Antique Bacon Mfg. Co. Garden Seeder [Restoration]
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2018
- This restoration was on a early 1900s Bacon Mfg. Co. seeder. These were also known as garden seeders, hand-drills, or cultivators. The Bacon Mfg. Co. was based out of Pontiac, Michigan, USA. I had a really hard time locating ANY information on this tool, but I did find the patent from 1901 located here: patents.google.com/patent/US6...
I also found an advertisement for this seeder from 1899 here: i.imgur.com/677aZUQ.jpg
There are several "BD" markings on the castings that lead me to believe this is a "Bacon Drill" seeder and not another type.
The black finish on this seeder was most likely japanning, but I am still unsure about the finish on the silver parts. Usually nickel-plated steel builds up a greenish film that washes off after placed in Evapo-rust, but this did not happen at all.
The rest of the restoration was fairly straight forward as these are all just metal parts that needed de-rusting and paint. I used 3-4 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear-coat on everything.
There is a part on the back wheel that I do not know what it does. It may have been a counter or a measuring tool, from the looks of it.
The seeder was actually really fun to use and if I had a large garden this would still come in handy today!
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Oh wow. I just witnessed the creation of that huge evaporust bucket? It's only 10 am and I think my day just peaked.
I finally found it as well. I'm still looking for the video that confirms if he really is sponsored by them
My first thought when I saw it too! Was that the birth of the bucket?!
Same
11am here, it’s peaked
Bro....spoilers
The sandblaster cabinet never gets old. Great job, as always.
Sorry if someone else solved the "mystery", but I haven't read it as whole until now:
The seeder, as it is restored, is not fully functional. The silver bar left dangling on the back wheel is supposed to go to the chute to block the seeds. Only when a screw on the back wheel is passed by the small silver lever, the bar is retracted and a load of seeds is planted. This way small batches of seeds are deposited to grow.
The screws in the back wheel can be keyed so that each rotation minimum one and maximum 6 batches are administered into the ground by opening the chute. You can choose what suits the plants seeding distance. Different plants need different offsets from each other, otherwise the might compete for nutritions and water.
The manual shut-off with the wire and silver pice is used, if the seeder is still rolling, but should not seed. I.e. when you seed a field and reach the end of a row, you want to turn around in a wider circle, maybe. Then just flip the manual close and turn around. Open when starting the next row.
But again, nicely done! This might not be useful these days as other parts you have restored, but either recycle (for something new to be created) or restore.
I thought that mystery piece was for scraping the mud out of the wheels lol Excellent post and thank you!
@@enunya Me too. Or a kickstand.
@@ChristopherBix Good one!
That sandblasting gag never gets old... it cracks me up every time you do it.
Ggg
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Why do I have the feeling, that too many people viewed the video hoping to find out how to plant and grow bacon?
jay west sadly it’s true. I see bacon I come. I’m a simple man.
Pshhh whattt? Me? No? I just... I knew it was nothing to do with bacon.. I just.. ehhhh... *sweat beading*
@@imogenhope8949 Understood. Lol
wait bacon isn’t a plant?
It did confuse me so a second...
i love these videos, not just for the rebuilding of the cool stuff, but for the comedy, i always get a laugh, and learn a little
I really like seeing your projects become like new again! I like that you use as much of the original as possible.
Thanks!
Hands down Best RUclips restoration channel.
I don't know, yours are pretty good man!
@GrɆg Sure I did, he is my husband! I that him every night
As a vegetarian, the fact that bacon grows from seeds is the best news I've heard in years.
Best. Comment, Ever.
THE MORE YOU KNOW!
That's effing brilliant!
Dr Ivo Robotnik insert a pic that will make a vegan cry
Doesn't it? The seeds are what grows into plants that are needed to feed the bacon. Bacon is kind of a seed concentrate...
I believe the way it's supposed to work, is the two front wheels go on either side of a furrowed row, the plow point digs in, the mechanism drops the seed, the wide rear wheel buries it, and the arm breaks the dirt clumps off the wheel. I've only seen one used once when I was kid, but that seems right.
ooooo! Could be!
Hiker Bro close, but no cigar. The arm is the row measure. The chain (when used) hangs as an open top loop between the plow point and the rear wheel to bury the seeds.
TrollForge Thaaat's right. Wow. It's been forever since I've seen one, and was too young to totally understand it. The one I saw was a bit different and I wanted to ride it like a hobby horse, which, after years of reflection, I think is probably *also* the wrong way to use it. 😁
Is that lever so you can pull the seeder backwards without putting seed out? Like a lockout for the seed flap?
Hi, TrollForge is partly right, the arm is part of the seed burying mechanism. If you look closely at the part the arm is bolted to, you will see that the part works like a ratchet every time one of those timing bolts in the rear wheel pushes on it. It works in conjunction with the automatic seed dispenser. Here is a picture showing how it should be hooked up. www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectibles/sarnia/antique-farm-seeder/1329927858?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
Great video! Watched with my wife and she was laughing ... she farmed for over 10 years on a small organic farm and dealt with these seeders and all their problems constantly! The part where it almost fell over made her LOL. Should have made them with a kickstand!
I have sleeping troubles and I take ambian nightly. I love watching your videos not because they are boring (I love the content) but because they make my mind go to the shop and just relax. Thank you. I've been here for a long time and just wanted you to know how much your videos mean to me. Your content is a key part to my sleep and well being. Cheers man
That’s not the way I would do it.
I would cover it in releasing oil first, put it on a shelf under the bench, then talk about sorting it for the next ten years.
haaaa
Big Pete spoken like a true tradesman
redrum2190 well I don’t like to brag.
I’m doing that with a Stanley #5 plane. Someday...
That's just standard practice.
Just love your channel. Humor (without much talkin), learning and craftsmanship, all in one. For wanna-be's like me, it would be helpful to have more info as to what sprays and things you use at all points....the obvious for beginners is not obvious to us...again, an Outstanding outcome!!! Thank you sir.
If you turn on the captions, I have some extra details sometimes. Thank you!
Duh...shoulda known that...thanks!
Hand Tool Rescue
Now I'm going to have to watch it again. I'm going to have to watch all of them again.
i recently restored an old sump pump motor (15-20lbs or so) and now all i need to do is get my friend to help me with setting up a test rig. the impeller was fucked though, so it'll be repurposed for something like a chain drive on a bootleg thingy or whatever.
well said!
Man I love watching your love for restoring the lost and forgotten relics!! Your humor and antics get me every time. The clanging and banging in this one got me good but the close up OG impact screwdriver made me sea-saw sick!
Congratulations for buying and using the impact driver 🎊👏👏👏🎉
Neat tool! I love those old farm type implements, sometimes they are quite strange. We had a corn sheller on our porch when I was a kid and we’d take my mother’s decorative Indian corn and shell it much to her dismay. 😁
10:18 - Yay.... The sandblaster forehead smash returns!
Those cast wheels are works of art.
The mark of a true craftsman - making sure the shaft is very well lubricated and a tight but smooth fit!
Has to be done!
I had the kids avert their eyes at 17:55
Also, the legend goes that one day Hand Tool Rescue will have a swimming pool dug in his yard. When the time comes to fill it he will say no, no water. A tanker truck will appear and it will dispense in to the pool 2.5 million litres of rustoleum.
As ever an interesting piece of history brought back to life and saved from the scrap metal furnace.
Keep up the great work and I’m looking forward to receiving my wrench 🔧
Peace
Charlie UK 🇬🇧
Thank you!
This fast becoming one of my favorite channels on the whole of the world wide internet! Great work - love it!
Thank you!
It's awesome to see these old tools get the scrubbing and lovin they deserve. Great work!
Depending on how many degrees of separation you have, Kevin's family still sells bacon seeds, in their shed out back of the barn.
as usual a brilliant vidio,absolutely no need for dialogue, purely visual, and getting your hands dirty is the way I used to do my repairs and renovations,abs ways satisfying to get tools / equipment back up and running, your vidios are funny and easy on the eye,abslwaysnd will always get my thumbs up
Thank you very much.
I pressed the like button at 59 seconds.. great intro, no boring loud background music.. really this is the perfect RUclips video... a bit disappointed it hasn't hit the 1M views mark.
Your videos are thoroughly enjoyable. I love old engineering, what with the ornate wheel spokes and the labour-intensive coatings. Keep it up!
DAM IT ALL ..... i come here for bacon instead i see a seeder
Clickbait indeed! Got excited with bacon but oh well, a seeder will have to do for now.
Literally the same problem I have with almost every video.
You mean this contraption has nothing to do with artificially inseminating sows? D'oh! Click bait indeed.
+ Andy Timmons I am being to realize I should have thought about this title more, haha.
No matter... I’m a guy, so it still made me horny! 😈
The sandblasting headbutt/flop get me everytime!! Love ya videos man :D
Thanks Spikey!
I agree Spikey, I burst out laughing at the face-plant! Perfect.
Watching you make "short-work" of these restoration projects is worth every minute. I have a lot pans with baked on grease deposits. Thanks to your videos I restored one of them to usable condition
Wish I was there to hang out with you, and helping you with bigger restorations. I really enjoy you bring the older equipment back to life again. Thanks for making successful restoration videos for us to learn how things were.
OK, I swear I'll go to work just one more video.
My grandma had one of these and she used it for corn. This was 25 years ago.
And?
She died.
Colonel RPG completely?
Indeed. Although only 15 years after the seeder incident.
You crack me up dude. I’d say you semi-twisted humor is 30% the reason why I watch your videos.
Haha, thanks!
I'm impressed by the way the story was told here. Love your work
You'd make a good Bollywood villain with those staring eyes and the beard. Just need to work on the dancing.
Hahahaha
@@HandToolRescue friend hello you are turkish?
@andy Crespo He is canadian )
he would still have to know how to dance and sing
I always knew that bacon was a vegetable.
I cannot imagine how it is possible to disassemble and especially reassemble a tool for the first time.
Well done for you and the quality of your work!
Kindly
I can tell you don't like yard work from the condition of your yard. So many things to love about this channel!
Hahaha, that's the old garden that we didn't seed this year because I am building a new workshop on it.
with that beard...i cant wait for HTR brand beard shampoo, with the manly smell of wd40, evaporust and hot rusty steel
Mmmmm...exactly what the ladies want!
ADD THE SCENT OF PAINT THINNER AND HOT WELD AND YOU GOT YOURSELF A PARTY! BIG FAN BY THE WAY: HTR!
I thought he washes his beard in Evaporust? No corrosion on that bad boy!
a fine scent filled with the hatred of carriage bolts!
I'd buy it lmao
I love growing my own organic bacon in my backyard 😍
The random use of a chainsaw or something to tap two parts together always gives me a chuckle.
ANOTHER great upload ......another great day . THANKS I look forward to your restorations .
Thank you!
The chain drags in a loop behind the seeder and pulls the soil back over the trench that the seeder made. It covers the seeds up. It might need weights added to it, depending on soil conditions.
Thank you!
Very interested in your videos.
this guy has been my cluch for the past week, ive been really sick and these videos have made me feel better
Just discovered your vid's, love 'em! Love the humor!
Awesome!
With one of those machines, I could triple my growin' operation!
I mean... Uh, I could plant those seeds for my granny like she asked me to. Yes.
Great project buddy!
How about ye olde sharpening wheel?
I watched the whole video and I still don't really understand how this thing works, does it "plant" the seeds mechanically, or does it just drop them on the ground evenly spaced..?
Jesse H. You furrowed the ground with a plow then drove this along. The small pointed shoe would slip through the loose dirt and drop seeds underneath and they'd get covered as you moved forward. The unknown clanking bit was to help time the spacing of the seeds
Steve Hutzler Thanks! That helps.
There is a wire missing that connects the wheel lever to the seed dropper ratchet, the timing is with the number of screws thread side to the lever (as it is set now it is 12” per seed, every other screw is facing the lever). The chain is draped from one rail to the other and drags the dirt back over the seed and the rear wheel then compacts the soil.
Found your channel the other day and LOVE the content. Even got my kids hooked. For the last two days we sit and watch a video before I take them to school. Keep up the good work! Subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you.
Your a very patient man! Another great restoration of a long neglected antique.
15:00 - When you have a chainsaw, everything looks like a nail.
Are you restoring that drywall from your walls too?
avo ?!
Outstanding work as usual. Every time I see a Mastercraft tool in your videos, it makes me even prouder to be Canadian.
I have never seen anything like that seed spreader. Great job remembering where everything goes.
@19:40 that part might just be to make a click every revolution of the wheel? for counting distance or something?
Definitely could be.
My guess is it does something with large dirt piles, but that would be more useful if the wheel's circumference was known.
I was looking at it too, it catches on the bolts in the wheel right?
Could it be to add vibrations to help the seeds "flow" more easily/consistently?
You don't need more vibration in that contraption, with such loose fittings and no bearings it's shaky enough when it moves.
I also think it's a "counting clicker", though I'm not sure how useful that is.
Overall this tool looks much too complex for the job it's designed to perform, I've seen much simpler seeders that work just as well.
I'm pretty sure it stops the wheel from turning when you pull it backwards to start a new row so it doesn't keep dropping and wasting seeds.
Hey there H.T.R (Hand Tool Rescue) I had a question how did you get into restoring old tools? Also congrats on 298k! Almost 300k I'm excited for you!
Thank you! I started restoring tools to make some extra money on the side.
Hand Tool Rescue thank you for the reply and that's very interesting
299K as of 7/20/2018 1:30am est 17 hours off yours, May @Hand Tool Rescue break that 300K by morning when he wakes up. He deserves it with all the hard and educational work he shows here.
Since he said he started for the money, Now did he(H.T.R.) get into restoring tools by fixing them for the money with no videos or was making videos of fixing old tool to make money the plan? RUclips probably came later but brought many "gifts" of "I say, What in tarnation, I said what in tarnation is that?", followed up by in shop by
well I'll just wd40 , evaporust and Blow touch you apart until you yields your true intentions to me. Fast forward B. Hilly manic bringing the tool out from the decay with all sort of other eye candy tools & mysterious substances running through the scene "Now go forth and work again" ....... Or at least that's the voice overs in my head for his videos at times.
In my opinion, you do the absolute best restorations! You do old school procedures as much as possible while trying to maintain all parts in their original conditions as much as possible. When not, you do your best to recreate the part in its original fashion. Love your little bits of joking as well!
I didn’t think you were ever going to get another video up. Love your videos my friend. I’m addicted. 👍
It's a pretty seedy video... 😅 👌
haaaaaaaaaa
Russian name: Старая садовая сеялка
Exactly the right amount of product placement. Very well done SIR!!! Other youtubers could take a page out of your book. Boy do I love it when they launch into their "words from our sponsor" at the end. Like I ever hear more than half a sentence of that - I get the vibes from the changed tone of voice alone, and it's a matter of pride for me to have clicked on the next video before they manage to utter the name of their sponsor.
Appreciate all you work in restoring history
Ha ha ha the LOOK in the beginning ....
I expected a different kind of bacon. I still watched the video though.
Once again you have done it. Restored the 'old' and given it a 'new' life, with mirth and merriment :) Cheers.
Adoro esse canal, você consegue cada peça antiga, e deixa novinhas !!!!!
Meus parabéns, merece todos os likes.
What were the screws in the back wheel for??? **scratches head**
I think it has to do with that 'missing link', that he does not know what it's for? or it could be to add weights, to make the wheel balanced or a fashion icon?
SOLVE THE MYSTERY!
Having thought about it for ten minutes, I think I have. Since this is made up from mass produced parts, which can be used for other devices, (wheels). I think the threaded holes in the cast iron wheels, are there for that reason. Say, you need a 'fly wheel' that size? These flywheels spin very fast, & need to be 'balanced', like a car wheel, so you add a nut, here & there for it to be?
Just a thought from a Scottish man. We do make the best engineers :)
If the seeders I've seen are any indication, the contraption on the back wheel, including the screws, push dirt on top of the seeds as they've been laid by the seeder.
Yeah, you're right. After watching it again, I can see it happen
15:00 ждать следущее видео с ней?)
If by chance you’re asking what he used as a hammer there, yep, it was a chainsaw.
Nicely done. Gotta say agriculture has come a long way over the years. Thanks for the video.
Awsome job Sir Manwithbeard, my favorite channel. Keep them coming.
Pretty sure that "new" white barrel is from Breaking Bad...nice!
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you and scout crater are my two favorite restorers on the internet
I watch your videos every evening thank u for sharing xx
wow sir, you just do some amazing brilliant stuff :) you also edit it like magic - amazing
So many parts! Very impressive.
Thank you.
Very nice. These old agricultural tools are just as relevant now as they were 120 years ago.
You are so hilarious in your videos. You make them fun to watch and the content is awesome and you are very knowledgeable as to what you are doing. All around great videos sir. The family and I enjoy them very very much. Thank you
I admire your restraint for plugging tools that I would like to own.
Have become absolutely addicted to these videos although I tended to skip through them. This one I watched "real time", the comedic relief is hilarious... I was laughing out loud at 22:34. I will have to go back and rewatch the other ones. Thanks for posting these, looking forward to more.
You are an amazing at what you do man!!!! Im a carpenter and i “make” just about anything from junk and old and new materials. I love your videos thank you.
What about a RUclips channel?
I really enjoy the silliness...along with restoration
A few minutes into one of these full-on disassembles of every screw, nut, lock ring, etc., and I start stressing ("How am I ever gonna remember how all this stuff goes back together?!"). And I'm not even the one doing it! I'm stressing vicariously for you! lol
Haha, relax and enjoy!
I love watching your films. My favourite is when you fought alongside General Zod in Superman II. Your restoration work comes a close second.
haha, thank you!
I'm going to be honest. I clicked here because I saw the word *bacon* in the title but I stayed for the restoration work.
I am just so excited that there is finally a giant tub of Evapo-Rust!
Me too, me too.
Beautiful restoration! And very entertaining!! 😁😁
Love your videos dude. Keep up the great work, and thanks for sharing the secrets of the 9th dimension!
you have got to love the Era when tools were maintained and repaired. If the world goes Stone Age YOU will have valuable CHOPS AWESOME
Another gorgeous restoration.👍
I bought some evaporust for some radio restoration work I do. Awesome stuff. Thanks so much.
It's addictive!
Found your channel about a month ago. You turned me on to evaporust, that stuff is great. Thanks
This thing had so many more parts than I anticipated 😯👍
Satisfaction 💯 I like what you're doing brother.
Nice touch having your small Evaporust buckets next to a fake Christmas tree and your huge outdoor Evaporust bucket next to a spruce - a.k.a. a real Christmas tree!
Beautiful job my friend 👍👍👍
Addicted ! Love your Channel !
Been watching the videos, you work is phenomenal and the videos have humor. Keep going you are a rusty nut job. Don't ever stop.