MOW - Can I Get This 1976 Gravely 566 Running Again and Plow The Tater Patch???
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2022
- I've let the tater patch go so it's time to get this old Gravely running and show the weeds who's boss!!
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Look like a fine job you done, and I know for sure if Daddy was still with yall he would be mighty proud of all the work and mechanichin his boy is doing, God Bless you
Thank you for the video. Those Gravely's are great machines.
Wow unbelievable man we had the same identical machine when I was a kid what a blast from the past
My dad sold Gravely tractors in the 60s, I went on demos with him on demos ...one day dad was using the mower deck on a hill , it slid sideways and cut down a " 4 inch tree . Sold !
Nice work. Keep it up and your channel will take off. Enjoy the content! Cheers
My grandpa bought a new one in 1968. I used to follow him every time he tilled his garden. I eventually ended up with it and his old Oldsmobile Cutlass when he passed away in 1997. My first wife sent both to a scrapyard while we were separated in 2002 before our divorce. I was devastated.
Sorry to hear that man, women can be so heartless
Should have sent her to the scrapyard
Mine gave away all my old tools from my great uncle and every tool I had collected since I was a kid. Women can be pretty heartless.
Did they do it because you guys did something to them. Usually how it works
Women in general are good just pick the right one take time on that but sad to hear it
Man, you work hard. Highly respectable
I rarely ever comment on videos but I just wanted to say that this channel is one of my new favorites on RUclips. I watch a lot of this type of content and yours is some of the better content on this site. Keep up the great work and thanks for the entertainment.
Preshate it! 👍
Awesome video! The Gravely got down to business. Really heavy duty..
The Midweek videos are great! Gives me another great video to watch and the extra pep to get my projects done also. Keep them coming!
Adjust the front wheels to lower the front end to dig deeper
Wheels are all the way up.
@@ThisNThatGarage Let 'em down some.
Looks like it's time to make a video working on the old John Deere. I think you look like a pretty good farmer. Look forward to the next video.
Well, young man, you are not half as ignorant as you would sometimes have us believe 🙂 You seem to be a seasoned mechanic with a passion for what you do. And the way you take us into your experiences is just amazing. Thank you for that!
Support that 💯 👌
An thats why man started in the late 70s making compact tillers starting like briggs & stratton
Man that’s an awesome old machine… I love old stuff like that… My buddy’s dad has one of the first walk behind mowers it’s pretty cool. When I was a kid we had an old snapper mower and I hated that thing because it didn’t look new and fancy like everybody else’s mower in the neighborhood but that damn thing outlasted everyone’s new fancy mowers about 3 times over…😂 It taught me a valuable lesson in life… Looks ain’t everything…😂
I believe in the early 70's I walked a Gravely brush mower at least a1000 miles on my uncles 400-acre Nursery. Dang man you have brought back some memories with this one!
Your commitment to DIY is better than ever seen..!! love your channel and commitment to ancient machines that out-do anything purchased!!! Keep it up sir .. only a few like you left! You are the few people that make a difference anymore ... Appreciate you and who you are...!! Lo'l and behold you and others keep this alive- gracious hands out from Canyon Lake TX... Cheers to you my friend.
Preshate it. I try to do pretty much everything myself.
So cool to see old school equipment working! You deserve a sweet tea in the shade. 🙏🏼🇺🇸
Keep it up and your channel will take off, you even have an airplane, like Jimmy'sWorld!
That was great, I can remember working that rotary plow when I was about 13 years old, it would lock into a big rock and take me around about half a circle …I would have bruises from the handlebars
They will STOMP you!
Don’t grow potatoes in the same place as they take all of the goodness out of the soil. After potatoes, you are supposed to grow other vegetables for 2 more years to put the nutrients back in the soil then you can grow potatoes in the 3rd year.
That's exactly how it is! My grandfather grew potatoes for over 50 years and was very meticulous on that part.
Great video! Really enjoyed it! Thanks. Only thing is with the price of food should keep the potatoes
Love your tractor. Cranks and runs like new sir. Love to hear thatvtwo cylinder pop.
Looks like one my uncle used to have. Gotta love those old Poppin Johnnys.
I noticed it was blowing a lot less oil smoke as it warmed up and the rings came back 👍
Old 301 just needs running.
The old k series kohler was notorious for bellowing smoke even when you put new rings in them lol I think that what it was made to do. I loved those old k series kohler because it was the last of its series to have a cast iron pan
@@brucefinch4432 I run Delo 15/40 in all my stuff and it's calm as far as the smoking goes. They are TOUGH though!
@@lewiemcneely9143 you are right about them being tough I had 6 of them, ranging from 10 hp to 16 hp, handed to me but all of them was stuck. Put some marvel mystery oil down the cylinders and 3 weeks later they was running with full rebuilds. I love the k series by far the best of all brands today. I did hear that 15/40 was the best for those old beasts
@@brucefinch4432 I plowed up a fresh newground with one and it sent me flopping more times than I could count with the rotary plow and never even kicked the governor. You learn to stand behind the handlebars really quick. And Brian Bloc 02 of machine shop fame in Baghdad Ky. says that Delo and Deere oil are the only ones formulated for flat tappet engines. Diesel formula of course. Used to be at Wally world for $12 a gallon. Blue jug.
gravely's are good machines
I have a 1966 super convertible I still used all the time for different chores around the house.
That thing is a monster
That rotary plow is what u want to hill them potatoes. U need to find the shield for it and that will help the dirt go where it needs to. That thing is a beast. I collect the little sears garden tractors. Makes me want to start buying the gravleys when I see them!
I am 64 years old A Gravley was part of my childhood We had one with the Gravley engine rather than the newfangled Kohler That is the Swiss army knife of outdoor power for folks who only have a couple of acres to care for
It sure is like a Swiss army knife!
I grew up with a 1965 model that my dad kept running until 2005. It is a beast and is a great tool. You went at the garden all wrong. First you should have mown the vegetation off. Then use the first tool that you set aside. That is a rotary plow. It tills deep and thoroughly. The tiller is used for final bed preparation and weed control. For final bed preparation or on had ground like you were on, it works best when used in reverse.
Looks like you know enough to get in trouble. At least you won’t starve.
Got to love the old stuff 😀
Well if the tiller don't take care all of them the oil burning smoke will lol good job bud
And the rotary plow is EXACTLY what you're doing with it. A single row plow is what it is. And it'll stomp a mudhole in you if it hits something. And there is a piece of sheet metal to help [put the dirt it slings out where you need it and is the PERFECT thing for hilling taters. I hung a round hole concrete block off the front of the tiller to make it dig in and it's go through a gravel driveway.
Awesome vids Did I see an airplane under the shed there. Love to see a vid on that. Keep up the good mechanicing. Did that sorta thangs before I lost both hands in 1983. Brings back some memories.
Airplane....... Maybe. Hate to hear that about your hands. That's terrible.
Love old John Deere tractor my late one farmer neighbor had 40 1951 gas loader used nickname it 2 in one use or stone hauler to! Great tractor and had in line 4 cylinder block had strange head set for 2 and swap to 4 cylinder by changing heads to with gasket too! But powerful tractor too and never drove it but seen in action lots to !
Hey That extra Space you put between those row as is the right amount of distance enbetween those potatoes plant bushes for sure.& Remember to make up A Epsom salt bath for the rows to kill off the worms that get into them with. When you plant your next batch of potatoes Is to put some Epsom salt inside of the spots where you plant your potatoes at.& The green stems sprout shoots that pop up on the potato bushes my friend. Sevens dust.&'tobbacco dust works well for healing your plants.
Another great episode. You should be able to move and/or remove the tillers from the shaft, to adjust for the spacing of the rows. I have never seen that particular machine, it demands respect.
Leaves rotting in your garden over the winter every year will change the soil and if it’s not so packed then it’s going to hold more moisture! That’s been my experience here in Louisiana my friend! Try loading it up with leaves and mulch every year before winter and let it sit throughout the winter! Cow manure but not horse manure! Horse manure has too many things that you don’t want growing in your garden! Till between the rows after planting to keep the majority of the grass down! Thanks for sharing your videos Chad! Take care my friend! 🤜🏻🤛🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸
I love the dickens out of your channel an needed to entertain them folk for about forty minutes or so, so looked and found the ticket which reminded me of these machines... absolute best weed eater I have ever had the pleasure of running... most likely gonna find it handier than pockets on tee shirts.,.I guarantee that when you use that brush hog, snakes will find somewhere else to live
That frog knew it was a setup..lol..
I saved the little dummy's life! 😂
This and that is a good description of your channel, you even wrangle frogs 😂 anyway good job getting the gravely going and tending to your taters 👍☮️🇺🇲
It's amazing how simple you make things look. I didn't think that would crank so quickly. I woulda gotten frustrated with it. Lol. Because of watching these videos, it makes me wanna buy junked mowers and anything small engine to repair. I used to do it YEARS ago, but got out of it. Finding any older equipment here is tough. Cars.....sure, but mowers and stuff......people junk before attempting to sell. And we did that same thing with a barred owl. The owl would answer back and slowly got closer until it sounded like it was directly over us. 😄
It's just that hot up here in Southern Indiana too. Being down in the Ohio river valley in the Summer is kinda like steamin' down in a crock pot. I bet that's why saunas never really took off here, if you want a sauna, just sit out in the yard a while. However, if you want to be warmer than you are now, go to Henry County, lol. I don't know why but whenever I crossed that Fitzhugh bridge over Kentucky lake on 79 headed east, the temperature always felt like it dropped 10 degrees when I crossed into Stewart County, lol! That thing is huge! We had a little self propelled cultivator (I have no idea what brand it was) with tractor tread tires on it we used to use (It may have at one time had a seat as an option but we didn't have it). It had to have been about 7 days older than water as it had a round gravity fed gas tank and an oil bath air cleaner on it. I've watched friends of mine on youtube have tater contests seeing who could grow the most and I always thought "If y'all would build hills around them tater plants you'd get twice as many", but they'd always just leave 'em on flat ground, lol.
You need to get ya an ultrasonic cleaner. I got one a few years ago and when I put in a small engine carburetor in it, that cavitation in the cleaning liquid of your choice will thoroughly clean out all the gunk in those little holes and make it clean as a whistle. I originally got mine to clean variable capacitors in old radios but I've used it for all kinds of little things to clean them out good and they work great.
That thing works a lot easier than our old rotor tiller. It's an oldie too, made back when Christ was just a corporal and it's a front tine...It'll sure build your forearm muscles up though. :)
Usually you would use a furrow plow with adjustable wings on it but that looks great. When the plant starts to die that's when it's ready to pull out of the ground. Love your channel bud keep it up
That left hand lever is to start and stop your attachment like a clutch, the pull handle engages the pto gears. You should only pull that pto handle when at idle and then up the rpm and use your lever to stop the attachment at the end of the row. Pulling that handle with the rpm up will break the pto. I do have the same machine.
Nice video and safe language for everyone to watch and some sense of humor 👍
That’s one man merman and equipment was made to last a lifetime in those days
Your rotary plow needs a scattershield like the one pictured in the brochure it will help row it up a lot better.
Plow in one direction and with the shield in place, it will build up the row each pass.
At the end of the season, run the plow in the opposite direction and it will level the rows flat for next season plowing.
Every time I watch his videos I miss my home State of Tennessee. California’s city life is like a tugging of the spirit. The feeling of being out of place. But very cool content though.
Like that b you have! Good running old tractor! I had an "h" I rebuilt when I was 18 and ran it for years,then sold it to dicky Thompson! I'm sure you've seen it..
You are fun to watch and my new favorite channel to watch.
That wind turbine is pretty cool 😎. I wish I had one.
That tractor run low and slow
Good job Chad ! That sure is a nice tractor, you get some good finds over there mate 🤙 the tater patch is looking good bet you get some nice ones out of there !
I actually got about a half a bucket of taters and that was it and they were pee wee taters at that! 🤣
I got one just like it. My Mower was stolen for it along with several antique mowers and tractors. Trying to replace some of what was stolen.
0:17 is that.. a damn plane?!
10:48 My buddy had a frog in his house for two weeks, it lived behind his dresser and got water from the dripping tub at night.
We still don't know what he was eating, but he lasted two weeks. It was one of those creaky sounding treefrogs too.
His parents were not impressed.
I thought the Great Potato would have flown out of that potato patch and give you gifts. For you young people, that a reference to the great pumpkin from Charlie Brown.
I would not be able to help myself. I would have to power wash that thing. Lol. Nice job firing that thing up brother. 👍✌
I thank you did great. Love that. ol' john Deer.
That steering sulky was usually show with the wide estate type mower in the brochures,
Keeper coming great viedos
Good job getting the machine working again. It pulverizes the soil nicely. That JD is a cool machine. My cousin had one, liked it a lot.
Just started watching your channel and I am loving it all thanks and keep um coming lol
It's looks a whole lot better than it did you done a good job on it
👍Enjoyed the video. Takes me back.
10:21 wheels reminded me of a nuclear danger symbol.
Enjoyed the picture show
I've got two 5665's, one with a rotary plow and one with a 40 inch kidney mower, both with cast iron 301 Kohler 12 horse motors. A 301 is like a Briggs and will run for ever!
Must have been nice having a dad to teach you this stuff, thanks for sharing
The ol Gravely works pretty well! Always impressed with your mechanical ability. Nice work!
I appreciate your hard work/working through problems-there are all ways challenges!
Heeee !!!! Mr.T 😄 . Thanks for this great and funny video 👌🏻 . My compliments to you with your repair skills , i have always a lot of fun when i see one of yours video's 😆 . On to the next one 👊🏻🍺. Regarts from Holland 🇳🇱.
Really enjoy your channel I look forward to seeing your videos
you can use the cultivator on the tractor but you have to cross plow the rows to break it up
awesome gravely
Excellent video Chad :) never use Gravely but use 1976 Sears Rolletiller 4 beaters with 2 on left and right side with 6 hp Tecumseh motor task to run it my late Father left me but sold for $500.00 last year ! My neighbors got one called Troy Built and 11 hp Briggs Stratton look like but own motor Troy Built with back beaters also tractor turf tires andd easy to use too better Sears !
I grew up with those old John Deere's too. We had a 1939 "styled" "A" model and a '41 "H" model. Our "A" was always hard to start because it was set up for electric so it had that toothy flywheel on it but the battery was nearly always dead so I had to hand crank it 99% of the time (unless I had been fortunate enough to park it aimed downhill) and those flywheel teeth would bite ya pretty good now and then. With the starter at the top of the flywheel you couldn't manually grab it from the backside and pull it, you had to grab it on the front side and push it downwards. Fortunately I'm 6'8" so I always had the leverage to give the flywheel a good shove ...Unfortunately it also meant that I was the official cranker any time it needed starting :) I kept a small pillow on it's seat because that seat had a crack in it and that crack would open up jusssst enough when ya leaned forward to engage the hand clutch that when ya leaned back again that crack would close up and bite yer hide, LOL! The "A" had a hydraulic pump we rebuilt and we added a 3 point hitch to it. We also used that pump to power a homemade wood splitter instead of putting a small engine and pump on the splitter itself and then just towed the splitter around with the tractor. The only 3 point implement we had though was our bushhog. everything else was pull-type and some of that had been converted from horse drawn like our old hay rake and our mowing machine. The "H" had a single small hydraulic cylinder on it's right side to raise and lower it's plow with. They didn't have much horsepower, but they had torque for days, lol.
My grandpappy farmed with a B and an 8n clear up to the early 90s thems built to last
She’s ready for a re-ring job. Poor ole girl has been dusted.
Upon further investigation it was smoking and missing due to running real rich. Leaned it out a little and it runs great.
Like this job... leaned a lot !Thanks
The pvc pipe was probably there to keep the weeds from wrapping around that shaft
Good job.
Great video keep it up
thanks for the video i look rearward to it, i like down to earth people and with some work the potatoes will be good.
Boy you named your channel perfectly! I dang airplane too lol
Oh man you got an ultralite...do a will it run on that baby
Not an ultralite. Titan tornado. Maybe we'll get it running one of these days. 🤷
I threw a load of woodchips on a plot I couldn't dig ( colorado)
The following year it had broken down and the plot was digable.
Might help ? If not get that sledgehammer of yours out !
Attitude Grasshopper !
I think the attachment that was originally on the Gravely was a device that creates hills... I could be wrong tho...
More entertaining content - those machines are great - if you can get all the attachments could be useful too, especially if you fix the ride on seat.
When you 1st started this video, was that a SnoJet I saw beside the D.B.? I was just wondering I grew up with SnoJets and a lot of people are seriously collecting them now. Thanks Shawn
I don't know what a snow jet or DB is. Maybe you saw the leaf mulcher?? Need to get it running some time too.
I was hoping to see you get the seat working lol
that pretty slick .made back when it was real equipment.
MY GRANDDADS PRIDE AND JOY WAS HIS GRAVELY
I'd like to see this thing with the Dog eater snowblower. That's was a tiller that was on it.
Hard to beat them k series Kohler engines. There is a fella that lives in town that deals in old gravelys. He has an ad on craigslist if you wanna find him but if gravely made it there is a good chance he has it.
You should get a 140 farmall/international there great tractors for gardening etc.
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chisel plow will make your hills for ya
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