Soon as I get a chance to get back on it, I'll get the old gal fired up and outta the shed to make room for the next one... There's ALWAY's another project popping up GP !! Glad to have you guys along for the ride.
Belting and sidewalls from tires makes good tank mounts and radiator cushions. Tie down straps for tank strap protection also. Thumbs up as always Tractorman! Doc
Yes, they sure do Martin. Fortunately I have several lengths of 24'' wide industrial belting I use to lay on in the gravel to weld on. That's served me well for this application over the years. Back in the day we'd cut crossways on inner tubes to make home made rubber bands too !! Necessity is the mother of invention for those that came from a background such as mine. LOL Thanks for the thumbs up !!
Wanted to let you know my family and I watch your videos all the time and love seeing how you do stuff. Very entertaining and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing tractor man!
Bonsoir Sir, great informative video description ! Great tractor toy LOL Great emergency fuel tank !!! Great copper tube plier adjustment and great tubing welding and blowing too !!! LOL Can't wait to see that Cold Start video Sir Cheers !!!
I have a sub that is a Farmall guy that lives in South Africa. I put the little yellow tractor in there just for him. He restores all kinds of toys and is now working on his Super A Farmall. And yes, he saw it already and liked its patina !! Jan Kotze is his channel and he is very creative. Repairs almost anything and creates lots of things from scrap parts. He does a lot of BBQ videos and shows us what he has for supper. Great guy too. Thank you Dave for always the kind words mon ami. I'll get back to the old tractor soon and get it fired up for you guys. I can almost hear it begging for time on the old home made pto wood splitter !!
That's a poor man's lathe...LOL. A lot of times I'll do the same thing on the belt sander. The belt isn't as harsh on the material as the grinding wheel and though it gets hot, it doesn't get as hot as it does grinding. Plus its an easy way to make a fairly even taper on a small part without going through the trouble of chucking up the lathe. Thanks Mark for watching !!
I agree with you, going to town for small fittings is a waste of time. Better farmerize the machine than losing half day on the highway. It will work as good anyways. Thanks Wendell! That makes me feel good about my farmerization projects! Lol!
Well Rick, I hate making a trip to town for something simple like a 5/16'' o.d. to a 1/4'' o.d. copper reducing coupling. Besides, this works wonderfully well !! LOL. AND I just can't force myself to pay 11 bucks for a simple stud ....Yeah, I'm kinda cheap like that. Thanks Rick, for the visit.
Oh heck yeah. I've done that too. Especially for a pipe butt weld. Works great. Thank you Danny for taking the time to watch for all the way up there....
@@regsparkes6507 I actually have a chain vice that's about 16'' long with adjustable chains that bind two ends of pipe perfectly in line. Even on large diameter up to 8'' black iron it works well. But on the big ones, two of the vices are best used at the same time. But 4'' on down, one is just fine. Its cast aluminum. I last used it on the sawmill trailer axle.
@@tractorman4461 What is the brand name of that vise Wendell,... is it a Ridgid? I think I might have seen one of those, many years ago,.. I could use one of them for my hobby work now :)
Great video 44, enjoyed every second, I have the problem of a filter in line to the carb, it totally restrict the fuel to flow through fast enough for the tractor to keep running, looking forward to the next one, don't restore the yellow little Farmall, the patina is to good lol
Yes Jan, some of the in line filters have too much restriction. The level of fuel in the tank even effects how much will pass through it. Remember that the pressure at the bottom of the tank is calculated at the rate of 1 psi for every 2.33 feet of height. Your tank is barely a foot tall, so even full the tank can only provide less than 1/2 of 1 psi. If you only run 5 or 6 inches of fuel, there is almost no pressure at all. So filter restriction plays a big part in fuel starvation. Btw, I tossed in the little yellow Farmall just because I KNEW you would spot it !! LOL. Thank you for noticing.
What a Lovely job and Fine 44 Vid for a Wednesday eve! I did indeed raise me cup your way this morning and will do a double tip in the morning for this 44 action vid! How could I not? Kind Thanks 44 Friend! It’s kind of a bedtime story! Better check my trap door in my jammies with the feet and prepare for tractor dreams! Nightie Night! A Squeeze for the Missus of course and Big Happy New Year to Stan! DaveyJO
Good evening my Pennsylvanian friend !! Say I got to visit Stan today while unloading a load of wood for him. He was sure happy to get some...its been in the teens down here. We had a blast. I hope you conjure up some fancy old tractors in your dreams DaveyJO....See ya over a cuppaJO in the morning !!
Thanks Tom. It was a simple one, but I sure wasn't going to waste 11 bucks on something like this from Amazon. I'm kinda cheap like that. Stay warm and take care as well.
@@tractorman4461 nothing wrong with taking care of your money I drove truck all my life made great money but worked two years in one to get it after almost 50 years driving I retired never had a pension at work so I know that you mean about watching your money not crying hard times but have to be a bit smarter with it big story to tell you I am cheap take care buddy have a great night
Good Morning and I hope all is well for you in India. And let me extend the wishes for a Happy New Year to you as well for 2022 !! Thanks for watching.
Hahahaha....it works ok like that up to about 1/2 o.d. You gotta use a drift punch for anything bigger OR dig out the swaging tools. Heck I made a 3/4'' flare one time with a ball pein hammer. And after two tries, it sealed just fine !! LOL
6% or15% only needs flux if its a copper to brass connection. Copper to copper needs no flux. But if you use 8% silver soft solder it won't stick copper to copper or copper to brass without flux. With 45% silver and the same white paste flux you can make a copper to steel joint, but it'll never stick without it. Make sense ? Thanks for letting me know you watch a few of the videos C B !!
Haha, I'm not sure it makes sense. But I've got a folder for screen shots of handy information and I'll put it in there for when I need it. By the way, in a video you mentioned your long description write ups. I've gone back and read tons of them! I love to read more than watch videos but it's hard to find stories like yours any other way. Keep it up!
@@cbarnes2573 Well C B, that's good to know. The content and length of the descriptions vary from fairly serious and actually about what is IN the videos to somewhat less than serious and non-related at all. I never know what direction until I start typing. But thanks for letting me know you enjoy reading them. Most people don't have the patience to take the time to read more than the bare minimum....but I like to be descriptive. Thanks again !! I DO appreciate that for sure.
My Brother joins copper tubes with silver solder this way too. I've heard said a few times,... " that's good enough for who it's for! I like the exhaust sound on these in-line engines too, almost as nice as a diesel engine's note isn't it?
After 40+ years in HVAC, I can tell you I have silver soldered literally thousands upon thousands of copper to copper, copper to brass and copper to steel fittings with 15% silver and oxy acetylene up to 3'' I.D. On big jobs, we would have to stage up to six or more sets of spare tanks to minimize down time. On just one job, myself and an apprentice ran over 5,000 feet of refrigerant lines in hard drawn ACR copper (dehydrated and sealed) in 20' lengths. That was for 5 Liebert computer room units. If you like this little Farmall's sound, wait until I pull one of the Massey Harris 44's in for refreshing.
@@tractorman4461 You know, I have never used this method of soldering, I guess whatever I needed done, my Brother would do it for me,.. little jobs now mind you. I guess he likes using this to make a stronger and better joint, then I guess it's why you use it too.
@@regsparkes6507 Yes, its the recommended way to stick refrigerant lines as well as copper lines for surgical gasses and many others as well. On large fittings, we would draw the solder to the bottom of the cup then hold the flame back a distance to lay a 'cap' all the way around the fitting at the edge of the joint. That ensures no leakage. It is always recommended to purge the lines continually with nitrogen because that creates an inert atmosphere and no oxidation would then occur. We'd set the nitrogen regulator at the lowest possible setting to initiate flow through the pipes to first displace the oxygen then keep it flowing the whole time a torch is on the circuit. Yep, we used a LOT of nitrogen... Now for special applications, we'd use 45% silver.
@@regsparkes6507 I've lost track being retired and away from the industry, but it ain't cheap. HOWEVER.....good short story. One of the local salvage yards was selling out to another salvage business and so they had an excess material sale. Of course they'd sometimes pull out good items and set them to the side to sell. I walked in and picked up a pile of 15% silver solder sticks duct taped together in about a five inch circle. At five bucks I almost felt like a criminal !! Almost. LOL That pile was hundreds of dollars over the counter. I will NEVER run out of it though.
You need more experience with those Farmalls!! LOL Did you need to repack the valve or were you able to tighten the packing nut to stop the drip? When I coated my tank I used a pipe plug in the bottom hole of the tank. After I coated it I removed the plug to drain the excess. I sat the plug on the metal bench while I drained it and forgot about the plug. A few days later I was cleaning up and went to pick up the plug but it didn't move. Yep, the tank coating had stuck it to the bench. Had to smack it with a hammer to break it loose. I used the POR15 tank sealer. Pretty good stuff. 👍👍👍
POR 15 is the exact material I used. I too used a pipe plug, but only ran it in a couple threads so the sealant did a job on the threads above the plug. LOL. I just stuck some teflon rope around the stem under the nut and tightened it back. So far so good, but I am sure the rope will deteriorate eventually. I am super pleased with the few tanks I've used this product on too. I made the mistake using RedKote once by letting it drip overnight out of the hole into a trash bucket. Wasn't much left anyway.....in the morning I had a red multi- stalactite stretching all the way from the horses supporting the tank down to the bucket !!
None of the Massey's I've worked on or own have a baffle of any kind in them. The Farmall tank is so long it'll get to sloshing. Massey tanks are kinda chunky and short typically. At least the 101's, 30's, 33,44 and 55 series all are. I have another electrolysis video on a MH 30 tank: ruclips.net/video/KW_Etp_PUqM/видео.html Thanks David for the question !!
I guess I'm a 'fair weather' sawmiller. It got cold and nasty so I haven't done much with it for a while. But it sure is FUN....as long as I don't have to rely on using it to make a living that is. Thanks Mike for the time you take watching.
It was OJT at the two non-union contractors where I started...but that was during my two year A.A. degree program at the local Jr college. Then I went to the big city for a pay jump and worked there for a few years until I got the chance to get to a much better paying union shop. Due to experience (and ability to spread a little BS), I was taken in at 75% journeyman scale then within six months I asked to get bumped to full journeyman because they were sending me out to run work, with less 'sheet metal' qualified journeymen service techs below me on commercial sheet metal projects. Not everyone 'picks up' the sheet metal part of the industry that easily. That first local was a four year apprenticeship program with the stationary engineers that they allowed me to skip. After a few years I jumped ship to the pipefitters local as a service tech and bypassed that 4 year apprenticeship program as well due to significant experience. That's why I quit doing sheet metal for the last 25 years or so. Then that was pretty much commercial/institutional hvac specializing in DDC controls, BAS, and DDC RTU retrofit along with large commercial system and building start ups. Tons of refrigerant piping, chilled and hot water piping tossed in for good measure along with a massive quantity of commercial gas piping. I had a good run for sure. But I'm glad I don't have to do roof tops in this weather any more. As far as training is concerned, I had to maintain a certain number of hours of PEU's (Professional Education Units) each year to maintain my city and county licenses to work. We had classes available year round at the hall to fulfill those licensing requirements. Training never ended until I retired. I spent week long sessions on DDC training at LaCrosse Wi for Trane controls. Two weeks in Goshen Indiana for KMC DDC controls and a week on Delta DDC controls in St Louis MO, a week session in Nashville Tn on Trane chillers then tons and tons of hours at night training sessions for Lennox DDC, Carrier, Trane....the list is endless. How's that for an answer Mike. And that was the 'cliff notes' version. LOL
@@mikeadams2339 I've told one or two guys, but I don't really know how many others stop by because most viewers don't make a comment Mike. I was a gopher mostly just for the two years I worked afternoons and early evenings during the associates degree program for two different country one man shops. Soon as I graduated I went to the big city for a $2.50 bump in pay to make a whole $5.00 per hour. At that point I was given a service truck and was on my own...no training at all it was now trial by fire. Those that didn't cut it were cut loose. I had a wife and a baby so I had a vested interest in survival. I just never said no to the boss when asked if I could do this or that. I'd just say something like wellllll.....I ain't done that before, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. And that was it. Sink or swim. LOL Like Paul Harvey always said....."....and THAT....is the REST of the story." If you are young, you may have to google Paul Harvey...LOL
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Modern day McGiver! LOL. Good morning sir - thanks for taking us along. I'm ready to see it fire up!
Yes I do like that ( Modern Day McGyver !!! ) Cheers
Soon as I get a chance to get back on it, I'll get the old gal fired up and outta the shed to make room for the next one... There's ALWAY's another project popping up GP !! Glad to have you guys along for the ride.
Belting and sidewalls from tires makes good tank mounts and radiator cushions. Tie down straps for tank strap protection also.
Thumbs up as always Tractorman!
Doc
Yes, they sure do Martin. Fortunately I have several lengths of 24'' wide industrial belting I use to lay on in the gravel to weld on. That's served me well for this application over the years. Back in the day we'd cut crossways on inner tubes to make home made rubber bands too !! Necessity is the mother of invention for those that came from a background such as mine. LOL Thanks for the thumbs up !!
Wanted to let you know my family and I watch your videos all the time and love seeing how you do stuff. Very entertaining and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing tractor man!
That is really cool. I DO appreciate the kind words. You and your family stay warm and take care. And thanks for the really cool comment Doc !!
What can I say!!! Another interesting and enjoyable video to watch.
Cool !! Glad to see you enjoyed it a bit !! Thanks for stopping by for a looksee.
Bonsoir Sir, great informative video description ! Great tractor toy LOL Great emergency fuel tank !!! Great copper tube plier adjustment and great tubing welding and blowing too !!! LOL Can't wait to see that Cold Start video Sir Cheers !!!
I have a sub that is a Farmall guy that lives in South Africa. I put the little yellow tractor in there just for him. He restores all kinds of toys and is now working on his Super A Farmall. And yes, he saw it already and liked its patina !! Jan Kotze is his channel and he is very creative. Repairs almost anything and creates lots of things from scrap parts. He does a lot of BBQ videos and shows us what he has for supper. Great guy too.
Thank you Dave for always the kind words mon ami. I'll get back to the old tractor soon and get it fired up for you guys. I can almost hear it begging for time on the old home made pto wood splitter !!
@@tractorman4461 LOL I will go see that great gentleman SIr Cheers !!!
@@RCAFpolarexpress I think you will enjoy his creativity. And guess what....!!?? It's SUMMERTIME over there !! Tell him I sent ya too. LOL
@@tractorman4461 Roger that Sir !!! LOL
@@tractorman4461 Wendell That MAN is OUSTANDING !!! I left a comment on his last video ( tyre removal ) !!! going back at it RIGHT NOW SIR !!! Cheers
Nice repaire for shur. I would of never thought to use a drill to turn the bolts against the grinding wheel.Allways learning something, MJ
That's a poor man's lathe...LOL. A lot of times I'll do the same thing on the belt sander. The belt isn't as harsh on the material as the grinding wheel and though it gets hot, it doesn't get as hot as it does grinding. Plus its an easy way to make a fairly even taper on a small part without going through the trouble of chucking up the lathe. Thanks Mark for watching !!
I agree with you, going to town for small fittings is a waste of time. Better farmerize the machine than losing half day on the highway. It will work as good anyways. Thanks Wendell! That makes me feel good about my farmerization projects! Lol!
Hey Joe...we do what we gotta do don't we....LOL YOU just do it better and with more class than I. LOL. Keep doing what ya do my friend !!
@@tractorman4461 LOL You are both very interesting fellow !!!
The old H finally has it fuel tank on it. Good job and good video.
Yes, it does !! And it looks good too. Of course I have a biased opinion. LOL
Another great video Wendell, I love making your own fuel line and stud. Very creative.
Well Rick, I hate making a trip to town for something simple like a 5/16'' o.d. to a 1/4'' o.d. copper reducing coupling. Besides, this works wonderfully well !! LOL. AND I just can't force myself to pay 11 bucks for a simple stud ....Yeah, I'm kinda cheap like that. Thanks Rick, for the visit.
Great vid Wendall. I use a piece of angle iron when making a new stud, to keep both pieces lined up. Works for me!! Take care from Canada, Danny
Oh heck yeah. I've done that too. Especially for a pipe butt weld. Works great. Thank you Danny for taking the time to watch for all the way up there....
Yes Gentlemen, this is a good method to keep both pieces aligned.
@@regsparkes6507 I actually have a chain vice that's about 16'' long with adjustable chains that bind two ends of pipe perfectly in line. Even on large diameter up to 8'' black iron it works well. But on the big ones, two of the vices are best used at the same time. But 4'' on down, one is just fine. Its cast aluminum. I last used it on the sawmill trailer axle.
@@tractorman4461 What is the brand name of that vise Wendell,... is it a Ridgid? I think I might have seen one of those, many years ago,..
I could use one of them for my hobby work now :)
The old H sounds pretty good!
Not too bad, but it does need the carb gone through. I'll get to it pretty soon. Thanks Matt.
Another great video. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
Thanks Bob, I appreciate all the time you take watching. And I am still enjoying the superb pen!! Thank you once again.
Great video 44, enjoyed every second, I have the problem of a filter in line to the carb, it totally restrict the fuel to flow through fast enough for the tractor to keep running, looking forward to the next one, don't restore the yellow little Farmall, the patina is to good lol
Yes Jan, some of the in line filters have too much restriction. The level of fuel in the tank even effects how much will pass through it. Remember that the pressure at the bottom of the tank is calculated at the rate of 1 psi for every 2.33 feet of height. Your tank is barely a foot tall, so even full the tank can only provide less than 1/2 of 1 psi.
If you only run 5 or 6 inches of fuel, there is almost no pressure at all. So filter restriction plays a big part in fuel starvation. Btw, I tossed in the little yellow Farmall just because I KNEW you would spot it !! LOL. Thank you for noticing.
What a Lovely job and Fine 44 Vid for a Wednesday eve! I did indeed raise me cup your way this morning and will do a double tip in the morning for this 44 action vid! How could I not? Kind Thanks 44 Friend! It’s kind of a bedtime story! Better check my trap door in my jammies with the feet and prepare for tractor dreams! Nightie Night! A Squeeze for the Missus of course and Big Happy New Year to Stan! DaveyJO
Good evening my Pennsylvanian friend !! Say I got to visit Stan today while unloading a load of wood for him. He was sure happy to get some...its been in the teens down here. We had a blast. I hope you conjure up some fancy old tractors in your dreams DaveyJO....See ya over a cuppaJO in the morning !!
@@tractorman4461 👍☕️👍☕️👍☕️👍☕️
good video enjoyed watching thanks for sharing take care
Thanks Tom. It was a simple one, but I sure wasn't going to waste 11 bucks on something like this from Amazon. I'm kinda cheap like that. Stay warm and take care as well.
@@tractorman4461 nothing wrong with taking care of your money I drove truck all my life made great money but worked two years in one to get it after almost 50 years driving I retired never had a pension at work so I know that you mean about watching your money not crying hard times but have to be a bit smarter with it big story to tell you I am cheap take care buddy have a great night
Great video. Happy New Year Greetings from India🙏🙏🤝🤝👍👍
Good Morning and I hope all is well for you in India. And let me extend the wishes for a Happy New Year to you as well for 2022 !! Thanks for watching.
Nice job on the gas tank....I like the refrigeration guy trick with the flaring to get the two sizes together...well done....CHEERS
Hahahaha....it works ok like that up to about 1/2 o.d. You gotta use a drift punch for anything bigger OR dig out the swaging tools. Heck I made a 3/4'' flare one time with a ball pein hammer. And after two tries, it sealed just fine !! LOL
Love watching you having fun solving all kinds of problems! Thanks for letting us tag along.
Why don't you use flux with 15 percent silver?
6% or15% only needs flux if its a copper to brass connection. Copper to copper needs no flux. But if you use 8% silver soft solder it won't stick copper to copper or copper to brass without flux. With 45% silver and the same white paste flux you can make a copper to steel joint, but it'll never stick without it. Make sense ? Thanks for letting me know you watch a few of the videos C B !!
Haha, I'm not sure it makes sense. But I've got a folder for screen shots of handy information and I'll put it in there for when I need it. By the way, in a video you mentioned your long description write ups. I've gone back and read tons of them! I love to read more than watch videos but it's hard to find stories like yours any other way. Keep it up!
@@cbarnes2573 Well C B, that's good to know. The content and length of the descriptions vary from fairly serious and actually about what is IN the videos to somewhat less than serious and non-related at all. I never know what direction until I start typing. But thanks for letting me know you enjoy reading them. Most people don't have the patience to take the time to read more than the bare minimum....but I like to be descriptive. Thanks again !! I DO appreciate that for sure.
My Brother joins copper tubes with silver solder this way too.
I've heard said a few times,... " that's good enough for who it's for!
I like the exhaust sound on these in-line engines too, almost as nice as a diesel engine's note isn't it?
After 40+ years in HVAC, I can tell you I have silver soldered literally thousands upon thousands of copper to copper, copper to brass and copper to steel fittings with 15% silver and oxy acetylene up to 3'' I.D. On big jobs, we would have to stage up to six or more sets of spare tanks to minimize down time.
On just one job, myself and an apprentice ran over 5,000 feet of refrigerant lines in hard drawn ACR copper (dehydrated and sealed) in 20' lengths. That was for 5 Liebert computer room units.
If you like this little Farmall's sound, wait until I pull one of the Massey Harris 44's in for refreshing.
@@tractorman4461 You know, I have never used this method of soldering, I guess whatever I needed done, my Brother would do it for me,.. little jobs now mind you.
I guess he likes using this to make a stronger and better joint, then I guess it's why you use it too.
@@regsparkes6507 Yes, its the recommended way to stick refrigerant lines as well as copper lines for surgical gasses and many others as well. On large fittings, we would draw the solder to the bottom of the cup then hold the flame back a distance to lay a 'cap' all the way around the fitting at the edge of the joint. That ensures no leakage.
It is always recommended to purge the lines continually with nitrogen because that creates an inert atmosphere and no oxidation would then occur. We'd set the nitrogen regulator at the lowest possible setting to initiate flow through the pipes to first displace the oxygen then keep it flowing the whole time a torch is on the circuit. Yep, we used a LOT of nitrogen... Now for special applications, we'd use 45% silver.
@@tractorman4461 That solder could be costly, no doubt?
@@regsparkes6507 I've lost track being retired and away from the industry, but it ain't cheap. HOWEVER.....good short story. One of the local salvage yards was selling out to another salvage business and so they had an excess material sale. Of course they'd sometimes pull out good items and set them to the side to sell. I walked in and picked up a pile of 15% silver solder sticks duct taped together in about a five inch circle. At five bucks I almost felt like a criminal !! Almost. LOL That pile was hundreds of dollars over the counter. I will NEVER run out of it though.
You need more experience with those Farmalls!! LOL Did you need to repack the valve or were you able to tighten the packing nut to stop the drip? When I coated my tank I used a pipe plug in the bottom hole of the tank. After I coated it I removed the plug to drain the excess. I sat the plug on the metal bench while I drained it and forgot about the plug. A few days later I was cleaning up and went to pick up the plug but it didn't move. Yep, the tank coating had stuck it to the bench. Had to smack it with a hammer to break it loose. I used the POR15 tank sealer. Pretty good stuff. 👍👍👍
POR 15 is the exact material I used. I too used a pipe plug, but only ran it in a couple threads so the sealant did a job on the threads above the plug. LOL. I just stuck some teflon rope around the stem under the nut and tightened it back. So far so good, but I am sure the rope will deteriorate eventually. I am super pleased with the few tanks I've used this product on too. I made the mistake using RedKote once by letting it drip overnight out of the hole into a trash bucket. Wasn't much left anyway.....in the morning I had a red multi- stalactite stretching all the way from the horses supporting the tank down to the bucket !!
buen video mejor estas mecanicas que las aztuales mandadas por ordenadores ni leches saludos mi amigi wendall
No hay razón para gastar dinero sin una buena causa, amigo mío.
6:30 do the Massey Harris tractors have baffles which prevent line of sight?
None of the Massey's I've worked on or own have a baffle of any kind in them. The Farmall tank is so long it'll get to sloshing. Massey tanks are kinda chunky and short typically. At least the 101's, 30's, 33,44 and 55 series all are. I have another electrolysis video on a MH 30 tank: ruclips.net/video/KW_Etp_PUqM/видео.html Thanks David for the question !!
Wendell "a genius at work" does it again. Great job Wendell, very interesting video. How's the mill running?
I guess I'm a 'fair weather' sawmiller. It got cold and nasty so I haven't done much with it for a while. But it sure is FUN....as long as I don't have to rely on using it to make a living that is. Thanks Mike for the time you take watching.
Wendall. How much time did you spend training on HVAC? Did you apprentice? Or way back then was it all on the job?
It was OJT at the two non-union contractors where I started...but that was during my two year A.A. degree program at the local Jr college. Then I went to the big city for a pay jump and worked there for a few years until I got the chance to get to a much better paying union shop. Due to experience (and ability to spread a little BS), I was taken in at 75% journeyman scale then within six months I asked to get bumped to full journeyman because they were sending me out to run work, with less 'sheet metal' qualified journeymen service techs below me on commercial sheet metal projects. Not everyone 'picks up' the sheet metal part of the industry that easily. That first local was a four year apprenticeship program with the stationary engineers that they allowed me to skip. After a few years I jumped ship to the pipefitters local as a service tech and bypassed that 4 year apprenticeship program as well due to significant experience. That's why I quit doing sheet metal for the last 25 years or so.
Then that was pretty much commercial/institutional hvac specializing in DDC controls, BAS, and DDC RTU retrofit along with large commercial system and building start ups. Tons of refrigerant piping, chilled and hot water piping tossed in for good measure along with a massive quantity of commercial gas piping. I had a good run for sure. But I'm glad I don't have to do roof tops in this weather any more. As far as training is concerned, I had to maintain a certain number of hours of PEU's (Professional Education Units) each year to maintain my city and county licenses to work. We had classes available year round at the hall to fulfill those licensing requirements. Training never ended until I retired. I spent week long sessions on DDC training at LaCrosse Wi for Trane controls. Two weeks in Goshen Indiana for KMC DDC controls and a week on Delta DDC controls in St Louis MO, a week session in Nashville Tn on Trane chillers then tons and tons of hours at night training sessions for Lennox DDC, Carrier, Trane....the list is endless. How's that for an answer Mike. And that was the 'cliff notes' version. LOL
Wow! You weren't a gofer for long. Do any of the folks you worked with find you on here?
@@mikeadams2339 I've told one or two guys, but I don't really know how many others stop by because most viewers don't make a comment Mike. I was a gopher mostly just for the two years I worked afternoons and early evenings during the associates degree program for two different country one man shops. Soon as I graduated I went to the big city for a $2.50 bump in pay to make a whole $5.00 per hour. At that point I was given a service truck and was on my own...no training at all it was now trial by fire. Those that didn't cut it were cut loose. I had a wife and a baby so I had a vested interest in survival. I just never said no to the boss when asked if I could do this or that. I'd just say something like wellllll.....I ain't done that before, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. And that was it. Sink or swim. LOL Like Paul Harvey always said....."....and THAT....is the REST of the story." If you are young, you may have to google Paul Harvey...LOL
Lol Massey Harris tanks might be easier to put on but it’s definitely easier to take a hood off a international lol
Hot doggies Chris, you said a lot of right stuff right there !! Farmall has a good simple hood system for sure !!
@@tractorman4461 lol
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Great video. Atleast around my place it is a rarity that a temporary fix that works okay actually gets the repair that was planned. Lol
@@WildBill1122 If it weren't for 'temporary' fixes I wouldn't be able to use half the junk out here Wild Bill !! LOL.