JT I'm 72 years old and I still get that smile on my face when the sound of that first start happens. Doesn't matter tractor or truck,. newly rebuilt or old locked up.. I have an imported Massy with the Perkins engine in it that I bought new in 1987. Because of my job it sat for 12 years and was locked up. It was my first project when I retired. Was a sweet sound when she popped off. Lessen learned "Don't Give up "
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 to prime the fuel system get a assistant to hold a air line in the fuel fill opening on the tank with a shop rag to seal it & pump air into the fuel tank to push the fuel through the filter / system while you crank the engine over until it starts . You can also put a airline adapter and short hose on the fuel tank to pump a little bit of air just enough to pressurize the tank to move the fuel through the system if you don't have a assistant available , if you do that leave the filler cap on to keep fuel from blowing out .
I remember my Uncles having one late 70s early 80s that had a cat they put a hole in the block and the neighbor stitched the block back together in the field with a generac welder and a torch they finished using it and was replaced think it was an 1804 than they got a 4840 and a 4900 but them had Cummins 903 and Detroit 60 the Cats didn't appreciate the fuel pump being turned up
@@halwilliams1682 they had 4840 and a 4880 one I thought was a Detroit I think the other was a Cummins but the 1800 was definitely a cat that blew a hole in the block
@@halwilliams1682 Hall you where correct it was an 1805 they didn't like that one but every one the had always had the fuel pump turned up they originally wanted a Steiger but the what was to long so the went Massey they where great tractors could have about 100 foot of implements behind them and they'd just go same with chisel plowing
@@jtsbarnngrill6873looked like a birds nest. They will have to find another home! Looked like another one inside the air cleaner. Fluffy might check on that for you!
Starting to look like a Massey only farm. Next thing will be an 860 combine. Looks like a decent old tractor that needs a little TLC. Another Great Video. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure. Have a good weekend.
Incredible! Another "Old Soul" saved from the Brink of Death 💀. Hopefully we'll see it working this spring. It would be cool if you could get one of your friends and have the 1800 and the 1805 working side by side for one video. What a Sight that would be! Just a thought, get every fuel and oil additive you trust and pour in that tractor. Then start it and let it run for 30 minutes or so once a week while you make it ready to go back to work. That way, it's first time back to work won't be a "Shock" and put to much stress on anything. Young Man, you make me look forward to Spring 🌱. Stay Safe and God Bless 🙏👍🇺🇲🚜
"Massey Kardashian" Lol !!!🤣 She runs sweet for a tractor that hasn't run for a long time! Well, done JT! That tractor is pretty straight & definitely worth saving!
Just wanted to say thanks for saving another great tractor I grew up with these and so many good memories of my childhood hot days in the cabs long hours but I wouldn't change anything just wish I was near by would be a treat to drive one again well done keep up the good work 😀
JT When I was in high school I worked on a farm with A 1800 on it. I put a lot of hours in it and when you change the fuel filter all you did was take the bleeder cap off and crank the engine over until fuel came squirting out. It was good to hear that engine run.
I'm glad you didn't give up I love it when people rescue old equipment and get them going again the older equipment is so much better than most things they make today and one particular engines that I absolutely love are Detroit diesel engines nothing sounds better than a Detroit and the older Detroit diesel engines are my favorite engines to hear running I look forward to more of your videos I'm just starting to follow you. Keep up the rescue of these classic equipment
We had a cat just like that on the farm in the sixties, her name coincidentally was Fluffy. You are doing a good job fixing that big Fergie, I’ll bet that could pull a few furrows. All it needs is a new drivers seat and it will be ready to get back to work. all the best from England .ps call the tractor “ Big Fluffy.” It’s a darling.
Wow!! Really good job. Can't wait to see it all fixed up and in the field this Spring. I think the more she runs the better it will be. I'm sure you will have her all fixed in no time at all. I'm more of the other red type of guy, and still hoping to see a 4366, but the old Massey's are pretty cool too.
Well done! Back in the day I had nothing but good luck with the Cat "throw away V8s", both the 3160 and 3208 in the old Steigers and White 4-180. Congratulations on your diagnostic skills and "stic ktoitiveness".
I think the trick with those old Cats is to not overload them. They run fast and the rod bearings don't seem to hold up if pushed too hard. I never pull mine over about 2500 rpm and keep the load reasonable. It's only a couple hundred HP.
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 yep....you got it JT. The Cat only has 3 gallon of oil in it vs 5 gallons on my Case that is half as much HP. The Case runs almost 1000 rpm slower. Oil cools the engine.
Great video and tractor young man. I like your atitude and that you speak to the camera lens and not to yourself looking at the viewfinder like so many folk do. Top marks and best regards, Jon in North Yorkshire, England.
Excellent video JT :) also would get for Massey Ferguson 1800 new oil filter, Air Filter, Fuel filters, some GM Automatic Transmission fluid 200 ml in fuel tank run thru so lube in injection pump, also injectors to and whole ! Plus get grey bottle of STP Total Treatment fuel injection and carb cleaner in fuel tank to ! Plus nickname it After Life because come back life when fixing up and do more fix too ! Plus take starter out get cleaned up and rebuild too totally new it save from sticking and run flywheel too! Electrical fix also gauges you be all set running in feilds! Yes tire lots beef on them ! Hopefully see dig more to soon and repairs too in future videos too! You did super well on this so far and not giving up!
Love it! Gotta love the way them caterpillar engines purr. Can't wait to this tractor get fixed and restored. Not to many of these old massey tractors here in southeast MN. But i do believe i konw a guy that has a parts machine if you need anything. Keep up the great work!
Good to see someone restore the old tractor my father had one on farm it was used for 20 years did everything pulling tree it more then the Cat D 6 and a sub soiler 7 tin i love driveing it i like pivot steer tracters 3208 keep it going to modern ones are 1 million 😀 give it a birthday present do up moter
Back in 1983 my father and I went to an auction where the farmer was selling out due his health issues. He bought all his tractors new. I got a Massey 1100 diesel for 1600 dollars. He had a couple more super slick ones that sold really cheap. One was a MF1805 with really low hours and duals that sold for 4000 dollars, and a equally nice 1105 low hours for 4000 dollars. You have remember it was during the farm crisis. There wasn’t much money moving around. I remember my father regretting that he didn’t buy the 1105. I was getting 4-4.50 per bushel for soybeans back then, so no one was really getting rich. If I knew then what I know today 40 years later, I wouldn’t have never wasted my money on grain farming. Live and learn!
@@BriggsStratton11 we had registered Santa Gertrudis cattle and hay and soybeans back then, but I thought I could make it work on the grain side when my dad had a stroke and I had to take over his operation at 14 until I graduated high school, when he totally recovered. I left a lot of sweat and effort in the eighties trying to make it work. I took over the farming totally and purchased a 120 hp Tractor and a combine and was strapped with the bean prices being so low and trying to pay for the equipment at that age. The drought of 88 pretty much killed my operation for a few years until I got a new foot hold in 96. I was a career field mechanic, and I farmed and ran cattle on the side. I have failed more times than I have succeeded, and have adjusted my operation quite a few times due to market conditions. It’s been something else. And now 40 years later I’m almost out of business again after two years of extreme drought and the lack of forage, and the heat making my herd abort and stringing out my calving windows and making them skip entirely. I’m not sure if I would do any of it again. A lot of cash, sweat and dreams dashed.
I really enjoyed that JT. When I was young, I worked on a farm that had mostly Massey Ferguson tractors. They had 4 1105s with duals and 8 1800s and 6 or 8 1805s. I plowed a lot of acres with an 1800 or 1805. IIR, the 1805s had a Cummins, or at least some of them had replacement engines that were Cummins engines. The 1800s had CAT engines. The 1800s ran very wide singles, probably half-again as wide as the tires on your 1800. The 1805s came with duals, but they took off the duals and ran them as narrow singles. It was quite an operation: around 14,000 acres under cultivation divided between rice and soybeans. It was enjoyable working there and your video brought back some good old memories, thanks.
That was quite a fleet of Masseys. The farm was owned by a large corporation, and IDK if they had a corporate relationship with Massey Ferguson or there was a local preference. In the area at that time, most large row-crop farms were running IH or Deere. There were a handful of other tractors on the farm at that time to include 3 or 4 propane powered case tractors, 3 or 4 larger Case diesels with duals, maybe 1070s, a big articulated case 4X4 without a ROPS that was frightening to drive because the steering seemed to have a mind of its own and you might find yourself in a flume ditch or an unplanned excursion out through the field. There were also a couple of huge articulated Ford 4 X 4 tractors and after my time, they had 4 or more big Cameco tractors with duals. As far as the Cameco tractors, I never learned the particulars of those, but I think they were monster horsepower CAT powered units, made in Thibodeaux, LA. With recard to the power untis on the 1805s, It has been a minute, but I remember that the tractors originally had engines with the MF insignia on the valve covers, or the side of the engine because it was prominent when you walked by; you might glance over and you would see the MF, but as those engines were replaced, the Cummins engines went in. It may have been a situation with the purchasing agent or chief mechanic had better experience with service or longevity with the Cummins, but I don't recall any of us tractor drivers noting a difference in the performance of the machine with one power plant over the other. @@jtsbarnngrill6873 I appreciate your showing the old Masseys, really brings back memories.
I think she sounds really good. Like that rebuilt engine is way better than your other clapped out 1805. Plus when you get the pump fixed a five mile down the road jaunt will make ya'll smile. If you put half as wide tires in the rear and double them up she will pull an astonishing amount. Not that I would take her to a tractor pull as that is a fools errand to me. By the bye, you should have built a campfire under the engine Ruzzian style. After about an hour with a small campfire you would have been pleased when she started.
Man I just love your work, this beast is impressive ! I really want this item to complete my English 1200 and 1250 artics. We only have 3 1500 and 1 1800 here in France directly imported from MF in the past, some of there in bushes... Thanks for the video and good luck! Give some news!
HOT Damn! JT saved another one. Tractors go to the wrecking yard to die. They go to yer place to live on! That first pop! on the ether gave me a chuckle. Knew then and there, Y'all weren't letting us off easy. Nice save brother, damn nice save.
Good episode. Nice catch. That engine has a few stuck valves. Intake open to the air to long. Need to get some penetrating oil on the valve stems ... Well you got it. Excellent. Needs all kind of service work, and turbo sometime in the future 😁
JT you’re a lifesaver! In my humble opinion that 1800 looks fantastic with these tyres. In the UK a 1200 was huge in the 70s but compared with this beast wow its an acre eater 👍
@@jtsbarnngrill6873 you can put a airline fitting and short hose on the fuel tank to pump a little bit of air into the tank pressurize the system & to push the fuel through the system while you crank the engine over to prime the system .
