When I was an Agricultural contractor here in the UK many years ago I would carefully maintain and and pre-season check everything. This process would by no means save me from breakdowns. However, there were a couple of other contractors I knew of who would drag their machines from the nettles every year and never have a problem!!!

Love seeing this old equipment being used love this channel

Great Video of the behind the scenes work that has to be done every season. You should try a M2/3 or L2/3 Gleaner Combine. You will be amazed how easy they are to work on and how advanced they were for early 80’s machines. Looking forward to the next video. Be safe out in the fields, to all. Thanks for the videos, JT.

I've been looking for a guy who runs a 6600. I have my dads combine and I can't junk it. Too nice and too many memories.

Retired now in ga,,body beginning to wear down,after the military and working construction all my life

"Sweet Fluffy Does the "Catwalk"!

Always enjoy watching your videos. You persevere at all you set out to do and I must say you do it in a very presentable interesting manner. Keep up with your projects and videos.

Keep it they’re nice combine or sell it to a test plot personally I buy if I could

JT, just got back from the road and see that you have a situation. Paint that dang thing red and the parts should cost y'all less should you my drift. Cheers.

We used to cut band off 2 Heston straw bales, scatter it about, pour lots of waste engine oil over it, let it soak well in, then pick it up with combine header, run it through a few times until it wasnt worth doing it, all shiny parts were now covered in oil, inside or out.

I have yet a Carhartt socking hat the same black down here in ga,get ready for winter and get some projects goin for youtub income.I moved from Mankato MN in 1999 as a general contractor building new homes ..most of my life was building homes in Mankato MN ,and I know of the cold .and was bought up on a large farm in lowa,,so I know tractors and help my dad go thru some in the winter just to keep busy .We lost our ass in cattle about 569 head and then after it was straight grain farming..no more of that .I ll keep watching your issues but keep focused

Some mechanical devices seem to fight you every single step of the way. It might be a truck, tractor, or some other kind of equipment. I have a truck that has been maintained very well and most people claim they are the greatest thing since sliced bread but mine has broken down just sitting in the carport. I keep thinking that if I just keep fixing things one day it’ll be a good truck. So far, one day hasn’t happened yet 😂.

Ah jeeze I think the end was a hint 😮❤️❤️❤️❤️

JT, Look at it this way- I have 2 old commuter cars that cost me $1500 each (3K) or I have a new $30K car. The reliability is better if I maintain both, older easy to work on cars verses 1 $$$, must fix it NOW cause it is the only one I got, new car. Also if a friend needs a car in an emergency I got one to loan him. Same with having two old combines verses one newer one....

Hey JT, doesn't it seem like we spend half the summer getting ready for winter and then half the winter getting ready for summer? Looking forward to seeing the "Green Bastard" get it's new clutch and be back in field. And always remember, if it was easy they'd never let us do it!😢

Its always a good day when JT uploads :D

My granddad always said, sometimes when a machine fights you, it's the machine crying for help... Yeah... that auction buy Farmall 400 really wanted help... I enjoy your content. Primarily because I live in the city now and don't fightbthis every day. I miss it, but way more fun watching you struggle than living it!!!

Thanks for sharing this video and stay safe 🙏

Hallelujah you finished!

I see it,,,mountains are blue,,lol. Enjoy brother.

Great video JT. Glad you’re done with beans.

JT you are the man - if you need someone to come and help you let this city boy know 😊😊

You made it through the season JT. Maybe the old combine can find another home, don't strip it for parts 😉

Excellent video JT :) glad beans got done and combine got finished your beans in time ! All farmers my area done to and doing fall wheat plus corn too on pick also silo plus fuel companies! Thought put battery charger put away and hope okay JT and also my late dad and late Uncle used get joke around thought like Red lots of red equipment had but told one guy it what affordable in equipment that all too ! Plus use Ford also International , Allis Chalmers, John Deere , you name it they had too and enjoy how lasting long time too!

Now ur talking those are some tuff old birds. Time to make the ground black. Good video JT!

Glad you got harvest finished it’s gotten cold and rainy here in Indiana I feel for any of the farmers that still have crops in the fields I seen a few but most are done thanks for sharing buddy

Congratulations on getting all your beans done! We are only about 1/4 done...we keep getting rain every 3rd day and it stifles any production...grrr. Hopefully today and tomorrow we can put a good dent in it. But the old IH1460 is performing well!

Well JT , you can fix it . Enjoyed watching!

I finally got into our soybeans last night at 9:30. Got one truck mostly loaded before throwing in the towel because 6am comes quick when you go to bed at 1am. But boy is it muddy out.

Hey JT,,,glad to hear beans are out. So,,,ya got a Big Green Bastard,,might as well have a Big Green Bizatch.

I completely understand your frustration with the 4400. I had a 7700 that was cursed, spent a lot of money on it and still fought it every time. Got rid of it and was thirty years until I bought another green one, turned out to be a very nice 7720. A cold beer always tastes good when harvest is done.

Congrats JT on getting those beans out of the mud. Always a rewarding feeling at the end when you open up the concave to clean out, point it into the wind and pop open the cylinder trap to clean the mud and firewood out! No rocks where i live! You must have gotten all my rain allocation this summer. One think about patching that 6600 up....its always nice to have a backup. Just hooking up my 1805 to the chisel plow tomorrow to get some digging finished. Now where did i put those Cat cancelling muffs?

Does the 2010 have an exhaust manifold leak? Sounds like it does. And for my $0.02, I’d get rid of the old combine and use the 4420!

Trim your trees beside your barn so you can get your equipment through. 😊😊😊

Great video, that would be cute at your place 😂

Your like a closet john Deere guy. Scared to admit it to his friends!!! Lmao 🤣. I used to have a bit of a green addiction, but we’ve been slowly trading it off for other colors. Every green piece that leaves makes my smile a little larger. 🤣👍🍻

Too bad the 4166 deal went south but as you said you have a few projects already for the winter- I hear ya on the 6600- nice to have a second combine around just in case- perhaps you could find another 6600 and use yours for parts? Great work- keep the videos coming

Not sure if a pull type would fit into your operation. They are quite a bit easier to maintain.

"Ps Get Yourself "May Wes" "Poly hitch spacer Washers " "Sure takes alot of play out of hitch drawn "Implements very Nice" !!!

You are right about one thing that green stuff is crap unless it's the other shade of green

The gunslinger gets ornery when ya move it cold.

Good video 🤠

I think all in all turd Ferguson is and will be twice the tractor but would be nice to drive. The 4166 does not articulate and your articulating tractors are both very nice. With the 1800 and the 1805 could actually run twice the acreage you have even now. That combine would make you pull your hair out with twice the acreage.

We had a 7700 deer combine,after years of allis chambers G' s,,my dad always mention that Allis machine tools you got when you bought one was the following ,a torch and a big fukin hammer

Think you should look for a 1456 IH to buy or a Ford 9000 or a oliver 1950.

Couple of things. Watched Hank Hamilton hooking up his batwing mower to his TYM tractor. He started complaining about how it didn't have the "Creep" controls to back the tractor up to aide in attaching the two together. Seen you nailing the chisel plow on the first? try. Seat time shows. You learn where the pin is when you spend enough time. Had a JD 2210 as our loader tractor and were doing roubnd bales. Picking up rounds, then hooking up and running to the other farm to unload, you learn where that pin is. Next, y'all got a lot of firewood. I'm impressed, I've split firewood. And, ya, it's time, retire the old JD combine JT. "If it ain't Red, leave it in the shed." And you got the Steiger, the newer JD combine and the 2010? all under a roof? Dang, y'all got a lot of parking space..... She done you decent, put her down for the night. Check with Fluffy, maybe the boss needs some work mousing around the old girl. Love a cold start, and Cat do, do thgat well. Cheers boss, you deserved that one.........

Hi JT when we finished harvest here in Norfolk UK we would remove all the access covers and run the combine to clear all grain etc also vacuum and blow out every thing before pressure washing and putting them in the barn for winter . We found that we didn't get any critters making a home in side combine . Do you do this in the USA . Paul Rayner .

AND that damn shift cable. We ha e to manually shift the gears in my dads 6600; something went fucky between the shifter N trans

I understand your dilemma, when do stop resurrecting a machine. It's hard to give up.

Do you need some rain .plenty here in nz . Just had 100 mm two days ago .but the 400 mm in 12 hr was unreal . Keep busy .

Thank you for a new great video. Pity with the International 4166, but such happens.🙂

Awesome beans. I’ve just got couple question about antifreeze and replacement radiator you could recommend for my 245 Massey friggenson! Thanks for some great knowledge and tricks you share with all of us!

If you're going to fix thr pump mebbie you can take something like pipe hanger strap and wrapp it around the pump and bravket to hold the pump in position to reomve the torque load on the rubber thingy?

Smart man would be running international and forget about your pink masseys

JT, as u have known is, up keep and maintaining ur equipments is not the top priority, butt it needs to be done. stay warm bud..

Sorry to hear about the 4166. Dammit,,

It's my belief that old equipment rejects new parts just like a body might reject a new organ, thereby causing additional issues.

Hi jt sometimes reason prevails over passion and money rester the 6600 it s possible but very expensive Good day

Hi jt. You got to give one gold star. After seating for 2 years. She got the job done. Were was your skirt fror the cat walk. L.o.l. sounds as though the little j.D. needs a starter and some manifold gasket.

I fit group 31 950 cca, she starts now.

I think it's time to retire the 6600. Seems it's just going down hill and that adds up fast when things keep breaking.

14:35, make no mistake, not a John Deere guy :D

Old 6600 would be worth fixing plenty of used parts available

Is that an exhaust manifold leak on the 2010 JD?

run it until it's so worn out the demo derby guys don't even want it 😂 That battery charger is a good one, our best battery chargers always were the smallest no frills models. The smart chargers don't cut it, they only charge charged batteries--wtf--even with the hold a button or jumper pack tricks nothing beats a manual battery charger on high overnight!

Is that the hydraulic pump in the big massy that's whining whenever you move it?

What we here in the Netherlands say against MF (Meiden Fiets) girls bicycle. 😂😂😂😂

Holy Sh!t dude, Do you burn all that firewood thru one winter!? That's a decent size stockpile ya got there!

Gotta go milk so not watching whole vid yet. That was a hard cold start w the 1805? You should try a 1085 or the 850. Better have full charge in batteries and spray. Apparently where the Perkins get made it never goes below 60. That 354 is really bad and the 314 is just an all around turd. Your combine was a dream start too.

Boy you have a ton of firewood! How long does that last?

By the way,,,can't call the 6620 Christine. Christine could repair herself,,lol.

I started to ask about joe cocker at the beginning of the video, glad i waited to watch the whole thing and get my answer before lookin stupid. i mean i still look stupid just not as much.

Still thinking on doing the lean-to shed video?

Q:Why is John Deere green and yellow? A: So that it can blend in with tall weeds and grass and observe how real equipment works! 😂😂😂

For one thing, you gotta look how old that machine is. And how much that was used before you got it? Because it seems like always second or third hand equipment. The the the third guy or the fourth guy always gets a war out machine. And then he b****** because everything falls apart.

You should be a green guy

2010 got a slight manifold issue?

Don’t you have your corn combine yet or don’t you have any corn?😅

Paint everything mf red you be fine .cheers .😅🍻.glade your c.... getting it's bits

i mean if yur really looking for extra work and sweet content, buy another 6600 and use this for parts and somehow shove the engine in the 2010. You can never have to much power u know lol

Where state do you farm in

Fix the damm pump!!!!!

Fix it

Coors light never taste fine 🤮

Just fix it... geesh you complain more than a Deere Guy...