The Newest (and most dangerous) Tractor I've Ever Owned

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Жыл бұрын

Today we are taking a look at my 1965 Farmall 656. We're going over all the features, including how the torque amplifier works, attachments, and then we are swapping the narrow front end for a wide front end.

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@balboshrooms Жыл бұрын

Who else hit like before they even watched!!!!

@roadhammer2380 Жыл бұрын

Always

@andyslittlehomestead6705 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service

@PrinceAlsham28 Жыл бұрын

Always

@TheKrowls86 Жыл бұрын

Every.single.time.

@JLC87420 Жыл бұрын

Because the man is hilarious.

@TF856 11 ай бұрын

I have operated a lot of tractors over the years, and I know that putting a wide front end on that might make it look better but it will not make it more stable because that axle pivots. To make it stable you need a lot more weight on the back end of the tractor with wheel weights and keeping a very heavy implement on the three-point hitch. My dad taught me to always keep a heavy implement on the back whenever you're using the loader. In fact always keep a heavy implement on the back anytime that you are driving around! Even if it's only a weight box. And keep that weight close to the ground. And that has served me well working in the operating engineers and working on farms for over 60 years.

@marionstorm9004 11 ай бұрын

I've driven both types of IH tractors. This comment is absolutely correct! Several facts are mis-stated in the video and the narrator basically admits he doesn't have much knowledge or any experience. Everyone has a right to his opinion, but it's clear this video is only expessing an opinion for humor and views and is short on educational content.

@jphickory522 11 ай бұрын

I have a hard time understanding why putting on a wide front doesn’t make tractor more stable. Can someone explain? Thanks

@TF856 11 ай бұрын

@@jphickory522 the narrow front is obvious. It has one support in the middle of the front of the tractor. Similarly the wide front end only has one support in the middle of the front of the tractor which is on a pivot. It is not mounted solid. That means that even though the front axle is wide, the front of the tractor can tip over to the left or to the right to a certain degree without lifting either front wheel off the ground. The wide front end also does not offer any resistance to tipping at all until it gets to a certain degree, and by that time it is to the point of no return and will tip over. That front axle oscillates possibly about 10° either way without resistance or support against tipping. Experienced operators always carry the loader bucket close to the ground especially when it's got a full load. They only start raising the bucket when they are getting close to where they want to dump it. And if you are on very uneven ground you have to be even more cautious! Because with the loaded bucket up in the air and the tractor starts rocking back and forth side-to-side it can easily tip over. Even with the wide front end. I have come extremely close to tipping tractors over several times with wide front ends! If you have a front loader on your tractor that's all the additional what you need to balance your tractor out front to back but you never need to add additional weights to the front of your tractor unless you don't have a front loader to counterbalance heavy attachments on the back. But for front loader work you absolutely have to have extra weights added to the back axle or to the back of the tractor somehow, either wheel weights, frame weights, sand-filled weight box, box scraper, rototiller or some other heavy attachment on the back to counterbalance the front loader. And the more weight you put on the back the better! The only tractor I've ever driven that had good weight distribution between all four wheels was the big off road forklifts called high loaders. They have automatic hydraulic self leveling on both axles. But even that does not keep the tractor perfectly level. It keeps the tractor in between the level of the front axle and the back axle. If one axle starts to tip a little bit it automatically makes the other axel tip a little bit the other way to counterbalance. Similar to the automatic hydraulic self-leveling on the forks of that machine, call hydraulic parallel linkage. It's automatic keeps the forks at whatever level you put the forks at as a boom goes up and down. A wonderful feature also offered on some front loaders.

@jphickory522 11 ай бұрын

@TF856 thank you for answering my question. Very much appreciated

@rogerweaver7686 4 ай бұрын

@@TF856 i welded up a 3 point setup on a plastic barrel and filled it with concrete, made a great counter weight.

@carltable5084 Жыл бұрын

Andy just a few acers farm has many Farmall tractors and goes through them along with everything else he does. And he restored his 656 plus a ta repair/replace video check him out if you want to learn more about them.

@HANKTHEDANKEST 11 ай бұрын

A sound vanishing from the world: the happy purr of an all-iron industrial I6 gas engine. What a charming machine.

@toby0395 Жыл бұрын

Just a suggestion from personal experience with older loader tractors like that, upgrade the front tires to 11L 15s, 10.00 or 11.00 16s. It will make that tractor work so much better with the loader, especially in soft ground.

@donaldhofman5257 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I second that suggestion!!

@caravan1984 10 ай бұрын

I’m so happy you’re on here now. Actually getting payed for your vids. That i’m not even skipping the commercials. 🤩

@leftfromcenter1 Жыл бұрын

Glad to find you on KZfaq. Been watching on FB and hate to open that app!

@jdrogers8720 11 ай бұрын

Welp i have worked on I H tractors for over 35 years and farmed with them since 1968 and in that time frame every Farmall i have owned has been a narrow ft. and i had a much heavier loader on a narrow ft 706 that along with Fixen I H tractors i also bought and sold I H tractors and equipment and i used the 706 to handle all the equipment i bought for resale and a lot of stuff that was a lot heavier then a log and when i came in with a trailer load sometimes i had it stacked up over 10 foot on the trailer With a narrow ft, the secret of doing this is LOTS of weight on the back of the loader tractor . I had 18.4x34 rear tires that were loaded to the max , five sets of them donuts and and extra 2000lbs of ft 100 lb weights off the back . One of my friends that also jockeyed equipment had the same set up and he handled three times the amount as i did on a narrow ft 706 . only once did he break a narrow ft while handling something and that was a 15 ft. brillion cultimulcher . I have lifted the whole back end of a Farmall 560 with a mounted corn picker with it out in the field to replace a broken axle and housing .

@cherrydowns7745 3 ай бұрын

You are one of the best narrators of all the videos I watch! "Since Jesus went fishing!" Hilarious, made me chuckle.

@SketchyWhiteBoy Жыл бұрын

I always look forward to all the little puns you throw in there 😂😂

@jstal6325 Жыл бұрын

I started on M and 400. Never had a problem. You can tip any of them over if you try. The 400 was our loader tractor. I like row crop front end.

@57fitter 8 ай бұрын

Yep, me too. People that think the wide front is safer than a row crop front don"t realize there's a pivot right under the center of the tractor. Once you start to tip, you're on your way before the pivot of the wide front ever stops you.

@nikolauschiorgno5884 Жыл бұрын

Grate addition to Fram

@Dropbackdurbin_ocs 11 ай бұрын

Awesome that tractor came from just 20 minuets from me!! How cool!!

@melvinyosten3776 Жыл бұрын

When we first went to round bales we used an H farmall with a loader. Pretty bad but we all survived. Then we bought a 2250 loader for our diesel 656 and put 1066 spindles and wheels and tires

@mcrwatts Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you're uploading to KZfaq again!

@johnsobaski3478 Жыл бұрын

"Goes together like Sardines and peanut butter." 🤣 I think I'm gonna take your word on this one. Blessings to you and your family, Andy

@jamesrose9854 Жыл бұрын

Love that you are back on youtube

@newtonmenlo Жыл бұрын

I can't tell you the joy I felt listening to the start-up.

@lukepeinke Жыл бұрын

Love seeing you more on youtube keep it up

@troyrunyan249 Жыл бұрын

I always hit like before I watch!

@m16ty 10 ай бұрын

You are spot on about the bonus content at the end. Our favorite local place hits all those points. Strip mall in the seedy part of town, and right beside the Mexican market. The only thing I have noticed is the market has a small dining area, and that is where the Mexicans eat. I've got a suspicion that the food is coming from restaurant, as it doesn't appear the market has a kitchen, but the market is where the Mexicans eat. Bonus tip- After your meal go to the market and pick up a 6-pack of Cokes. They will be in glass bottles with Spanish text on them. They are made with cane sugar, not the crap high fructose corn syrup American Cokes are made of. They are much better than their American counterpart.

@jayfagerman7953 Жыл бұрын

That's what I learned how to drive on, when I was 10 years old, great tractor

@bluerebel01 Жыл бұрын

Hay Andy. Good deal on the tractor. My brother-in-law has a 1939 Ford-Ferguson 9N which is still a working tractor on his farm. Wins first place every year at the County fair for oldest still working tractor. No updated paint job just patina.

@anthonykirkpatrick5770 Жыл бұрын

As someone who lives in Albuquerque, NM I can attest that Andy's criteria is spot on. The only thing that beats it is if it's a food truck or a complete hole in the wall

@johnaverhall3430 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to watch you work with this.

@larrystuder8543 11 ай бұрын

Ah, that bearing in that hub. Just like an old school car wheel bearing. Ya set 'em up by touch and by ear. Last time I did it was about 1985, but I still remember how...

@DustyMaverick Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Andy. Love seeing the Appalachian economy, very similar to the southern farm economy weirdly enough. Keep doing what your doing.

@andyslittlehomestead6705 Жыл бұрын

They're the same. It's just cause I might get in trouble with the internet overlords if I say r*dn*ck. Lol

@DustyMaverick Жыл бұрын

@@andyslittlehomestead6705 redneck economics lol

@markhorrell9213 8 ай бұрын

I live rurally in southern queensland Ausrtalia...me n my neighbours regularly exchange stuff too! On rare occasions we do cash....mostly its just about helping each other out

@dugupinya Жыл бұрын

your vids are entertaining and (kinda) informative. appreciate you sharing Andy

@Varinki 11 ай бұрын

I used to work at a tractor dealership that had a Farmall Super C with a loader like that. It was mainly used for lifting front end loaders off other tractors.

@MyGarage-uu5ld Жыл бұрын

Yet another great video. Thank you for the information and entertainment..

@davidcunningham00 Жыл бұрын

Always love your show, keep them coming

@jonhaskell9630 9 ай бұрын

Cool find! We just hauled the sister to that one home from Maine. 1965 656 gasser, with just the drawbar as well. It already has the factory wide front end. Stuck engine, BUT it's got a hydraulic logging winch on the rear. It's worth the engine work. You've just convinced me to invest in the loader... for loading/offloading logs on the trailer, and sawmill.

@austinsmith1815 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much for comming back to KZfaq! I just don’t like watching on Facebook!

@oldgloryhomestead3151 Жыл бұрын

So happy Andy that you put that wide front end on. Love the new tractor

@staceysparling8364 11 ай бұрын

Best video I've watched in a long time

@michaellosh17 Жыл бұрын

Great deal Andy. Love it. Hope you enjoy the new tractor. Thanks for showing us how it’s done. Can’t wait for the next one

@jeremyemery1438 7 ай бұрын

Just hauled my ac 5050 home (with 400 loader and loaded wheels) on a half ton! I do have a working break controller but still hairy with the weight. It didn’t shift at all - but definitely steered the truck. ‘73 from west Lansing

@bowcivispate3512 Жыл бұрын

Thanks about suggesting to subscribe on YT. I actually was wondering yesterday why I haven't seen anything from you here lately; I was hoping you guys were OK. I love watching your videos; they're not only informative but they make me laugh too. Thanks, stay safe & God bless

@josephrasberry3850 Жыл бұрын

Real nice cold start cool old tractor

@SGTSTEVEMC Жыл бұрын

Love to see you have a bit of good luck brother!

@ronniejenkins4633 Жыл бұрын

First time watching your channel, enjoyed the video, good job on the front end.

@jeffpeters1014 Жыл бұрын

Your entry onto KZfaq was great!

@seantucker1571 Жыл бұрын

One of your greatest trades. Much luck with your new tractor she's a beaut

@ronmetz9172 11 ай бұрын

I was at a Mexican restaurant in San Antonio, Tx. One woman in the group asked what is lengua? Another person said that’s tongue. Another woman innocently said “oh, I love tongue”. We all about fell out of our chairs laughing. She didn’t get it. Great video!

@ourforesthomestead Жыл бұрын

Great video Andy, love watching your videos. Taking a break from our Homestead and watching you on yours. lol

@paulrawlings7099 11 ай бұрын

I've been watching you since you showed us how to clean cast iron pans from your caravan, loving your work, inspirational to a town dwelling Brit in the UK! Big love, keep it up!

@FatMatt63 Жыл бұрын

i fall asleep watching so i end up watching twice. im not mad and your welcome lol

@terrycarl8923 10 ай бұрын

Its nice to see you finally go red lol I love those old tractors

@bveebs Жыл бұрын

Another great way to tell a great Mexican food restaurant: look in the kitchen and if you see a lil ole lady bossing everyone around, you know Abuela is cooking and your in the right spot. Also if they save their beans in a country crock container, you know it’s authentic!

@floydferguson5366 11 ай бұрын

Great video!

@billymoss8821 11 ай бұрын

😂 man that cheater bar joke has me going. Looks awesome, my dad and I did the same swap from tricycle to wide front on our 564 Farmall. Love your work Andy, keep up the good work 💪

@mrmattbassett Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy you are on KZfaq

@lingerlonger Жыл бұрын

This video is "classic" Andy. Loved it.

@clarencebirdashaw8117 Жыл бұрын

As one old GI to another. The harder you work the lucky you get. Congratulations on your new toy. I'm proud of you Baba. Keep up the good work love your channel.

@irocthe85 Жыл бұрын

Hot damn, I work out near Bloomington. Dope tractor man.

@shanelange9147 11 ай бұрын

I live a few miles from Bloomington, and my wife makes me eat at a Mexican Restaurant in Bloomington. It is not Veracruz though. Glad you had a great trip!

@greggszyp7371 Жыл бұрын

Flannigan, IL boy do I know that area and Bloomington/Normal area very well. Great trade, and another great video. Thank you!

@elzamiller Жыл бұрын

Cool Farnall!

@teebugg66 Жыл бұрын

If you weld big hoops on the top of the bucket you can get some forks and mount them to a tube then you can hook the tube part and the forks will rear on the cutting edge of the bucket. It’d make loading logs way more better!

@tomnichols2717 Жыл бұрын

Do NOT do that,..................that bucket weights at least 400 lbs, it is not only stupid to leave the bucket, on when using forks, because you automatically are lifting weight you do not need, it limits how much overall weight you can lift cause you just wasted some of your lift capacity lifting a bucket you don't need for the task, Besides, that Schwartz wide front is not the strongest wide front ever made anyway, trying to lift as little weight as possible on it, will make it last a whole lot longer. Andy has welding skills, make a quick detach system for the loader and get yourself a proper set of lift forks. End rant!!!!

@alucarder 11 ай бұрын

Great video

@PlaneViewFarm 11 ай бұрын

Glad to see you on KZfaq! I watch you on Facebook, but let's be real, I'm too lazy to jump back and forth. Thanks for making it easier for guys like me.

@andrewmarsh688 Жыл бұрын

Hey mate love your videos keep up the good work

@firewalker1372 Жыл бұрын

Now, hopefully you can keep it running 😂. Keep up the amazing work bud, love the content.

@johnrosier1686 11 ай бұрын

Congrats on the tractor. I agree with having a wide front on loader tractor. At some point you will push the limit and be glad that you have the wide front.

@leonhardt7978 Жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new addition. I'll have to find that Mexican restaurant since I only live an hour south of Bloomington!!!

@larrylane6512 Жыл бұрын

Great Job Andy Sorry you had to come to Illinois Love ya ,Carlos, and you little 1/2 pint God Bless Keep it as Safe as possible

@alysiachristensen5475 5 ай бұрын

Awesome!!! Great deal!!!

@rhondasweeney7271 Жыл бұрын

Cute and awesome video!😊

@yohanathandowns9057 11 ай бұрын

That wide front axle wont change a thing about the stability. The wide axle pivots all the same, and while it will have a catch eventually, by the time the tractor makes it that far over its going either way. Still fun to do and glad youre happy 😊 Appalachia is a special place

@keithkuckler2551 11 ай бұрын

I had a 656, and, it was a good tractor, It had a wide front. Any tractor, with a narrow front and a loader is going to be less safe. If used properly they are fine, but, on uneven ground, or with a heavy load in the bucket, you have to be careful. I had the Hydrostatic transmission and, it was very nice on a baler.

@user-fv2yc7bf6w Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you got a red tractor. It'll last you a long time. I been working on red tractors since 1987. Good addition to your homestead.

@joshuasheakley2698 Жыл бұрын

Good video!

@atpodanfam9435 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you on KZfaq. You can make more money to buy more "new" equipment

@franklackie2469 Жыл бұрын

Great addition Andy you will enjoy your red toy

@user-wr9dr6qj2c 11 ай бұрын

My uncle had aWD-45 AC with a International loader. It had a narrow front end. He never had no trouble .

@randyford1529 Жыл бұрын

God bless you Sir!

@DitchDigger2020 Жыл бұрын

Good video man.

@ScrollinForATrollin Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your educational entertainment

@richardbritton5280 11 ай бұрын

Great job 👍🏆🏆👴🐕🚜🤠🙏🙏

@ashtoncrow9368 Жыл бұрын

A man can never have enough rusty iron! I wish my international 300 u had a ta, the lower gear would help a lot but it’s a good ole machine

@MEOW151 11 ай бұрын

Shear love, thank you for the smile

@joshuamaynard9291 11 ай бұрын

Love the tractor it's amazing.

@barker806 11 ай бұрын

Narrow is best. Add weight to the back and enjoy the fact you can turn.

@quinnthomas9965 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was about say while sifting through the comments that doing loader work with manual transmission and no power-steering means you will hate using that tractor unless you have a cheater-bar system going then you are going to trade that outdated tractor in for a load of lumber.

@steffaniepickering596 Жыл бұрын

I always do so I dnt forget, I do it on every channel I watch

@michaelbailey1578 11 ай бұрын

One thing to keep in mind when taking that 656 onto the road, especially while pulling a heavy load, the tractor will fee-wheel when the TA is in low range. I almost rolled a pea combine back in 1966 because I didn't know that. Otherwise, a great tractor, I've spent hundreds of hours on one. Good luck.

@PrinceAlsham28 Жыл бұрын

So happy ur regularly posting on KZfaq. Facebook sucks

@mohamedimardbrucelee8829 Жыл бұрын

Best channel on KZfaq ❤

@andyslittlehomestead6705 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mohamedimardbrucelee8829 Жыл бұрын

@@andyslittlehomestead6705 you're welcome mate! Big fan

@urbanitesgarage3299 11 ай бұрын

Keep the good videos coming god bless

@cancel-davis4171 11 ай бұрын

Hi From S.E.MI.You don't hear anyone Bartering much anymore//A load of Oak Lumber For a Specialty Needed Tractor//Can't beat that!!//

@beyondmiddleagedman7240 11 ай бұрын

Living in the Sonoran Desert makes finding outstanding Mexican food very easy. And the term you need to learn for the next morning is "Ring Sting".

@timothykerrisk Жыл бұрын

❤Good Times Andy 😅

@OutDoorAdventures_1907 Жыл бұрын

Nice work! Looks good.

@coltonevans3054 11 ай бұрын

The KZfaq algorithm must be recommending me videos based off my location. I grew up in BloNo and live in Minonk which isn’t far from Flanagan

@austindrake3670 11 ай бұрын

TA works good to slow down for turns at the ends of the field while raking hay.

@Plum_Creek_Lawncare Жыл бұрын

Andy. Gonna be in your neck of the woods soon headed up to Mackinac and it would be awesome to run into you

@callisto1556 Жыл бұрын

Good for four you

@Rooundguy68 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to use your advice on selecting a Good Mexican Restaurant.

@matthewparsons7525 11 ай бұрын

Andie, out here in Norcal, the best Mexican food placed all have wheels. They don't always run, but they gotta have wheels.

@theamericanwonder Жыл бұрын

Tongue and tripe tacos are the bomb!

@chriskortan1530 Жыл бұрын

Is that tripe, or is it chitlins...

@theamericanwonder Жыл бұрын

@@chriskortan1530 tripe

@thomashogan7272 11 ай бұрын

Nice video, nice tractor. One thing you should research on the TA. It will freewheel in one of the settings. I think it's low range. Could be dangerous going downhill with a full loader.