Thank you very much for sharing this personal financial information. In 1988 my Dad parked his 1942 Farmall Model H in the equipment shed. In August of 1990 he passed away. The Farmall tractor is buried deep in the back of the equipment shed where Dad parked it till this day. I never had the heart or wanted to rethink all of the memories I shared with a hunk of iron. You and your Dad have made me rethink that decision. What better way to celebrate my Dad's memory. At 60 years old I'm going to rebuild and refurbish the Farmall. You two have inspired me to get it started. Thank you to both of you. I'll send you pictures of the finished product. God Bless
@@squatch253 This Farmall was what I learned to drive on at 9 years old. Chores were a lot more enjoyable on the H. I'm sure I'll have the same smile on my face as you when I get started on this project and take that first drive. I budgeted $10K, I'll see how far that gets me. Thanks again.
@@jimdandy6862 I hope you do well with that project, the Squatches did a great job on documenting every step of their restoration process, that will help a lot! Keep the memory of your childhood alive!
@Reloader 308 Good luck with the rebuild and i hope the good memories out weigh the bad during your restoration. I know exactly how you feel and it took me 30 years and Squatch and his dad to realize I had to bring her back to her Glory Days. Here's to the old timers that left this planet a better place than what they found it. God Speed and God Bless.
This is going to help a lot of people on wheather or not they will take on this kind of project, thanks so much, you ,and senior did an awesome job!!! It's beautiful!!!
110% agree, I'm only 35 and I am just now starting finish getting my welding shop finished to the point where i can weld, heat and bend what I need to to work on my military trucks and trailers. And still have to build the machine shop yet to be able to finally be able to do half of what Squatch253 and Squatch Sir do. P.S. the mechanical repair shop is only 75 to 80% complete. Thank god for 20 foot conex boxes.
You really need to add at least 4 or 5 0's onto that number to be even remotely accurate. Most (not all ) farmers have to be able to do this or they would go out of business. How many motor mechanics and fitters are there world wide?. In third world countries guys build AK47 copies using a pedal lathe the design of which came right out of Noah's ark. Repairing a piece of machinery like that is not that technically difficult. For most people, picking up basic skills like welding or running a hobby lathe can be done in a couple of weeks (Getting good at it is another story all together). Most of the specs are available online these days and don't even take much time or skill to find.
$8K in parts? My god that's a steal. The labor? Priceless. The love? Unmistakable. GREAT presentation and super records keeping. You've created a legacy that will last at least another 100 years.
It reminds me of leaving for school one morning with the news that our plumbing/heating/electrical contractor was coming to check on a problem with the upstairs bathroom in our 150-year old house. I got off the school bus to be greeted with the sight of the contractor's one-ton pickup backed up to our front porch with a mound of debris in the back, surmounted by the upside-down bathtub (not a fancy claw-foot type) with its feet in the air like a dead woodchuck. You never know when you touch a renovation project in anything old.
That's how it goes. When I met my wife she was driving a rusted out VW. What started as just fixing her seat recliner turned into a full blown restoration to the point where the car won a lot of trophies and a picture in Hot VWs magazine.
You and Senior didn't restore an old tractor. You preserved a piece of history that had an impact on many lives. Thank you for sharing, what a beautiful machine.
It's the real world. Thanks for showing it to us. Now you can feel free the deck the next guy that walks up and says, "Nice job! I'll give ya five grand for it!"
Much respect to you, sir. I did my '49 M a couple years ago and it is not nearly as nice as yours. Spent 4,000 without rebuilding the engine, but she loves parades and she makes people smile. 😊
I work at a cat dealer in North Dakota. I can say the highlights of my week are when you do your videos. I appreciate everything you do and the wealth of knowledge you and your dad impart in your videos. Squatch keep up the great work and I know good things will keep going your way.
AMEN on the priceless!! My Dad passed 2 years ago after 4 + decades working together. He lived with me the last 10 years of his life too. Not a day goes by without missing him.
Something else to consider when you take on a task to restore or work on a tractor is the knowledge that you obtain is priceless. You can’t learn this stuff from reading a book. You have to actually use your hands. The knowledge you gain will be with you for forever
Thanks Squatch. "Labor of love" doesn't begin to cover what you and Senior did with the Super M. I am just grateful that perhaps by watching a few ads, all of us watching may have contributed in some way to the finished product. I will never possess your skills and capabilities but watching you and Senior bring the old girl back to perfection at least gives me the gumption to try something like it on my own. Thank you.
Having just restored a classic car I think you did very well cost wise. Great "no nonsense" videos. I have watched them all. Who else can get such a beautiful result? Your skills are not wasted. Go "Red" or go home. Keep our history running.
Doesn't surprise me one bit! I farm and things are very expensive! I love tractors! My work and my hobby to some extent. Can't stand to see something broke. Even a dead battery. I'm have to get it back to where I can use it. Really, enjoyed watching the fine work you guys did on that tractor! Just WOW!!!!!
It always escalates quickly when you get into projects like these, but worth every penny in the end, I think. Seeing you and Senior rebuild these projects meticulously as you do helps sharpen some of the rest of us. I find myself tapping out holes and cleaning threads more than I did before I found your channel. Thanks for the time you spend on the videos and the hours spent making them. Big thumbs up 👍
All of those locally bought parts and locally purchased shop work was money that went directly into your local community. That’s worth a lot, in my opinion.
Great video on understanding the realistic cost of a restoration. I've restored a International T6 crawler and a Farmall 400, I know I have in them more than there worth, but for me it's an enjoyable hobbie. I just completed my Dad's Farmall A that had been sitting in storage since we lost him six years ago that only recently did I have the heart to get running again. While I don't farm, I do use them to drag logs out of the woods and other miscellanous projects, and these machines were built to work, even decades later. The T6 is not as practical when compared to a modern Bobcat but it's still great to take to fairs and shows. Thanks for sharing!
I really enjoyed watching the entire restoration of the super m, and the same goes for so many of your other projects. I just tallied up my cost to watch your excellent videos, $0. Thanks for all you do for your viewers. I know I appreciate it.
Really enjoy yr Chanel. The price cost here in New Zealand is much the same to do the same work. I worked as a panel beater 25 years ago so I restored my own tractors and I end up with a similar result as you have. I currently have a 1935 W12. 1936 Fairway. 1937 F12. 1926 15/30. 1956 Ferguson TEA. 1957 Nuffield petrol.
For the very reasonable price of 8G you bought yourself a brand new tractor. The pleasure you had with the restoration is priceless. The pleasure your work brought to tens of thousands of viewers is incalculable. This tractor is so much better than 8G in the bank.
Thank you so much for this video. Years ago my dad and I did two car restorations and later I helped a friend in his restoration of a truck. like you, my dad and I would always open an account book for the project and enter every reciept big or small and we did all we could to get good used parts on the cheap. Breakers yards were our favorite hunting grounds, but there were many new parts dealers around town with very good prices and this was before internet shopping. This hobby/interest/passion is a boys game and from my experience one needs these three 1) Time, 2) Capital, 3) Space or Premises. Capital doesn't have to be big and depending on the project, as I mentioned, great bargains can be had at yards, garage sales, on line etc. Knowledge, information and planning are also key, and doing things right and safely. We all are impressed with senior and you, the way you carried out this project and enjoyed the journey to complition, you now have a new tractor. Best regards from New Zealand for the holiday season.
Between you and your dad.....you have more talent in your minds and hands than money can buy. This project is a monument to your love of the project and the abiding respect it pays to generations of American farmers who spent their lives hard at work harvesting the land and feeding the world. Best wishes and be well.
I‘m very unlikely to restore a tractor or anything else, but this is one of my favorite channels; partly this project takes me back to learning to work on stuff on the ‘49 C my mom had a few years. It’s reassuring to know someone out there is doing it for the love of it, and gives a damn about doing it right.
If you want to rebuild a boat; add a zero, rebuild an airplane; add another zero, helicopter add another zero. This has been a wonderful project. Thanks for doing it and bringing us along. This video series is worth more than the tractor itself.
Many times doing something like a working resto, takes a large budget. You made the statement that the M was going be just a field tractor but you two did the right things to be able wash her down and take the M to a local tractor show. Not every resto needs to be 100 point concourse job. Be proud of the work YOU and DAD did, which is showing it the vids
I enjoy every video that you put out, I learned a bunch from this channel and it has inspired me to rebuild my farmall m. Recon I don’t have all the tools that would require me to split a tractor, but that is what faith is for. This channel was one of the channels I looked out to for rebuilding my tractor. Research before taking apart. I can’t thank you squatch and senior for putting these videos out. It helps direct a teenager into a good career path. Thank you.
It's all in fun, I have been watching all of your videos, it's so neat to see people getting hooked on the past, I have restored my Ford 8N, 2 Garden Tractors and now set my sights on Restoring this P51, I'm at the age of 70 years old I hope to get it up in the air before I leave this earth. Keep up the grate videos..
I’ve watched as you’ve restored your IH M, and it’s been a wonderful journey to watch and I’ve learned a lot and also learned so much as I’ve watched you restore your D2. I’ve finally found my old D6 Cat I used to own. Sold it to go off to aviation school and over the years wondered so many time what became of it. My brother-in-law found it on a farm about 12 miles away sitting in some wood at the edge of a field. I’m working to get it back and would love to restore it. It’s an old D6 Series 4R and cable operated with a double drum LaTourneu cable control unit. Thank you for all I’ve learned and you’ve shared. Congratulations on your restoration projects.
Honestly I hate the ads but do not begrudge you the revenue in exchange for the information, education, and entertainment. Thankfully this platform supports you and delivers to us the restoration of this machine. Thank you for the insights and reality check on cost.
I just went through a restoration so those of us that save these beautiful machines from death never really consider the cost compared to final result. I believe your costs are insignificant when I see a machine that in my eyes is a priceless piece of history. Absolutely beautiful super M. It is one of the first tractors I ever used for real work and will never forget the bond I had with that machine out in the fields all day. Thank you sir.
Just wanted to tell you that people are referring others on Facebook to watch your videos for information on the farmall m. Everyone agrees that your videos are the best and most informative of all. Keep up the awesome work and can’t wait to see your next videos
Awesome assessment of time being 1000 hours for 2 professional's. The normal work year is 2000. 40 hours a week 50 weeks a year, 2 weeks vacation of working around the house.LOL Again great job
This is one of my favorite channels on youtube. The quality of work that you and your father do is unmatched! Thanks so much for sharing the entire journey with us. Look forward to watching all your other projects! Take care!
Thank YOU, Toby, and Squatch Sr. for bringing us viewers along with you, it was a fun ride following this project. I must admit that the parts added up to even more than my "guesstimate". As for the labor (and the camera work, which added untold hours, and video production, too), that is simply (to borrow someone else's buzzword) priceless. I can only say that I hope that this tractor serves for another 50 years, and let's hope that they are still making gasoline in another 50 years, lol !
When I restored a 1936 Chevy pickup, I never thought about the cost. I was doing it for the joy of doing it! Never kept track of labor our part’s! This was about pride not profit!
every single penny was a penny well spent. it looks great. you have done a great job. it`s people like you that preserve the past so future generations can get a sense and a feeling of how hard and labour intensive the way it was back in the day. and well done, it looks great....
I like how you itemized everything. I keep a notebook on my tractors but, nothing like that. It’s nice when the previous owner payed for tires too. I need tires on my H and it’s going to hurt.
Great job Team Squatch. The costs are well under what a new tractor of comparable hp would be, used let alone a new one. You now have a beautiful and dependable tractor to use and be proud of. Thanks guys, keep up the great videos!
Thank you for giving a very frank and honest assessment of the cost to rebuild the super M you have both done a magnificent job and all credit to you both you are so particular and informative. You now have a working tractor for life it's brand new. Like watching every episode you do. 🙏👍
Thank you for providing such focused content. One of the few channels I will go directly to upon receiving notification. I like the way you do things......the “right and proper way”.
I cring now when I see other videos and I can see and hear in my mind Squatch shaking his head and what is going on here. Definitely not the right and proper way.
Thank you for your time and help you have helped others out there it's really enjoyed all the work you and senior have put in to all the machine s you two have rescued can't wait for the late ist project to be done . Perry 😄 Dunedin NZ
Enjoyed the restoration process of the Super M. Wish there was a tax write off or break for restoring our vintage treasures. Your project is well documented. Thanks for making quality videos for us to enjoy. 🇺🇸🚜👍
Just amazing to watch and the best accolade in our family is "you done good" (yes the folks were from the mid west). I am glad I did not see this before I quit work, truly addictive and now I can indulge myself.
Incredible working tractor restoration!👍👍👍 Found your channel looking for Farmall's and thoroughly enjoyed the entire series!! You and your dad working together building memories for a lifetime 👍💯 To say "Thank You" doesn't feel like it expresses enough for you sharing your time, skills and knowledge!! Always looking forward to your next video, and catching up on all your other series too!!👍🍻
Thanks for the info, I plan to start a farm in a couple of years and this gives me some insight into the costs of rebuilding the equipment vs buying new
My head hurts after watching this video having built a motor for my H and put new tires and rims all the way around. The fact is that there never going to build another one and you couldn't buy that level of quality today if you wanted to. Money well spent! Great job fellas.
Wow ! I tip you my hat ! Course I'm no mechanic and I really didn't know what I was doing at the time but my estimate between my ears is close to $18,000 for my not so great 1967 Selectamatic David Brown 880. That includes tractors purchases (I bought 2 of them) and from muffler to tires, clutchs repair, hydraulic, power steering, cosmetic... and on and on ! And it's still needs love on top of that. Work is not finished yet. But boy I like my DB. It's sleeping in a garage each and every day. My car don't even have that kind of treatment ! The memories that my DB gives me is way over what it cost. Hope it will stand. Keep on your good work. LUC
Bargain price for an as new tractor. Your videos are right up near the top of my list and maybe you are my favourite to watch. Always looking forward to seeing more videos. Thanks, your D2 is definitely my favourite project.
Another great video. I was kind of surprised by the $$$ amount at first. But it doesn't take long to make those prices go through the roof. Thank you for allowing us to tag along on your repair journey. You're attention to detail is prenominal. Your day time employer is fortunate to have you as a wrench. Now let's get back to #5J1113! Great job as always.
Senior and yourself have done great work. Great work requires cash and most of all sweat equity. Restorations of anything is invaluable when done to your abilities. On top of old western reruns, i am now hooked on Squatch253 reruns! Yikes
Having done both an antique car and tractor I wish you had added a note at the end “and as a reference: this tractor rolled out of the showroom for $xxxx in 19xx” please keep up your great effort!
Thanks so much for sharing this, you’re a good man. Not everyone would do that and it really helps to understand genuine cost you could incur. It would be very interesting to maybe recap on other rebuilds especially “one with tracks and an undercarriage” to know also. This was very valuable. Cheers and many thanks Matt
Great job on that IH, that is my 2nd favorite red tractors ,M-F 1st but I'm the same way, I call it a working restoration, as I slowly restore it & upgrade it!the only thing I have left to do is the repaint & a new seat .I do have a newer tractor a 2018 M-F 1526 but I have a hard time finding time to shut the 1959 M-F 50 down to finish it because it is a working tractor.I think your spot on as far as price & priorities& You can never put a price on your labor if you enjoy what your doing. Thanks 4 the video.
As most of us are probably at least beyond the "getting started"stage in life, a good sense of decorum in a public forum like this is always welcome. Your reluctance to discuss the nitty gritty cost break down is understandable. Goes to show you were raised correctly, you and your family may be well heeled, and still worked hard for everything you may have. But unlike some you know the value and satisfaction hard work brings. I have watched a good portion of the videos that you have done, I am still watching because of the welcoming, humble and engaging way that you speak to "us" the viewers. I for one don't need to know as one of previous commenters asked" so how much does YT pay for?" A good reply " Some where between nunya and mindya own business. I am just happy to see the length, depth, and breadth of the tooling, machinery and knowledge you and Sr. bring to the process. Well done, keep it up! Thanks
Well Squatch my opinion is there is a difference between a restoration and a remanufacturing . I've done this process on many tractors. And in my opinion you did an awesome job with the remanufacturing . .
Thanks! I kind of figured the hours, and part costs, were correct! This is why I prefer to buy running, working tractors, and pay good $ when one has no "noises" coming out of it. As far as your comment on parts machines, well yes! I dabble in mid 60's to mid '70s snowmobiles, and even that rust rotted machine with a locked up engine from behind a shed for $100 is worth it to me if I get one or two parts off of it! Because if I say find a nice straight bumper with good chrome and a good knob or switch I know having an old bumper re chromed will cost double that, and even a reproduction knob or such can be $20-$30!
Thanks for taking the time to break it all down for us. Having the ability to do most of the labor and repairs yourself really helps. I estimate I'll have at least $15,000-18,000 into my John Deere 60 by the time it's done...for one, it's spent its whole life out in the elements and is in much worse shape than this Super M was. For two, it's a Deere, and we all know how expensive that green paint can be...
This was informative. Most of the videos I watched were 15 minutes of them giving me their background and resume, and then at the end the gist of the video was "It all depends" no real dollar amount.
I just went through a Super M myself, minus paint (kinda like what you're doing with 1113). Sat under a pine tree for 20 years. Completely flogged from front to rear and the engine was stuck so bad 3 of sleeves come out with the pistons. I had to use a bottle jack and a 2"x2" from underneath the tractor to push them out. Our numbers are similar, but I had $1600 at the machine shop. I had around $1200 just in NOS bearings for the transmission. It really adds up fast, especially when you get into rubber. I opted for 15.5-38 Firestones on 12" drop center rims. Ouch. The things we do for the love of old iron. hahaha.
Thank you for the information. Restoring is never cheap and you will never recuperate that cost if you are trying to make money doing this. Restoring anything is for the love of the item.
Thank you for making this video. I've been following the build since day 1. I have a '63 MF50 that belonged to my grandad, and plan to restore it someday. Although the Super M and MF50 aren't completely alike, they still share a lot of similarities. This helped me tremendously, not just with possible costs but also a breakdown of what I might run across mid-project. It's always the unexpected little items that add up. Again, thank you! And great job on the Super M!
I really appreciate the financial clarity. It is slightly disheartening to see the total considering im 16 and wanted to start restoring my grandpas M thats tuned up to a super m. This is around 1/2 or a 1/3 of my yearly income being 16. I estimate it taking me around 3 years so I can afford other things on top of the tractor. Can’t wait to start on it.
Always enjoy watching your videos. I don't think I will ever rebuild a tractor but you two together with the no BS way you do things just makes it relaxing. Funny point is that the last old school 392 Hemi I helped a friend with ,shop costs were about the same.
A lot of time, blood, sweat and hopefully not too many tears! (Plus the money for the parts etc. of course!) Your Farmall project is a perfect benchmark for an ultimate nut and bolt level restoration. Thanks for sharing and take care guys!
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Thank you very much for sharing this personal financial information. In 1988 my Dad parked his 1942 Farmall Model H in the equipment shed. In August of 1990 he passed away. The Farmall tractor is buried deep in the back of the equipment shed where Dad parked it till this day. I never had the heart or wanted to rethink all of the memories I shared with a hunk of iron. You and your Dad have made me rethink that decision. What better way to celebrate my Dad's memory. At 60 years old I'm going to rebuild and refurbish the Farmall. You two have inspired me to get it started. Thank you to both of you. I'll send you pictures of the finished product. God Bless
@@squatch253 This Farmall was what I learned to drive on at 9 years old. Chores were a lot more enjoyable on the H. I'm sure I'll have the same smile on my face as you when I get started on this project and take that first drive. I budgeted $10K, I'll see how far that gets me. Thanks again.
@@jimdandy6862 I hope you do well with that project, the Squatches did a great job on documenting every step of their restoration process, that will help a lot! Keep the memory of your childhood alive!
Good luck with the rebuild. Squatch has gjven you the perfect template to complete your build.
Pulling for you, Jim! Thanks for sharing that with us! 🇺🇸🚜👍
@Reloader 308 Good luck with the rebuild and i hope the good memories out weigh the bad during your restoration. I know exactly how you feel and it took me 30 years and Squatch and his dad to realize I had to bring her back to her Glory Days. Here's to the old timers that left this planet a better place than what they found it. God Speed and God Bless.
This is going to help a lot of people on wheather or not they will take on this kind of project, thanks so much, you ,and senior did an awesome job!!! It's beautiful!!!
You do know there are only a few 100 people in the world that could do what you 2 did with this....PLUS you did it for love....
110% agree, I'm only 35 and I am just now starting finish getting my welding shop finished to the point where i can weld, heat and bend what I need to to work on my military trucks and trailers. And still have to build the machine shop yet to be able to finally be able to do half of what Squatch253 and Squatch Sir do.
P.S. the mechanical repair shop is only 75 to 80% complete. Thank god for 20 foot conex boxes.
You really need to add at least 4 or 5 0's onto that number to be even remotely accurate. Most (not all ) farmers have to be able to do this or they would go out of business. How many motor mechanics and fitters are there world wide?. In third world countries guys build AK47 copies using a pedal lathe the design of which came right out of Noah's ark.
Repairing a piece of machinery like that is not that technically difficult. For most people, picking up basic skills like welding or running a hobby lathe can be done in a couple of weeks (Getting good at it is another story all together). Most of the specs are available online these days and don't even take much time or skill to find.
I am only 14 and right now I am restoring my International 340 utility tractor.
I could have done it without any problem. Add one more to the list.
$8K in parts? My god that's a steal. The labor? Priceless. The love? Unmistakable. GREAT presentation and super records keeping. You've created a legacy that will last at least another 100 years.
I love that a slight engine knock lead up to this tractor being completely restored
Yep these guys don't mess around 🤣
It reminds me of leaving for school one morning with the news that our plumbing/heating/electrical contractor was coming to check on a problem with the upstairs bathroom in our 150-year old house. I got off the school bus to be greeted with the sight of the contractor's one-ton pickup backed up to our front porch with a mound of debris in the back, surmounted by the upside-down bathtub (not a fancy claw-foot type) with its feet in the air like a dead woodchuck. You never know when you touch a renovation project in anything old.
That's how it goes. When I met my wife she was driving a rusted out VW. What started as just fixing her seat recliner turned into a full blown restoration to the point where the car won a lot of trophies and a picture in Hot VWs magazine.
Or on his h a simple dull paint and transmission whine caused a complete rebuild
John Deere in the pre-cleaner jar, priceless :)
I have a Farmall M in my Molines pre cleaner haha
You and Senior didn't restore an old tractor. You preserved a piece of history that had an impact on many lives.
Thank you for sharing, what a beautiful machine.
It's the real world. Thanks for showing it to us. Now you can feel free the deck the next guy that walks up and says, "Nice job! I'll give ya five grand for it!"
Appreciate you sharing this , it’s valuable information to have , especially knowing that it’s coming from someone who’s done it all the right way.
Worth every penny. It's a brand-new Farmall Super M, and that's priceless in my book. Great job, guys.
You left out the most important item. The months spent working with your dad on this project is PRICELESS!!! I miss working with my dad.
Much respect to you, sir. I did my '49 M a couple years ago and it is not nearly as nice as yours. Spent 4,000 without rebuilding the engine, but she loves parades and she makes people smile. 😊
I work at a cat dealer in North Dakota. I can say the highlights of my week are when you do your videos. I appreciate everything you do and the wealth of knowledge you and your dad impart in your videos. Squatch keep up the great work and I know good things will keep going your way.
Doing this project with your Dad. Priceless......and thanks....watched from the beginning and what a great set of videos.
And still being on speaking terms afterwards!
Well said...l wish my dad was still around my shop..he passed when l was 18... But l was blessed to have a dad👍 Enjoy your videos
AMEN on the priceless!! My Dad passed 2 years ago after 4 + decades working together. He lived with me the last 10 years of his life too. Not a day goes by without missing him.
Thanks for sharing
Something else to consider when you take on a task to restore or work on a tractor is the knowledge that you obtain is priceless. You can’t learn this stuff from reading a book. You have to actually use your hands. The knowledge you gain will be with you for forever
Eight grand, and priceless memories with your dad. I'd call that worth the money.
Thanks Squatch. "Labor of love" doesn't begin to cover what you and Senior did with the Super M. I am just grateful that perhaps by watching a few ads, all of us watching may have contributed in some way to the finished product. I will never possess your skills and capabilities but watching you and Senior bring the old girl back to perfection at least gives me the gumption to try something like it on my own. Thank you.
Having just restored a classic car I think you did very well cost wise. Great "no nonsense" videos. I have watched them all. Who else can get such a beautiful result? Your skills are not wasted. Go "Red" or go home. Keep our history running.
Doesn't surprise me one bit! I farm and things are very expensive! I love tractors! My work and my hobby to some extent. Can't stand to see something broke. Even a dead battery. I'm have to get it back to where I can use it. Really, enjoyed watching the fine work you guys did on that tractor! Just WOW!!!!!
It always escalates quickly when you get into projects like these, but worth every penny in the end, I think. Seeing you and Senior rebuild these projects meticulously as you do helps sharpen some of the rest of us. I find myself tapping out holes and cleaning threads more than I did before I found your channel. Thanks for the time you spend on the videos and the hours spent making them. Big thumbs up 👍
All of those locally bought parts and locally purchased shop work was money that went directly into your local community. That’s worth a lot, in my opinion.
Great video on understanding the realistic cost of a restoration. I've restored a International T6 crawler and a Farmall 400, I know I have in them more than there worth, but for me it's an enjoyable hobbie. I just completed my Dad's Farmall A that had been sitting in storage since we lost him six years ago that only recently did I have the heart to get running again. While I don't farm, I do use them to drag logs out of the woods and other miscellanous projects, and these machines were built to work, even decades later. The T6 is not as practical when compared to a modern Bobcat but it's still great to take to fairs and shows. Thanks for sharing!
I really enjoyed watching the entire restoration of the super m, and the same goes for so many of your other projects. I just tallied up my cost to watch your excellent videos, $0. Thanks for all you do for your viewers. I know I appreciate it.
I love the fact that you use old school equipment to accomplish your goals like they did in the old days when quality was paramount unlike today.
Wow, that's less than I was expecting and you made a great job, thanks for documenting this restoration guys!
Really enjoy yr Chanel.
The price cost here in New Zealand is much the same to do the same work.
I worked as a panel beater 25 years ago so I restored my own tractors and I end up with a similar result as you have. I currently have a 1935 W12. 1936 Fairway. 1937 F12. 1926 15/30. 1956 Ferguson TEA. 1957 Nuffield petrol.
For the very reasonable price of 8G you bought yourself a brand new tractor. The pleasure you had with the restoration is priceless. The pleasure your work brought to tens of thousands of viewers is incalculable. This tractor is so much better than 8G in the bank.
Absolutely beautiful. You will never find another one this nice for what you have in your tractor.
Thank you so much for this video. Years ago my dad and I did two car restorations and later I helped a friend in his restoration of a truck. like you, my dad and I would always open an account book for the project and enter every reciept big or small and we did all we could to get good used parts on the cheap. Breakers yards were our favorite hunting grounds, but there were many new parts dealers around town with very good prices and this was before internet shopping. This hobby/interest/passion is a boys game and from my experience one needs these three 1) Time, 2) Capital, 3) Space or Premises. Capital doesn't have to be big and depending on the project, as I mentioned, great bargains can be had at yards, garage sales, on line etc. Knowledge, information and planning are also key, and doing things right and safely.
We all are impressed with senior and you, the way you carried out this project and enjoyed the journey to complition, you now have a new tractor. Best regards from New Zealand for the holiday season.
Between you and your dad.....you have more talent in your minds and hands than money can buy. This project is a monument to your love of the project and the abiding respect it pays to generations of American farmers who spent their lives hard at work harvesting the land and feeding the world. Best wishes and be well.
I enjoyed the series and look forward to others in the future.
I‘m very unlikely to restore a tractor or anything else, but this is one of my favorite channels; partly this project takes me back to learning to work on stuff on the ‘49 C my mom had a few years. It’s reassuring to know someone out there is doing it for the love of it, and gives a damn about doing it right.
Thanks very much - very helpful. I'm looking to freshen up my grandfathers first tractor (1941 H) and wasn't sure what to expect.
If you want to rebuild a boat; add a zero, rebuild an airplane; add another zero, helicopter add another zero.
This has been a wonderful project. Thanks for doing it and bringing us along. This video series is worth more than the tractor itself.
Many times doing something like a working resto, takes a large budget. You made the statement that the M was going be just a field tractor but you two did the right things to be able wash her down and take the M to a local tractor show.
Not every resto needs to be 100 point concourse job.
Be proud of the work YOU and DAD did, which is showing it the vids
I enjoy every video that you put out, I learned a bunch from this channel and it has inspired me to rebuild my farmall m. Recon I don’t have all the tools that would require me to split a tractor, but that is what faith is for. This channel was one of the channels I looked out to for rebuilding my tractor. Research before taking apart. I can’t thank you squatch and senior for putting these videos out. It helps direct a teenager into a good career path. Thank you.
Just from seeing the quality work you two do it was money well spent. That tractor started a brand new life.
It's all in fun, I have been watching all of your videos, it's so neat to see people getting hooked on the past, I have restored my Ford 8N, 2 Garden Tractors and now set my sights on Restoring this P51, I'm at the age of 70 years old I hope to get it up in the air before I leave this earth. Keep up the grate videos..
I’ve watched as you’ve restored your IH M, and it’s been a wonderful journey to watch and I’ve learned a lot and also learned so much as I’ve watched you restore your D2. I’ve finally found my old D6 Cat I used to own. Sold it to go off to aviation school and over the years wondered so many time what became of it. My brother-in-law found it on a farm about 12 miles away sitting in some wood at the edge of a field. I’m working to get it back and would love to restore it. It’s an old D6 Series 4R and cable operated with a double drum LaTourneu cable control unit. Thank you for all I’ve learned and you’ve shared. Congratulations on your restoration projects.
Honestly I hate the ads but do not begrudge you the revenue in exchange for the information, education, and entertainment. Thankfully this platform supports you and delivers to us the restoration of this machine. Thank you for the insights and reality check on cost.
I just went through a restoration so those of us that save these beautiful machines from death never really consider the cost compared to final result. I believe your costs are insignificant when I see a machine that in my eyes is a priceless piece of history. Absolutely beautiful super M. It is one of the first tractors I ever used for real work and will never forget the bond I had with that machine out in the fields all day. Thank you sir.
Just wanted to tell you that people are referring others on Facebook to watch your videos for information on the farmall m. Everyone agrees that your videos are the best and most informative of all. Keep up the awesome work and can’t wait to see your next videos
Awesome assessment of time being 1000 hours for 2 professional's. The normal work year is 2000. 40 hours a week 50 weeks a year, 2 weeks vacation of working around the house.LOL Again great job
Great job! It is expensive putting the old iron back into this kind of shape but it feels like going back in time when you drive a restored tractor.
This is one of my favorite channels on youtube. The quality of work that you and your father do is unmatched! Thanks so much for sharing the entire journey with us. Look forward to watching all your other projects! Take care!
Being a automotive mechanic this is a great series to watch cause it is is something different to experience and extremely interesting to watch
Same goes for me!
Thanks for the info, great looking tractor
Thank YOU, Toby, and Squatch Sr. for bringing us viewers along with you, it was a fun ride following this project. I must admit that the parts added up to even more than my "guesstimate". As for the labor (and the camera work, which added untold hours, and video production, too), that is simply (to borrow someone else's buzzword) priceless. I can only say that I hope that this tractor serves for another 50 years, and let's hope that they are still making gasoline in another 50 years, lol !
A great restoration, congratulations on a 1st prize winner at any tractor show. Keep up the good work Squatches for us armchair exoerts please.
Excellent video series, couldn't stop watching it... like reading a great book. Thanks!
30 years ago when parts were more available it costed nearly $ 3000 tires included.
Knowing it's well done is priceless.
When I restored a 1936 Chevy pickup, I never thought about the cost. I was doing it for the joy of doing it! Never kept track of labor our part’s! This was about pride not profit!
Thank you and yes definitely be back when you post, and the M looks better than new, a marvellous job you two performed well done
every single penny was a penny well spent. it looks great. you have done a great job. it`s people like you that preserve the past so future generations can get a sense and a feeling of how hard and labour intensive the way it was back in the day. and well done, it looks great....
I like how you itemized everything. I keep a notebook on my tractors but, nothing like that. It’s nice when the previous owner payed for tires too. I need tires on my H and it’s going to hurt.
Great job Team Squatch. The costs are well under what a new tractor of comparable hp would be, used let alone a new one. You now have a beautiful and dependable tractor to use and be proud of. Thanks guys, keep up the great videos!
Thank you for giving a very frank and honest assessment of the cost to rebuild the super M you have both done a magnificent job and all credit to you both you are so particular and informative. You now have a working tractor for life it's brand new. Like watching every episode you do. 🙏👍
Thank you for providing such focused content. One of the few channels I will go directly to upon receiving notification. I like the way you do things......the “right and proper way”.
I cring now when I see other videos and I can see and hear in my mind Squatch shaking his head and what is going on here. Definitely not the right and proper way.
I appreciate the cost break down. It is useful information for those of us who are thinking of embarking on a project of our own.
I can't but only speak for myself but i look forward to seeing your videos !!
And see what Rick Bork has to say.
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It's well worth the money and time invested when it's finished. The classics are worth saving.
Thank you for your time and help you have helped others out there it's really enjoyed all the work you and senior have put in to all the machine s you two have rescued can't wait for the late ist project to be done .
Perry 😄 Dunedin NZ
Enjoyed the restoration process of the Super M. Wish there was a tax write off or break for restoring our vintage treasures. Your project is well documented. Thanks for making quality videos for us to enjoy. 🇺🇸🚜👍
Cheap work isn't quality, quality work isn't cheap. You fellas do a great job of your restorations and your channel. Keep it up 👍👌
Just amazing to watch and the best accolade in our family is "you done good" (yes the folks were from the mid west). I am glad I did not see this before I quit work, truly addictive and now I can indulge myself.
Incredible working tractor restoration!👍👍👍
Found your channel looking for Farmall's and thoroughly enjoyed the entire series!!
You and your dad working together building memories for a lifetime 👍💯
To say "Thank You" doesn't feel like it expresses enough for you sharing your time, skills and knowledge!!
Always looking forward to your next video, and catching up on all your other series too!!👍🍻
Thanks for the info, I plan to start a farm in a couple of years and this gives me some insight into the costs of rebuilding the equipment vs buying new
Thank you for being so transparent. The results are beautiful!
My head hurts after watching this video having built a motor for my H and put new tires and rims all the way around. The fact is that there never going to build another one and you couldn't buy that level of quality today if you wanted to. Money well spent! Great job fellas.
Wow ! I tip you my hat ! Course I'm no mechanic and I really didn't know what I was doing at the time but my estimate between my ears is close to $18,000 for my not so great 1967 Selectamatic David Brown 880. That includes tractors purchases (I bought 2 of them) and from muffler to tires, clutchs repair, hydraulic, power steering, cosmetic... and on and on ! And it's still needs love on top of that. Work is not finished yet.
But boy I like my DB. It's sleeping in a garage each and every day. My car don't even have that kind of treatment !
The memories that my DB gives me is way over what it cost. Hope it will stand.
Keep on your good work.
LUC
Glad someone tell you straight on here! Thanks Toby!!! And Senior!!!
Bargain price for an as new tractor. Your videos are right up near the top of my list and maybe you are my favourite to watch. Always looking forward to seeing more videos. Thanks, your D2 is definitely my favourite project.
Another great video. I was kind of surprised by the $$$ amount at first. But it doesn't take long to make those prices go through the roof. Thank you for allowing us to tag along on your repair journey. You're attention to detail is prenominal. Your day time employer is fortunate to have you as a wrench. Now let's get back to #5J1113! Great job as always.
Senior and yourself have done great work. Great work requires cash and most of all sweat equity. Restorations of anything is invaluable when done to your abilities. On top of old western reruns, i am now hooked on Squatch253 reruns! Yikes
Great run down. Now add 16K for labor, 20% sales tax for Michigan(lol), fluids. all priceless for watching you do such a great job on the old M.
Having done both an antique car and tractor I wish you had added a note at the end “and as a reference: this tractor rolled out of the showroom for $xxxx in 19xx” please keep up your great effort!
Thanks so much for sharing this, you’re a good man. Not everyone would do that and it really helps to understand genuine cost you could incur. It would be very interesting to maybe recap on other rebuilds especially “one with tracks and an undercarriage” to know also. This was very valuable. Cheers and many thanks Matt
Great job on that IH, that is my 2nd favorite red tractors ,M-F 1st but I'm the same way, I call it a working restoration, as I slowly restore it & upgrade it!the only thing I have left to do is the repaint & a new seat .I do have a newer tractor a 2018 M-F 1526 but I have a hard time finding time to shut the 1959 M-F 50 down to finish it because it is a working tractor.I think your spot on as far as price & priorities& You can never put a price on your labor if you enjoy what your doing. Thanks 4 the video.
Its a gorgeous build and worth every moment you and your dad shared.
Thanks for sharing, The results are stunning. I suspect it looks better now then when it was new.
As most of us are probably at least beyond the "getting started"stage in life, a good sense of decorum in a public forum like this is always welcome. Your reluctance to discuss the nitty gritty cost break down is understandable. Goes to show you were raised correctly, you and your family may be well heeled, and still worked hard for everything you may have. But unlike some you know the value and satisfaction hard work brings. I have watched a good portion of the videos that you have done, I am still watching because of the welcoming, humble and engaging way that you speak to "us" the viewers. I for one don't need to know as one of previous commenters asked" so how much does YT pay for?" A good reply " Some where between nunya and mindya own business. I am just happy to see the length, depth, and breadth of the tooling, machinery and knowledge you and Sr. bring to the process. Well done, keep it up! Thanks
Well Squatch my opinion is there is a difference between a restoration and a remanufacturing . I've done this process on many tractors. And in my opinion you did an awesome job with the remanufacturing .
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Thanks! I kind of figured the hours, and part costs, were correct! This is why I prefer to buy running, working tractors, and pay good $ when one has no "noises" coming out of it. As far as your comment on parts machines, well yes! I dabble in mid 60's to mid '70s snowmobiles, and even that rust rotted machine with a locked up engine from behind a shed for $100 is worth it to me if I get one or two parts off of it! Because if I say find a nice straight bumper with good chrome and a good knob or switch I know having an old bumper re chromed will cost double that, and even a reproduction knob or such can be $20-$30!
Thanks for taking the time to break it all down for us. Having the ability to do most of the labor and repairs yourself really helps. I estimate I'll have at least $15,000-18,000 into my John Deere 60 by the time it's done...for one, it's spent its whole life out in the elements and is in much worse shape than this Super M was. For two, it's a Deere, and we all know how expensive that green paint can be...
Watched from the start, can't wait to see whats next! Stayin on top of the D-2, tell Sr. great job!
Try to keep the videos coming. We enjoy your quality videos. Good luck and much enjoyment with that new tractor.
This was informative. Most of the videos I watched were 15 minutes of them giving me their background and resume, and then at the end the gist of the video was "It all depends" no real dollar amount.
Thoroughly enjoyed every vid you and Snr have made showing the rebuild. Your hard work in making them is much appreciated.
You've done a fantastic job. A real labour of love.
I LOVE SEEING YOUR VIDEOS .I restored a1948 ford 8n years ago and still have it. Not to the quality you guys do but I injoyed doing it.
A borrowed M years ago plowed 15 acres while my 540 rear bearing was fixed. Your restoring this M pleased me.
I just went through a Super M myself, minus paint (kinda like what you're doing with 1113). Sat under a pine tree for 20 years. Completely flogged from front to rear and the engine was stuck so bad 3 of sleeves come out with the pistons. I had to use a bottle jack and a 2"x2" from underneath the tractor to push them out. Our numbers are similar, but I had $1600 at the machine shop. I had around $1200 just in NOS bearings for the transmission. It really adds up fast, especially when you get into rubber. I opted for 15.5-38 Firestones on 12" drop center rims. Ouch. The things we do for the love of old iron. hahaha.
Thank you for the information.
Restoring is never cheap and you will never recuperate that cost if you are trying to make money doing this.
Restoring anything is for the love of the item.
Great job, Squatch. Congratulations to you and your Dad. You guys are great together.
Thank you for making this video. I've been following the build since day 1. I have a '63 MF50 that belonged to my grandad, and plan to restore it someday. Although the Super M and MF50 aren't completely alike, they still share a lot of similarities. This helped me tremendously, not just with possible costs but also a breakdown of what I might run across mid-project. It's always the unexpected little items that add up. Again, thank you! And great job on the Super M!
I really appreciate the financial clarity. It is slightly disheartening to see the total considering im 16 and wanted to start restoring my grandpas M thats tuned up to a super m. This is around 1/2 or a 1/3 of my yearly income being 16. I estimate it taking me around 3 years so I can afford other things on top of the tractor. Can’t wait to start on it.
Awesome project! Thanks for sharing details of rebuild. As a mechanic myself, that tractor was rebuilt the way they need to be done. 👏
Sweet tractor!
Thank you Squatch and Senior! It really helped being able to watch and get away from all the covid "stuff" even for a little while.
Always enjoy watching your videos. I don't think I will ever rebuild a tractor but you two together with the no BS way you do things just makes it relaxing. Funny point is that the last old school 392 Hemi I helped a friend with ,shop costs were about the same.
A lot of time, blood, sweat and hopefully not too many tears! (Plus the money for the parts etc. of course!) Your Farmall project is a perfect benchmark for an ultimate nut and bolt level restoration. Thanks for sharing and take care guys!