Today I’m identifying oil leaks and potential shifting issues in the rear half of the tractor and disassembling things to repair them. This includes the speed and range transmissions, PTO unit, draft sensing mechanism, and brake valves. However, when I drain the transmission oil, some mystery pieces fall out…What do they belong to? Also, I spend some time showing how I keep parts in order, how I know their places during reassembly, and whether I will be rebuilding the engine.
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No "My bolts"? ❤
22 Gallons!!!!!!!!!!!!! how much does that cost?
Thank you, Sir! You are now officially on my favorites list. Not too many people show details of breaking down and fixing the classic 856! Came in here to find a video of transmission not going forward. Maybe you can enlighten me on one of your videos!
Outstanding renovation videos! Thanks for the thorough explanation of each disassembly stage and function. You have some of the best videos I’ve found yet on YouTube!
What knowledge you have! Amazing!
Good job been through it many times
Love your videos, so educational and informative. You could have been a shop teacher! Question; hiw do you remember where to put it all back? And how do you keep all of the bolts washers and associated parts coordinated?
Hello Pete,
I do enjoy watching you do your thing.
Did you learn all this growing up on the farm or from your hobby?
no plastic! no computer ! just iron and steel
Never knew the PTO is a self contained unit! I have a 656 hydro identical to yours. On super hot days working the PTO a lot mine will start slipping occasionally
In a world where vulgarity and swearing is commonplace, I am very appreciative of your thoughtful, intelligent way of speaking. It is very represhing.
The Quality of stuff just makes ya proud of how things used to be
i drove one of these for over 10 yrs, best damn tractor ever!
Very informative AND interesting. Thank you Pete.
Thanks for the genuine spirit you are what makes YouTube good . We the viewers get to experience your farm as if we were your best friend . You talk to us in a way that's honest and from the heart.
Thank you Pete!
REALLY enjoying this having had a 706 years and years ago. Where was th 2pount 3 point cylinder episode and time please? Seals?
Sorry if this question is redundant, but what solvent did you use to remove the grease before you pressure washed it? It so clean it looks like it could have been cleaned with a kerosene/steam cleaner.
Oh what a relief. Someone is dismantling a tractor and using 'both' hands, not like the showmasters who always hold the Gopro 10 in one hand AND, all removed screws end up in a container (plastic box) first and are not scattered randomly over the workpiece AND, work is being done on a clean workpiece AND there are no tools lying around anywhere on the tractor.
Looks very professional (for me as a German amateur 😁)
It's interesting that it appears the draft control was yellow at one point. Makes me go humm.
Your tractor repair videos are my favorite. Your knowledge of these old IH's is amazing. Thank you for posting another great video.
Pete, when I work on something and discover a tool I'm lacking (providing I dont have an immediate need)I will give descriptions and links to my wife or children. On fathers day, birthday, or Christmas it gives them ideas and they appreciate the ability to give useful gifts.
Pete, your knowledge of the tractor's systems flows so naturally throughout the tutorial that it makes me wonder where it comes from. It's as if you were an engineer at international in your past life. Seriously. I've viewed your past restorations and the experience that progresses through the model years shows acquired knowledge, but there must be more to it. I presume you study the literature for the machine, but wow, what a memory! Is there some secret we viewers don't know about?
From a very intetested and impressed viewer in Verona NY.
Check your range cover those are broken rollers off the cams and that is part of the range detent spring on range cover someone might have rebuilt it and parts just stay in rear end bottom
Hi Pete I’ve been watching you a few years now with my husband and I enjoy your channel greatly. What I’ve learn about your channel and you is that anything you tackle or do is never half way. You should if your finances allow you too, do the complete repair. It seems like it would eat at you if you didn’t. Also as you said it would do you out but it would also do out your next generation. So keep on trucking,in this case tractoring. Thanks for your channel.
Thank you for the great videos Pete. Can't wait till you get it done. You always do a great job with your projects and I learn something Everytime.
just woundering why your not doing a full nut and bolt restore
The wire sort of thing looks like the loop on the end of a stretch spring. Like you said, " the parts catalog is great" to help locate the, "what the heck is that?" I rebuild older, whatever, sort of stuff. So far three jeeps, one IH flatbed and two mid sixties Ford trucks. It fun to work on equipment that doesn't need a Master in Electrical Engineering to troubleshoot. I'm still amazed at the engineering, that built the world we live in, before our addiction to electronics. Thanks!
Interesting. Thank you.
Hey pete I'm a big fan and I love your videos, I also really want to work on a farm, I would love to come and see you and maybe help out a bit.
That one wire looks like the end of a spring, but you probably know that. Thanks for the videos.
I have many hours on a 856 it is very interesting to see how it actually works. Personally I am a class 8 truck mechanic but I love watching you teach me about the mechanics of what I operated in the late 70s and early 80s
Great video on disassembly, thanks for bringing us along.
Love your videos Pete !!!