Restored From The Scrap Pile! 1939 Farmall F-20 Owned by Agricultural Broadcaster Orion Samuelson

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4 жыл бұрын

Orion Samuelson is a well known agriculture broadcaster, but he also has a collection of certain Farmall Tractor. This F-20 Farmall was purchased by Orion's father when he was just 5 years old. The tractor was sold at auction in 1964 and was forgotten. When his broadcasting partner learned of the tractor, he hunted it down, finding it rusting away in a Wisconsin pasture owned by Orion's cousin. The tractor was donated and sold at auction to raise money for "Ag in the classroom". The tractor sold for $6,700 US dollars and was bought by the International Harvester Collectors, Central Illinois Chapter 10. The Collectors planned to restore the tractor and present it to Orion as a gift. It took 1 year of hard work and a group of dedicated collectors, but just one year after the purchase, the club presented Orion with a beautifully restored red Farmall F-20.
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@robertrockwell7581 2 жыл бұрын

always watched Orion Samuelson every Saturday on U.S. Farm Report not the same show without him. congrats on the restoration. Beautiful.

@TeresaJohnson-ew4us Жыл бұрын

How long was this show I never heard of it ???

@fundsfordad Жыл бұрын

Awesome job guys ! Happy for the Family to have it home ! She’s pretty 😍!

@Dsdcain 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most impressive before and after videos on this channel. To see how that tractor looked just one year later was amazing.

@jimbrent8151 4 жыл бұрын

Holy cow... I am not from a farm family but have grown to love tractors and especially junked tractors that are restored. They are a tribute to American ingenuity and the amazing diverse skills of farmers everywhere. What an amazing accomplishment, well done gentlemen. Thank you for sharing.

@derekstocker6661 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job of bringing what was a pile of scrap BUT a very special pile of scrap back from the brink! Wonderful tractor and wonderful friends, you guys have no doubt made this man's dream come true and memories of family cannot be easily come by. Great video and thank you.

@uglyfrog7263 3 жыл бұрын

congratulations Orion! Max everyone should have a friend of your caliber, you have touched folks for generation to come. From near Princeton, Indiana, thank you so much.

@RustyCarnahan 4 жыл бұрын

There will never be another like Darius Harms, Orion Samuelson, and Max Armstrong.

@dirtyroofer3678 4 жыл бұрын

Lived all my 52 years in NYC and always watched the farm report . Great rebuild with much respect earned

@maupinmaupin1472 3 жыл бұрын

bless all of you that keep these beautiful old machines intact and running.

@bigredgreg1 4 жыл бұрын

The restoration of this F-20 is amazing. What a transformation! Truly a labor of love!

@tractorhyatt7044 4 жыл бұрын

A vintage tractor buddy of mine told me, “if it casts a shadow, it can be restored.” And sure enough...WOW! Thanks to the IH Collectors Club Chapter 10! Y’all did an amazing job!! 🚜👍

@lawnmowerdude 4 жыл бұрын

Lol oh my goodness I love that.

@cactiguide 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! I've seen this with old war birds too. I guess it makes me wonder at what point is it no longer the original and rather a recreation of replacement parts?

@randall1959 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing what can be brought back from the dead.

@patrickmorgan3326 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet old tractor with a great story behind it.

@mobileone7005 4 жыл бұрын

I remember Orion Samuelson and U.S. farm report being on at 6am in the early 80s as a child, I would have been glad to help out restore his families f20 tractor if I had known about it. Thanks Orion for inspiring the future farmers in america one story at a time that you shared with us while you hosted u.s. farm report.

@josephwinkler4863 4 жыл бұрын

Simplicity is beautiful

@1DIZZASTER Жыл бұрын

Wonderful story .❤️

@jebsails2837 4 жыл бұрын

I know that voice. For 5 years in the mid-1970's I lived in SE Idaho, and the middle of Utah, both areas surrounded by the farming communities. A great voice suited for the radio or the pulpit. Thank you. Narragansett Bay.

@deanbarr5740 4 жыл бұрын

Wow what an amazing restoration. Beautiful Old Tractor.

@allen_p Жыл бұрын

Holy Toledo! I can't believe that's the same tractor.

@donnebes9421 4 жыл бұрын

Friends like that are almost impossible to find. What they did was no small favor.

@tractorhyatt7044 4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! Wow!

@mobileone7005 4 жыл бұрын

Wow look at the impressive gleam on that paint!

@michaelnaisbitt1639 4 жыл бұрын

Those men spent a fortune in time and money just for their friend. That’s what we call real mateship Something to be prized more than anything else

@TBPollock 4 жыл бұрын

Nice story, and a bunch of good ol boys who haven't missed many meals.

@faerieSAALE 4 жыл бұрын

That ole tractor is now in Heaven. It must have done things its previous life to deserve such a fitting resurrection. Well done guys, Thank You.

@thomasbrighton6159 4 жыл бұрын

What a great story! My hat is off to the chapter for such a loving restoration! Job well done for al, the right reasons!

@XSB-en5bg 4 жыл бұрын

She was never junk!! Rule of thumb as long as there was paint on her she still needed to be broke in!! Now that the paint was off it was time to fix her up an rebuild her. She earned it!! That was a great job on rebuild she might have been sitting a while but she was still there too put pack together looks nice.

@TT-hi1qv 4 жыл бұрын

You guys are great! Great job true American pride and craftsmanship right there!

@ronaldwells1805 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice tractor one of my favorites nice video

@zahirmurji 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds and runs better than a new tractor.

@OmnisLibertas 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome restoration job. Kudos to those involved.

@indianasunsets5738 3 жыл бұрын

What skill (and a lot of elbow grease!) they have to be able to transform an old pile of rust into a brand new machine!

@peterbochek8601 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for this video as it brings back child hood memories !! I am in my sixties and my dad had an F-20 back in the 1960's ! I can always remember sitting in the tractor seat operating the ratchet tooth throttle rod as my dad hand cranked the engine ! I can also remember that the fuel tank had 2 inputs, one was for kerosene and the other input was for gasoline. If I remember correctly the premise was to fire up the engine on kerosene and once the engine block was hot and then switch over to gasoline. Indeed a beautiful restoration , these tractors were true American Iron !!

@BobThePilotN4WFH 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful display of the excellent effort by all Craftsman's and helpers. Listening to it purr, I cud drive it all day.

@stevenspaziani9159 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, beautiful job on that old tractor, you guys should all be very proud of yourselves. I love hearing stories like this.

@pierredecine1936 3 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm a gearhead - I think it's beautiful ! When I was 6 we left Florida & went to Greenville, S.C. Mrs. Hammond had a 300 acre farm & a smaller Farmall. They wouldn't let me drive it till I was 14 ...

@ilovedogs7224 4 жыл бұрын

You guys did a fantastic job restoring that tractor! Very cool! 👍🏻

@mountainviewturning5319 4 жыл бұрын

Wow great looking Farmall

@jimaagenes8445 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!!! Thanks for sharing!

@jerryrobinson6250 4 жыл бұрын

I love you guy's passion. well done..outstanding job

@mr.l6615 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing rebuild! Well done! That is better than new now!

@fernandochavez4312 4 жыл бұрын

Great job! I hope you have video documenting of all your hard work.👍

@7viewerlogic670 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@SoybeanFarmer3300 4 жыл бұрын

that was some real love poured out on that F-20 GREAT job Men....

@dansorger7714 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Thank you for posting this!

@Aa-ls4kd 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a sweety. Farmall innovated the tractor industry with their torque amplifiers.

@curtisuhl1096 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most heart warming video that i have ever saw ! p. s. I OWN 2 F 20,s just like this one MAINLY BECAUSE MY GRANDAD had one he farmed with ,And Iwas in love with the old tractor when i was 3 years old !

@PhilipAnderson 4 жыл бұрын

American ingenuity and pride can accomplish anything. Hats off to these classy farmers who have done everything!

@cougrs48 4 жыл бұрын

My papa brought one of those back but with a 235 chevy six and 4 speed tractor and 4 speed truck transmissions. it was told it topped 62 mph on the highway and its a narrow front!

@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043 4 жыл бұрын

Admirable! Merci!

@TheHamadanners 4 жыл бұрын

So heart warming

@josephkerley363 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job!

@MarcusSchneidervlogs 4 жыл бұрын

that is awesome mate, you can rebuild anything with enough care, spit shine and money, all it takes is a few people to care.

@lisakigar9850 4 жыл бұрын

It looks Awesome 👌

@christianmillard2254 4 жыл бұрын

A very heart warming story makes me think back to all the old tractor's I had the pleasure to be behind the steering wheel

@andrewtestin9080 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@johnhalter445 4 жыл бұрын

I am impressed, great job

@bigeddie1231 4 жыл бұрын

so great to save old iron

@Chr.U.Cas1622 4 жыл бұрын

Simply fantastic and an almost unbeliiiievably good result! Congrats! Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.

@johnjablonski2155 2 жыл бұрын

I fixed X ray Machines in Ruel Farm Town in Ill. I spent may hours listening to Orion's Farm reports on the car Radio.

@92xl 4 жыл бұрын

I remember watching Orion Samuelson doing the farm report when I was a kid, oh I've got an F-20 also. It was my grandfather's back in the 40's.

@XSB-en5bg 4 жыл бұрын

Thats great!! What shape is it in? I have a 38 14 those old farmalls, we're all great!! You've gotta be proud to have the 1 have!!

@92xl 4 жыл бұрын

@@XSB-en5bg it looked just like the one Orion restored when we started the restoration, it is in parade condition now.

@Thatguybob5 4 жыл бұрын

HEY!!! all you farmers, collectors, and IH fans don't for get in the next four years in 2024 the name FARMALL will turn 100 years old!

@hombredeacero3131 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing rebuild

@KubotaManDan 4 жыл бұрын

Wow it's beautiful, excellent paint job

@MrPeterbilt1971 4 жыл бұрын

Nostalgia at its best.❤️❤️

@shaynechild2517 4 жыл бұрын

Up the street from my wife's childhood home and just a few miles from us now in a yard exhibit that's been there long as I can remember sits a Tractor exactly like this one and sits there waiting for its rescue! And its all there ! My Hope's is someday someone will save her from the yard grave and give it the rebuild it deserves!

@alva8421 4 жыл бұрын

Great story the tractor looks better than new!!!

@BeingRomans829ed 4 жыл бұрын

No piece of American engine driven iron is ever a pile of junk. It may be a soul in need of resurrection, but it is never a pile of junk.

@jankotze1959 4 жыл бұрын

Just fantastic, well done

@OldSkoolF 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@AgrooTarm 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@shaneharrison4775 Жыл бұрын

Lol I know well that feeling dad had a 29-30 Farmall McCormack Deereing F-12 and a 39-41 Farmall F-14 with left and right single bottom plows,cultivators drags and sectioned mower and Deereing hay rake on rubber.

@WootTootZoot 4 жыл бұрын

Folks look well fed

@Slick1G3 4 жыл бұрын

you guys are awesome she looks gorgeous

@aaronbeach7310 4 жыл бұрын

Beutiful job guys looks great!

4 жыл бұрын

What a great thing to see, we have the great Dorset steam fair near us in Dorset England each year so are used to seeing all types of engines farm steam and conventional, great job.

@JuliaCV9 4 жыл бұрын

AMAZING

@Thoroughly_Wet 4 жыл бұрын

This gives me motivation for my 54 jd 70. It's no where near what this farmall started as.

@scottwilke411 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent job men , she is beautifull . Thank you for sharing it with us !!! My grandpa and my dad had a F-12 , I can rember raking hay with it in the big hole valley Montana , steel Creek ranch wisdom Mont , 😅

@TIngram313 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@bluesharp59 4 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up liked and Happy Holidays to you and all your subscribers.

@petermoran2204 4 жыл бұрын

Wow good job.

@scrotiemcboogerballs1981 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could do that to my grandfather's f-12

@iksexplorationsfollower2588 4 жыл бұрын

That's a job well - no - very well done

@mobileone7005 4 жыл бұрын

I can see this piece of american history the actual f-20 owned by Orion Samuelson being proudly displayed in a farm museum somewhere along with other Orion Samuelson memorabilia.

@spencersand2754 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@skn9895 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful restoration! But, I wonder how much of the original tractor was able to be saved...

@bradleydryden5939 Жыл бұрын

My f12 I'm doing right now is in similar condition. Right now trying to free the stuck engine.

@yupcrazy...5465 3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@fredschultz6468 2 жыл бұрын

I'd actually like to press the Like button twice

@MienTayTiVi 4 жыл бұрын

amazing

@jw4620 4 жыл бұрын

First tractor I drove was an F20.

@RebChaim613 4 жыл бұрын

Was that a cutting deck underneath with a caster in the before picture?

@mattdillon4398 3 жыл бұрын

I want to know where they got the rear tires. It's hard to find traditional plain 45 degree tread tires like that!

@deplorablewhiteman3628 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up with international tractors a C and a super M and 1 oliver 70 1000s of hours on them

@gordbaker896 4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@krabenaldt7605 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job. But I don't know how you call it his old tractor. "Most" of the parts came from elsewhere. It can be said his old tractor was a catalyst to a restore.

@brendan25 3 жыл бұрын

So did they reuse the original block?

@SCfanIam100 4 жыл бұрын

I doubt there's actually very much of that rusted out tractor left in the "restored" one! I bet they have mega $$$ in this.

@illbeyourmonster1959 4 жыл бұрын

Likely just the major castings, framing and some of the internal parts that were protected from the weather.

@rudycarlson8245 Жыл бұрын

Did they add a electric start to it?

@hturbo1007 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know how much $$$ it took to restore that tractor.

@mfreund15448 4 жыл бұрын

H Turbo I agree. The F20 is not that rare I would bet they have much more than it is worth. Family tractor may be worth it to him!😉

@daniellibich1376 4 жыл бұрын

When those believed to have saved an international harvester F-20 from becoming new steel when those wonder how much was sunk into the restoration of the tractor from a hunk of rusted metal to a crown jewel.

@hturbo1007 4 жыл бұрын

@@daniellibich1376 I'm only curious because I put in over seven thousand dollars in an H that sat for only fourteen years. So don't get me wrong, I had the time of my life restoring it and I am proud of myself. I would do it again in a heartbeat to save another Farmall. I look at it this way. It's still a cheaper hobby than stock cars or boating.