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Making door hinges for the chicken coop today.

Just need to do the wheels in white...

Got this old Dearborn plow years ago with some other stuff, but had never done anything with it. Straightened it out and plowed my little garden over the weekend. Didn't do a great job, but good enough.

Just imagine how many people looked at that ad in 1957 and thought "that's crazy!, nobody will ever give that much for that farm!"

This 1950 Farmall MD has been in my family since it was brand new. My great grandpa bought it in 1950. I’m now the fourth generation in the family to own it, which makes the tractor pretty special to me. Like a lot of tractors that have been around that long, it’s seen its share of work and wear over the years. It spent a lot of time doing what it was built to do which was working on the farm. Eventually it reached the point where it needed some real attention if it was going to keep going. In the spring of 2024 I brought the tractor to Danny Anderson to get it back in shape. Danny has a lot of experience working on these old tractors, and I knew he was the right person to help bring this one back. The goal wasn’t just to make it look nice. It was to get it running again and keep the family tractor going for another generation. When we started, the tractor definitely needed some work. But Danny went through it and slowly brought it back to life. Hearing the old MD run again was a pretty good feeling, especially knowing how long it had been in the family. One thing that makes the MD unique is the gasoline start and diesel run system that International Harvester used on those tractors. It’s a pretty interesting setup and part of what makes these tractors stand out. Getting everything working the way it should was an important part of the project. By the summer of 2024 we had the tractor running again, just in time for the tractor drive in August. That was the first real outing for it after the work started. Taking it out on the drive and seeing it running alongside other tractors was a great moment. After all the time spent getting it going again, it felt good to see it back where it belonged. After that, Danny continued working on it and finished up the restoration with fresh paint. The classic Farmall red really brought the tractor back to life. When it was all done it looked like a completely different machine compared to when the project started. The restoration wrapped up in March of 2025, about a year after I first brought it to him. Seeing the finished tractor sitting there made the whole project worth it. For me, the best part isn’t just how it looks. It’s the history behind it. Knowing that my great grandpa bought this tractor new in 1950 and that it’s still in the family today means a lot. Not many tractors get to stay in the same family for four generations. Now the goal is to keep taking care of it and keep it around for years to come. Hopefully someday another generation of the family will get the chance to enjoy the same tractor that my great grandpa brought home brand new over seventy years ago.

I went to work for a man that had thrown out an add in a facebook group that He needed help to install a FI pump on his Prentice log loader machine with an Allice Chalmers engine. I sent Him a message and had a job. He had another mechanic remove the IP but that mechanic moved on and is no longer available to work in this area. When we got to the machine I discovered that the drive gear had not been left in the timing chest, he tried calling the mechanic but had to leave a message. We moved on from that machine to the TD-25B dozer. What a mess. Peeking in under the hood, that AC Delco alternator was packed full of dirt. Even the vent holes in the back was over frame level with packed in dirt. He was telling Me that it was running pretty good but then it began to run out of power, he had to ride the clutch to get it over several hills and into the yard. Me: hows the air filter ? ? ? ? Him: doe in the headlights. 😹😹😹 Pulled the AF cover then the AF nut, slid out the AF and clods of durt fell off. Ok. Next he says that the cooling system is loosing coolant. I begin to pull the hood and the fan cage/shroud. Get that off along with the alternator and the fan belt thats ready to fall apart. On the way back into town we stop at His property line, there sets an old Allice Chalmers track loader. It has not been started in over 25 years. No batteries, battery cable from starter been chopped off, other battery cables is pretty well shot, but later serve as make up cables. One hydraulic hose is gone and the end of the pipe it hooks to left open to the elements. It is for the clam bucket portion of the loader bucket. He has a hose along that ahe had made up for that big hoist but turns out is much too short. He is talking of having the hose cut and an AN swivel installed onto it. I took the hose, looked, this hose will fit the AN and the pipe on the other end. End of day one. Next time I made it out there. Began on that old Allice. He had some used batteries from his semi tractor that He sold. Had them tested, two are good. After a couple hours of parts stores we made our way back out to his “ ranch “. Loaded up tools and back to that Allice Chalmers. Dip stick was to the brim with oil and diesel fuel so dumped that into pans. 15 gallons. Changed the filter. He topped the fuel, i worked on batteries and cables, 24 volt, and He checked fluid levels and greased the zerks. We’re ready. I failed to get out my phone for the first fire up. He climbs aboard, can of ether in hand. He is ready, gives the air intake a couple short bursts, pushes the start button, cranks about 15 seconds and this old machine is running, and smoooth, sweet sound. He is feeling the various components, I finally tell Him, put it in gear and see if it will move, He does and it does. We check it out a little more and He thinks it My turn so He does get a video clip of that. And so it is now getting late so we gather up the tools and supplies, pack it all back to the ranch, unload it all into the job box and back to town. Happy day indeed.

Rolled lawn after the rains this week. Started with 1872, but it decided to not like the rear (front) seal I installed last year....probably my fault.......so, beater 2072 had to go to work instead. I will be building a new seal install tool this week (so I don't mess up another one). And....shop got some new decor...

Pretty nice here tonight

Workin on 706 surgery. Ta job.

I finally found the one from last hunting season.. I really wish I had found him last November 14th but we had lost the trail and it was so thick in goldenrod and high we couldn't find him. I looked some in December one day after season was over and this afternoon after church I spent another 3-4 hours until we found him . Once in a lifetime for me I'm sure

The oil cooler on my 1456 has had a seep where the oil line connects, bad enough that it has been parked for 2 years. I decided to get it to where I could plant corn again this year. Took the cooler off today and this is what I found under the elbow that was leaking. Just enough to give a path for the oil to follow. I have another cooler off a 1256 to use for a replacement.

Made progress on the Mustang 351W based 430cid engine yesterday. Camshaft arrived Friday, should be emissions/CARB compliant😃, now installed, along with verified lift just over .700, cleaned up heads and all the valvetrain, confirmed pushrod length. Also found out how poorly the intake fits for port alignment, off to be milled just like the 302 was😒. Used my IH 263-301 home made camshaft installation tool to install this camshaft. Thanks, Scott

Better grab it quick. Probably will not be on market long. August 1957. Seem hard to believe.

It's a money grab The fuel they are selling now was all ready in the "Pipeline" so they have a lower cost and now a higher margin by putting an instant price increase on it .

I know this isn’t cowpokes, but it is MY favorite cartoon characters.

Amazing how much they can get into and never get themselves out!! Glad you found her.

Check your voltage at the coil while cranking.

It’s to the point where I’m doubtful of everything I see online. To think of the valuable uses ai could be doing and what is becoming of it. It’s kind of like the internet in the late 90tys. What started out with such promise quickly turned into almost useless technology.(some of which we now rely on pretty heavily admitedly)

I thought the bottom end of the DV-800 was actually built pretty stout for a V-8 diesel. The DV-800 used cross-bolted main bearings caps that used 2 bolts coming in from the side to make the main cap more rigid. The only other V-8 engine that I have ever seen with this design is the venerable 426 Chrysler Hemi. As far as IH's thought on the DV-800 and engine RPM....well if you look at the proposed 7588/7788 tractors that were supposed to replace the 45/4786 tractors, one big difference is that the rated RPM for the 75/7788s was reduced to 2400 RPM as compared to the previous 45/4786 rated RPM of 2600. This was done in conjunction with reducing the HP ratings on the 75/7788 to 280/330 engine HP respectively from the previous 300/350 engine HP ratings of the 45/4786s.

I'm ordering O rings and gaskets in the morning.

You know what they call it when you're out of urea? Goneurea.

Back on the Little Wonder yard art project.

A few more truck pictures. My how times have changed. .

A few 1/64 Custom toys I have built:

It's gotten to the point that I believe very little of what I read or see anymore. Between fake videos and stories and the so called "newscasters" and "reporters" injecting their opinions and bias, almost everything we see or are told seems to be tainted in some way. I read or hear something from one source and it makes one side look bad. Then I get basically the same story from another source and it makes the other side look bad. There seems to be no straight reporting anymore.

That’s where the money went

Just acquired an August 1957 progressive farmer magazine. Probably would not print this today. Some interesting adds in it. There were none for farmalls or the other green brand. Just how many chain saws would a person need?

Cows were acting weird Sat morning so I started looking around and found this heifer with her head stuck in the manure spreader. Had to take the PTO shield off for her to get out.

I install water fire extinguishers on the left frame rail of my baler tractors. It is pretty handy to grab in that location. I must caution that however you mount a dry chemical extinguisher, it will likely need to be held inverted and thumped against a hard tire or the like to work if you need it. The vibration of moving equipment can cause the powder to take a set and not discharge.

My landlords grandparents bought a section (640 acres) in the early 40’s for $2500 and they wondered how they were going to pay for it.

US prices are in gallons, not liters. We are still low compared to the rest of the world.

Nah just for mockup! Makes for easy checking especially with my makeshift adjustable pushrod with threaded rod. Nice I believe I remember seeing pictures of the car. Still have it? Mine is a 92 had since 2009. They sure have climbed in price. Thanks, Scott

The sunset out of my window matches my flowers this evening, so cool 😁

Don’t think I added this one to this page. I’m gonna have a print made of it to hang on the wall. Someplace in Montana.

lt took nearly 20 years to complete 125 miles of I-27 from Lubbock to Amarillo, Tx. Since the late 70's, they have proposed to extend I-27 from Laredo to Denver but nothing yet. Also plans to run I-14 from Port Arthur to DFW area. But again, nothing yet, just talk.

I found this a couple of towns over in the country this last week, Not a very good picture, didnt want to get caught down his driveway. 🤷‍♂️

This gal is quick! https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-girls-basketball-dallas-center-grimes-crazy-comeback-against-norwalk-ava-smid/70631949

Got the tractor all back together and took it for a ride down the road.

And a replica of the last IH 4200 From Fort Wayne, 1/25 Model donated to the future Home coming IH Museum.

A photo of my display at the First International Homecoming in Fort Wayne Indiana August 2019. After my dad passed my mother gave me his 30 year cert. please Note that this isn't my full collection of IH models!

Looking through some old pictures i took when i restored the ol gal.

I least you have realistic expectations. 😂 It's a very sharp machine. I'm not knocking that in any way.

What did that turbo setup go to? I think the D301 in pickup trucks would have worked out much better if they had added a turbo.

I’d say hook up a 4-5 bottom plow and take a video of it plowing to get some good, sweet audio of it singing, but then you would have to replace the rear end!!

Sharp machine! Bet that turbo makes her sing!