Will it start? FORGOTTEN “death row” massey 1800 sitting 20 years with a locked motor

JT I'm 72 years old and I still get that smile on my face when the sound of that first start happens. Doesn't matter tractor or truck,. newly rebuilt or old locked up.. I have an imported Massy with the Perkins engine in it that I bought new in 1987. Because of my job it sat for 12 years and was locked up. It was my first project when I retired. Was a sweet sound when she popped off. Lessen learned "Don't Give up "

I love how the nest flew out the exhaust

Well done JT!! 👋👋 You brought this old 1800 back to life.... What emotion when I heard the CAT roar!! Thank you again for giving us all this

Love seeing these old machines being brought back to life rather than being dragged into the scrap yard, well done sir.

“You mess with the bull…” lol! 😂 Loved the mass ejection upon starting! 👍🏻

Thank's for saving the old iron, the world should thank you!

You my friend are either the luckiest bastard I've ever seen or just that damn good. Now on to the fun part fixing everything

Starting to look like a Massey only farm. Next thing will be an 860 combine. Looks like a decent old tractor that needs a little TLC. Another Great Video. Thanks for taking us along on the adventure. Have a good weekend.

My goodness JT , job well done . Made your day and everyone else that watched it happen .

Incredible! Another "Old Soul" saved from the Brink of Death 💀. Hopefully we'll see it working this spring. It would be cool if you could get one of your friends and have the 1800 and the 1805 working side by side for one video. What a Sight that would be! Just a thought, get every fuel and oil additive you trust and pour in that tractor. Then start it and let it run for 30 minutes or so once a week while you make it ready to go back to work. That way, it's first time back to work won't be a "Shock" and put to much stress on anything. Young Man, you make me look forward to Spring 🌱. Stay Safe and God Bless 🙏👍🇺🇲🚜

You know. A lot of that metal is still in really good shape. So excited! Nice job!

"Massey Kardashian" Lol !!!🤣 She runs sweet for a tractor that hasn't run for a long time! Well, done JT! That tractor is pretty straight & definitely worth saving!

That’s quite the massive Ferguson. Good job breathing new life into it. Will be a fun project, I’m sure!

Well done! Back in the day I had nothing but good luck with the Cat "throw away V8s", both the 3160 and 3208 in the old Steigers and White 4-180. Congratulations on your diagnostic skills and "stic ktoitiveness".

You are the man. Great hearing it running.

You’re going to need a bigger shed. lol Love the old Massey coming back to life.

Congrats to you sir! Glad to see it fired up.

YEEHAW!!! that was super Well done JT looking forward to the rest of the project! r

Back in 1983 my father and I went to an auction where the farmer was selling out due his health issues. He bought all his tractors new. I got a Massey 1100 diesel for 1600 dollars. He had a couple more super slick ones that sold really cheap. One was a MF1805 with really low hours and duals that sold for 4000 dollars, and a equally nice 1105 low hours for 4000 dollars. You have remember it was during the farm crisis. There wasn’t much money moving around. I remember my father regretting that he didn’t buy the 1105. I was getting 4-4.50 per bushel for soybeans back then, so no one was really getting rich. If I knew then what I know today 40 years later, I wouldn’t have never wasted my money on grain farming. Live and learn!

Fantastic! Had my doubts but you prevailed! I like seeing old iron going again.