In this video, I replace the tie rod ends on our Farmall 656 tractor. Doing mechanical work on old tractors requires patience, fortitude, and about twice as much time as you have for the job.
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Great spending an afternoon (plus) with you, hanging around working on a tractor. Like alot of farm jobs, this one was simple but not easy. It always amazed me how I'd start out to do a straightforward repair, but it turned into a bit of an adventure, lol. True shade tree mechanic! Thanks for sharing this one–your older videos are such treasures~~Jeff in CT
I have been watching some of the olderst video's on the channel Pete. The polish isnt what it is today, but you can still see why the channel grew. I miss the corny jokes, matter of fact they have tapered off in the new videos. You might consider making a playlist of all the videos in order so new subscribers dont have to struggle through YT loading 12 back at a time. You might even get some more views of video's you have already uploaded.
where did you get the tie rods and do you know the part numbers? I am getting ready to do the same thing on my 656
I’m watching your videos from the beginning being that I’m a new subscriber. I was wondering if this tractor could have been a IH industrial tractor as I saw what looked like a lot of yellow paint under the red paint. I am not a mechanic nor do I claim to be, but I’m really liking these videos on repairs and maintenance. Thank You for sharing these!
Great video Pete. one thing I noticed here is how Salome you are through out the video. not you're usual smiling jovial self. guess you were getting you're "Video Sea legs" here ha ha. still great tutorial love old tractor repairs. thanks for sharing. ECF
Scary moment with the torch, good reaction from both you and your dad.
In the Rust Belt, every Mechanic is first trained, on how to use an Acetylene Torch.
Good job.
Does the farmer’s market operate during church time on Sundays? Tim in northern TN
The double wrench! So simple but genius to increase the leverage. Why did I never think of that.
Great stuff PeteðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
I really appreciate how you do your farm machinery/maitennace/repairs,,,brings back memories of us as kids getting our hands dirty,when we were on a farm helping my cousin during his farmer days,,,(you can take the boy out of the country,,,
But you can't take the country out of the boy.) Bob
You amaze me I did not know that heat would make a difference to loosen something you are a great teacher
I’ve been watching forever I bought a 656 international tractor it’s not the hydrstic one it’s the outher one the with the high and low gears one on each side we put a bush hog frount end loader on it love it it’s a 6 cylinder diesal 65 horsepower
I did front-end work and alignments for 2 years. I found if you measure from grease zerk to grease zerk and keep side to side separate you normally come out with a straight steering wheel and everything close to perfect. Saves a lot of time.
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LOL, you have gotten a lot better at making videos in the last year. Started out stiff, scripted, insecure . . . now you're a pro at it! Much more comfortable to watch! Feels like I'm doin chores and working with you as a farmer vs watching an architect on screen for the first time! Bravo! Keep the great content coming! I'm hooked!
20:25 Top right corner: Brazilian baling?
Brazilian waxing is a thing but i´ve never heard of the former. 😉
You need air tools man! Great videos
You sure have lightened up in the last year. You’re like a different person now.
If you hit both sides of the tapered ball joint receptacle with two hammers simultaneously, the ball joint will fall out without all the pounding on the rest of the steering mechanism. Also, every bolt should be coated with never seize to make disassembly much easier the next time you do that job.
Was your 656 yellow at one time?
I smoke, which is a very bad habit and I hate that I do it, but when I get the MAPP torch out to heat something up I usually light a smoke with it and then keep the heat on my part till I finish the cigarette. Seems to be the right amount of time to heat a stubborn fastener. I also do that when I grill a steak. One cigarette and half a beer (flip halfway) will usually get you a medium rare rib eye. There's less risky ways to time things I'm sure, so I don't recommend that anyone adopt my methods.
We have a 656 Diesel , keeps blowing head gaskets, coolant leaks out the side of the block!
Do you have any recomendations on how to repair this ?
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Another awesome video. I did the dishes while listening to you talk about tie-rod end replacement. Can’t think of anything better!
You bent over the cotter pin in the castle nut perfectly. So many people do it wrong… Well done!
I never worked on a tractor front end but on vehicles when we removed the old tie rod ends we counted each revolution. Installed the new ones the same number of turns which at least put us in the ball park before doing the final front end alignment. Thanks for the video.
The availability of reasonably priced tractor aftermarket parts really makes keeping these old tractors in reasonable, reliable and safe condition. They don't have to look like new to do a good job.
In regards to the estimated time taken to do these repairs I work on this plan. A 10 minute job will take half an hour. An hour job will take half a day. A days job will take half a week.
Great video. Dave.
I don't know how a small farmer can make it if he isn't a passable mechanic and welder.
definitely need a socket set and a breaker bar! the ol' 2 wrench together is a great trick, but a good breaker bar will solve most of these problems
I’m glad you still have your Dad with you, God bless you both! Thanks for teaching me some new tricks! Is your Dad Pete sr.?
I really like these kind of video's
One tool I found very useful on the farm is a electric impact wrench. When something brakes in the field it is great to haul a generator out and run an impact when wrenches start snapping bolts or conventional tools just wont work. I have even run an impact using a 12V inverter.
I had a 2000 Ford Ranger. Just before I retired it at about 9 years old and 250000 Km I had one of the tires rod ends separate while I was driving home.
A solid second on the anti-seize. Amazing stuff. When Dad took over the home place, we started using it on pulley shafts, hardware, you name it. Made life much easier.
Second video watched and love what I see. French subscriber who love american homesteaders or homeworker or simply "Farmer". I guess Farmer is the best word.
Thank you
Hee-hee I bet you made this video to prove you were working hard while Hilary was at the Sunday Farmer's market 🙂