent steel flatbed. Put that truck back to work!

Great video, made even better with the "added Mook goodness" at the end!

I came back to re-watch this video and I forgot how cool this truck was. On one of my grandpa's properties he has a 79 F150 stepside that was converted into a wrecker and it also has a Perkins diesel in it. It has a similar story to this one.

The engine would be cool in the 68 farm truck. I also think it would be cool to swap the cab from the 66 with the bent frame and build a flatbed for it. I look forward to seeing what you do with it

When it first started I was like how is this a 30 minute video 😂

John could have been the sidekick of Van Damme in Hard Target :-) 2 mullet men kickin ass!

Oh man, I just started bingeing Letterkenny, yep, Cummins + 64 will be 'Iowa' in a truck! Just add a four tyre axle on the back ;o)

1st tell Jr to keep the Magnum PI stach really digging it and as for the truck make on heck of a tow rig for all your projects

You got that old 64(?) F250. PERFECT

my dad had one on of those when i was baby. wow seeing this video has brought back so many memories of my childhood . thank u for making this video.

You Iowa boys are crazy, and that's why we love you!!

First thought: Pull the body off the Bronco that you used for the crawling event and put it on THAT frame with engine/drive train!

"This is all we brought for tools" still more tools then most people own

dam John ROCKS the stache

Perkins made a 540ci V8. They used to put them in fire trucks here in the UK. They could haul ass with a few tons of water on board.

Your Friend Looks like Gallagher the comedian

Just found your channel through Cody from Sick Puppy 4x4 in Australia. I will start binge watching..........NOW

What to do, what to do. Always the question. If it were me, I'd be leaning towards a Hi Boy conversion. But in the end, that would likely be impractical. I'm quite keen of y'all putting it in another 2WD truck like you suggested. Gonna be fun to follow this project. :)

This truck is super cool, went looking for it after seeing the home made tractor video. Even though it looks crude there was a lot of work that went into that.

That thing sounds absolutely incredible, I need it. Haha

Now THAT is a reliable engine.

I've been watching you pretty much from the beginning . You were the first. Now I watch all the channels you named. I appreciate the time u take to film . All you guys.. Keep u comming. whenever I watch tv,it's usually one of you or your guys shows. Have a great holiday . .

That thing is nothing but a torque monster!!!

Nobody: Junkyard digs: lariat pronunciation (Larry yacht)

Diesels are weird, alien technology, this is super cool to see.

I want to thank you gents for your informative video - I learned from it that I would never let you clowns work on any vehicle of mine.

i like the rear heat unit on the dash. that makes it handy for the defrosting of the windshield and the passengers. i have one of those units mounted on an old cooler for the portable camp site air conditioner that i made a couple of years ago. it's got a 12v walmart special bilge pump inside that circulates water around milk jugs full of ice and up through the core of the box unit, and then the fan blows out frigid air that makes for the coolness of the camp site. it's even a dual power unit as well, with a 12v lighter plug on a 20' cord, and an atx power supply out of a junk computer to be able to use both flavors of electricity for indoor/outdoor use. it works really well. if you swap the drivetrain out, you might wanna save the box to make one of your own.

That coolant looks exactly like the purple Sunoco race gas I use in my quads..

Just stopping by to see Mook : )

there are people who just wants their fancy sports cars, squatted truck and ricers, but there are the rest of us, including me who want this.

At about 14:00 there's mention of the Cummins "53" block and how they're prone to cracking. The "53" is a sequential casting ID number, dating back to the late 1990s. These were the first generation of electronic 24 valve engines used in Dodge Trucks from late 1998 through maybe 2000. I'm sure they were also used in the industrial 24v ISB version as well from the same time period. These blocks had a thinner wall for one of the coolant passages that frequently cracked when regularly run under heavy load. Most 53 blocks that survive today have had enough heat cycles on them that they're pretty well seasoned, and the danger of cracking in the problem area isn't nearly the issue it once was. I wouldn't use one if I was building up a competition truck, but on a daily driver or RV tow vehicle, I wouldn't have any problems at all using one.

5:00 Starts on the first try? We're done. The other 25 minutes of the video are pure fluff :-)

Early squad reporting for duty

Love that idea of putting that motor in that old farm truck I'm sure it will be pretty sweet when you get it done

354 perkins badass. I ran one in my s10 grapple skidder for 16 yrs.i took it out of a case 4 wd combine.. Thats cool

the sound that perkins makes is just great. you dont expect that from an f150

SWEET MOTHER OF PEARL, WHAT A BEAST!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and Mook! Great channel. Big Al.

If I was you I would thank God every day for Mook. Dang boy you did good

Quotes for revivals” see if the engine does engine”

Kevin if you ever get a chance to work on a Mercedes Diesel it is simple but bulletproof engines. I have 1 in a 78 300SD.

Badass rig!!!! I would either redo or replace the cab, then build a thick plank wood flatbed on it. Or you could put the tow rig backend that you have, on it that would tow anything.

I like watching your vlogs because I always learn something new. Great show keep up the good work.

gotta admit, I was pretty disappointed when she started right up lmao

Does the shirt come with a burp and some spit ? Haha 😂

So awesome to hear she still running great even with a bad u joint @Junkyard Digs

Hell yeah good seeing John again

Eat your heart out Westen Champlin

when your normal F250 engine isn't enough for you, put a tractor engine in it! :D

Thats good firewood yall throwing away @Junkyard Digs

good old 354 Perkins diesel are good motors :) no problem that motor was also used in Cockshutt 1850 tractors (Oliver) White 2-105 ,2-110 MF 1100, 1130,1105 :) love them