The Versatile 555 was a great sized tractor for guys here in Alberta who had small farms but needed a 4WD for their operation. The downfall of the 555 was their Cummins V8 engines. The disadvantage of a V8 diesel design is that you have one crankshaft bearing on either side of each cylinder pair, instead of on either side of every cylinder, as in an inline design. The engines in the 555's were notoriously weak, relative to the inline Cummins diesels in other Versatile models, which were comparatively bulletproof. The 80's were an extremely difficult decade for agricultural manufacturers and farmers alike, and many manufacturers tried innumerable ways to produce unit's on the cheap, compared to now.

They look pretty cool, too, with the valve covers sticking out the side of the engine bay.

Hey Jason...thanks for another great video....my father-in-law had a 935 Versatile with a 903 Cummins.....he bought it new and kept it til he retired... that tractor was bulletproof.

Thank you. I love the sound of these engines working hard. My favorites are the two wheel drives, but the Versatile sounded great.

Merry Christmas 🎅 Thank you for the videos. Wishing you a prosperous 2021!

Thank you for the video it’s great hearing them working hard

That was awesome seeing all those tractors thanks for all your hard work and merry Christmas Jason

IH DV-550 in the 1468/1568. Never actually seen or run one in person, but always been a favorite of mine. Followed very closely by the Cat powered Olivers.

Thanks for all the videos this year, Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas sir and hope you have a wonderful new year too. Please keep them videos coming love them big time. My favorite is one you showed Ford fw 60.

Like both of your V8 powered tractor's. I really like that tillage tool that the 8850 was pulling. Looks like a chisel plow and field cultivator combo. Perfect

Excellent collection of vids capturing the V8 powered classic iron. I really like the Cat powered 2255 Oliver, the Steiger Tiger I & the 900 Versatile. Hard to beat the throaty V8 growl. Merry Christmas BTP!! Cheers

My favourite didn’t make the list but was the first North American row crop tractor with a V8, the Massey Ferguson 1150 it came with a Perkins 510 cu in engine. Although you did include the 1155 which was built a bit later. Great video. Merry Christmas from Ontario Canada.

I was lucky to operate brand new 4840 and 4880 here in the UK,mainly with a 6 meter Ripper and a 8 meter power harrow,very fine tractors in their time👍

Thank you for the great video and sounds

Christmas Eve is the day for V8 tractor engines huh? OK, why not, they "sound" good to me. Merry Christmas everyone!

V8 that’s cute Big Bud: V16

Great video Jason. The Cummins Vt 903 in the 4880 just sounds awesome! Merry Christmas mate.

The FW60 is my favourite but the 4880 running a very close second. Thanks for sharing and happy New Year. 🇬🇧

Got the 8850 workin hard. Awsome video Jason. Merry Christmas and God Bless ya'll

I like them all ! Merry Christmas Jason .

That’s awesome, back in my era.

Yeah, I know you've heard it many times; Awesome!!!

#3 my favorite , merry Christmas from Goderich Ontario Canada

Nossa que maravilha de trator ainda mais V8

Great Video, thank you :)

I'm kinda partial to the John Deere 8850😊. Thanks Jason for the footage. Two thumbs up 👍👍

I always enjoy your videos. Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year for you and your family

we had a 935 versitile with a 903 loved it!

Great Christmas gift. Merry Christmas BTP.

These are very cool tractors and harvesters

Massey 4840 is one of my favorites. Also the Oliver 2255, we have a front wheel assist model.

Another video featuring your own tractor. I would be proud to own that one too. Merry Christmas!🎄

International for me. All the best for Christmas Jason

Great video Jason. Here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and Happy new year. Keep up with the great videos.

I'd say the mf 4880 sounds the best on the list

Merry Christmas. Thanks for the V-8's. Don't have a number one favorite but I prefer when there is dual stacks for better motor sound quality. I do like the #10 Versatile 900 in this video but tend to lean towards the traditional tractor over the big articulated body styles. IH 1256 Kinze repower v-8 or the JD 5020 or JD6030. Big engine and even bigger tires, big and tall.

The Ford, Massey Ferguson and the Versatile look and sound badass

6:20 the old White/Oliver whine. Oh how I miss it

I've ran the Versatile 900. That was a great tractor. It is interesting how many different tractors used the Cummins VT-903 engine.

I like the Allis 440 . I have one it still runs good.

Mr big tractor you are our entertainment after many hours of work but also in our holidays merry Christmas from a small goat farm on a small greek island thank you for all the interesting information

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

New tractors are nice but there is just something about old iron chugging across the field. Kind of like me old and rough but still getting it done.great video.

That old Massey rocking that 903 and 10 bottom plow is about the epitome of old muscle tractors ! Sounds perfect !!!!

Happy Christmas btp 👍👍

Figured the 14/1568 would make an appearance! Good show of big classic V8s!

I’m in love with that 225. Those red stripes are sharp tractors. Need to find you a 2-180 to film so you have the big brother of that 2255.

The FW 60 looks nice😁👍 but all V8's are great👍😉

Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

I run a MF 4880 vt903 as my main tractor 38 years still going strong

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your Family. Be safe and God bless !!!!!!.

did you get the footage of the 8840 deere yourself or was that sent to you i ask cause i would like to know if they was able to plant right behind it from here the ground looked it was ready to plant without needing to go in with a finish tool

We run a Ford FW40 with a 7 shank 730B and a 38’ CiH digger in the spring. Also have a. Versatile 900 repowered with a 855 Cummins. Great video!

That v8 cummins sounds good!!

I still use my 1975 900 versatile with the non turboed 903 cummins

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas love the stream

Versatile nice looking tractor

Hard to beat the sound of the ol 903 Cummins !

thank you

I like the Massey Ferguson 4880.

We have a 1974 2255 Oliver very dependable and smooth running tractor.

Love your videos. Could you feature Oliver some time?

Merry Christmas Mike and family From Washington Court House, Ohio

Good job

Pretty. Cool

My favorite is the Case International ( 2 ) 😀 , and the Ford is not bad ( 7 ), merry Christmas Btp , in Italy it is Christmas tomorrow 😉

Merry Christmas to all you prairie monster drivers out there 👍😁

Merry Christmas

We’ve got a Steiger bearcat 1 that we have taken care of. We don’t really use it anymore but it’s a cool tractor.

My dad used to work for MF and there was time here in South Africa when he worked a lot on 1100 serries, mainly 1105's. He was one of fiew people who understood its hydraulics. Up in the South African Highfeld the naturally aspirated V8 of the 1155 would push out less power than the turbo charged 6cyl of the 1105 due to altitude. Thats why u did not see a lot of 1155 in our area.My favourite sound in this video is MF 4880, witch was also rather rare in South Africa.

Awesome!.....my grandfather (mom's dad) in Montana sold MM then MF as his main brand but also dealt White, Case and my favorite Steiger...with an odd Knudson thrown in now and again! It was crazy 'back in the day', in a small town of around 1000-1200 there was the MF (grandpa's), JD, Ford and International Implement dealers....of course there were 6 bars and 5 churches too! 😀 Looking back it was a great time to work at his shop with my cousins in the summers but did not get the chance to work the farm with them before it all went belly up....the 80's + over stretching financials...but did run Versatile 750 (I think) and JD to summer follow a few summers in the early 80's for a neighbor.

Merry Christmas Jason and to all your family. The mighty VT 903 is an engine that you either love or hate. Very much the same characteristics as the 2 stroke Jimmies, ya gotta keep em revin above 1800 or they get very sluggish. The VT Cummins would rev happily to 2800 and be reliable, any more than that they have a tendency to throw a leg outta bed. Iv got a VT 903 in my coe Kenworth and its brilliant on fuel and pullls hard if ya keep it revin. See a hill comin up and start splitting gears to keep her revin. Nowhere near the torque of an inline six. My VT has a turbo off an N 14 Cummins and that has made her a lot more lively. Play with the pump and give em more air and more fuel and i reckon ya lookin more at 400 hp. The sound is magical, but the na 903 with no turbo sounds nicer and beefier, specially thru straight twin pipes. As for my fav tractor in this vid, i love em all but the big red articulated IHC is second to none by a mile. If only they had the sound proofing and padding everywhere like the big Fords,n Johnies did. I own a few old Inters, 1530, W30, McCormick Deerings, AW6, AW7 x2, 554, Chamberlain Countryman, Chamberlain C6100, Chamberlain loader, and our main tillage tractor is a 2290 Case with the beautiful 504 Case motor. Gotta be one of the best motors ever made. Smooth as silk and pull like a frieght train. And two Cat dozers, 1954 D4 and a 1960 17a D7. Id swap emm all for one of those big articulated IHCs. Like the Fraud tractors too. Merry Christmas all and happy New Year

The best looking one is the Ford FW60. What was the reason for V8’s in the 70’s and 80’s?

You have nice old metal on here. I have quite a few old 4 wd I use on my farm in Nebraska. I collect them and fix them up or I should say I try lol. My 4586 is still my favorite.

We had a White 2-180 back in the day.

Massey Ferguson,White,Oliver & Internatonal Harvester all had 2 wheel drive V-8 row crop tractors

One of the biggest was a Rome 475C Caterpillar 3408 1,099 cubes. Ran one.

That my 1155 was workin hard!

Heaven, thankyou. 🙏🙏🙏🤜🤜🤜🤜🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

Drove a 4586 and 4786 for a farmer I worked for as a hired man, sounded nice, just not inside the cab for 12 hrs a day lol

Very cool segment, can't beat a turbo diesel straight piped V8 for sound.

You should get one of each in your collection. My favorite is the FW 60. My next favorites are IH 1468 & 1568

Merry Christmas way there

We run Oliver 2255 with 3150cat pulling Krause disk and 4-150 white with 3208 pulling 13 shank chisel plow and 5 shank v ripper

Hoped to see something with a v8 detroit or scania, like a 3300 steiger or maybe a 4994 case. Sure are lots of 903 cummins, 3208 and 555 cummins

International, Massey & White. My Top 3.

Cool seeing the oldies. I ran a Versatile 700 and 145. Funny how I never see the 145 in videos. The Cummings 470 V8 in the 145 was often replaced with the Cummings 505. Gained about an extra 20 horse with the swap.

I have run a 8850 John Deere tractor alot pulling a 28 foot finishing disc and a 50 field cultivator it's a nice tractor to drive until you need to fill the fuel tank it likes lots of fuel I would say well over 20 gallons of fuel per hour but it gets some serious tillage done

I bought my JD8850 in 2010 with less than 5000 hrs on the counter for Can$ 20'000. It was a blast to drive, had plenty of traction (triples front and back) but was a terrible dieselholic. The sound alone, comparable to a WW2 Lancaster Bomber, was worth the cost on the fuel. But than in 2013 I replaced my IH Magnum by a Fendt 828 and found out that the heavy pull on my farm could also be done with said Fendt using half the fuel for the same job. I than sold the 8850 to a farmer for $ 16'000. He restored it to like new shape and is very happy with it. MS

I watch thies guys farming all thies lands and I remember plantings 500 acres with a 12 foot drill and a John Deere 2440

Can't beat an 8850 deere. That's why we have 2

Great video, the people who dislike this need there heads checked

Always have liked the FW60. Just something about that Steiger in Ford blue that I like.

WHITE 4-270 is one of my favorite v8 tractors

Those cummins 903 were pretty popular

Has anyone ever used an articulated tractor for row crop operations? I’ve always thought these were nimble machines. I assume JD’s 7520 would be a dandy but they are going back up in value as a collector.

Big massey ferguson fan from the uk we have the massey ferguson 4840 arctic tractor over here don't have one wouldn't mind though

@bigtractorpower have you done any videos on the kinze repowered engines