DON’T TELL MOTHER PHIL!! BACK TO THE MASSEY 1200

Summary

Farmer Phil is restoring a vintage yellow Massey Ferguson 1200 tractor. In this video, he shows the freshly painted yellow chassis and starts disassembling components to inspect the brakes and rear axle. Although waiting on some parts held up progress for a while, the brake parts are now rebuilt with new seals, liners and discs. With the axle housing finally relined and repaired, they can start reassembling the rear end. The goal is to have the restored vintage tractor completed by the end of March for an annual vintage tractor show.

Takeaways

• 😊 The 1200 tractor was originally yellow when purchased, so they decided to repaint it yellow to match its history
• 👷‍♂️ They split the back end of the tractor to check the brake system and do any necessary repairs
• 🔧 The brake calipers, balls, and discs were in good condition after being serviced previously
• ⛏️ The differential cover was removed to inspect the internals, which looked in decent shape
• 🚜 The wheel hub was disassembled to replace the seals and bearings due to leaks and wear
• 🛠 They thoroughly cleaned out old brake dust and contamination from inside the hubs
• ⏳ Rebuilding progress was delayed while waiting several weeks for a critical part to be re-lined
• 🎨 The next steps will involve continued reassembly, painting, and finishing touches on the tractor
• 🤞 The goal is to complete the restoration in time to use the tractor for an upcoming plowing event
• 👍 The series sponsor, Conny, provided many original seals, bearings, and other replacement parts

Q & A

What color was the 1200 originally painted and what color did they repaint it?

The 1200 was originally yellow when it first came to the farm. They repainted it yellow to keep its history and make it stand out since most 1200s are red.

Why did progress on the restoration slow down over January?

A part on the inside of the power take-off was damaged and had to be sent away to be skimmed and relined, which caused delays while waiting for that part.

What did they find when they split the brakes on the back axles?

The brakes were in great shape with brand new brake balls that showed no wear. The brake discs were worn down somewhat but still had life left.

What local dealer were they getting some original seals and parts from?

They were able to get some original seals and parts from their local Massey Ferguson dealer called Johnston's.

Who was helping source parts and providing expertise on the 1200/1250?

Someone named Massey Dave from the UK who has a YouTube channel dedicated to restoring 1200s and 1250s.

What’s the new goal for finishing the restoration?

They want to have the restoration done to take the tractor to the Lifford Plowing event towards the end of March.

What was the cause of the rust inside the wheel hub?

The rust was likely caused by the tractor sitting unused in one spot for at least 10 years without proper oiling.

What company was sponsoring the restoration videos?

The videos were being sponsored by a company called RTE.

Who all was working on the restoration?

Father Phil, his son, and some others named Lee and Cony were working on restoring the tractor.

What did they find when they opened up the brake hub?

They found a damaged bearing that was making noise and would need to be replaced along with the seals.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Introducing the Video and Painting the 1200 Yellow

Father Phil introduces himself and explains they are painting the 1200 tractor yellow to match its original color from when they first got it. It looks good freshly painted yellow and they are excited to reassemble it.

05:00

🛠️ Splitting the Back End to Service the Brakes

They split the back end, axles, and diffs to check the brake calipers, discs, balls, and seals. The brakes look good after a clean out and didn't need much work. They discuss the possibility of changing to wet brakes but will leave it with the existing dry brakes.

10:02

⛽️ Cleaning and Replacing Seals on the Hub

They split open the hub to replace seals that were leaking. The bearing is rough and will need replacing. Father Phil entertains himself managing a fire while Lee works on the hub. The rust inside indicates it was sitting unused for a long time.

15:03

⚙️ Reassembling the Back End After Repairs

With all repairs and refurbishing now complete, they are ready to start reassembling the back end. This piece they were waiting on held them up for a while but now everything has been fully disassembled, checked, and fixed. Next is more painting before final reassembly.

Keywords

💡tractor

The video focuses on restoring a 1200 series tractor. Terms like '1200' and descriptions of taking the tractor apart refer to working on this tractor.

💡restoration

A main theme is restoring or fixing up the old 1200 tractor, including painting, changing parts, etc.

💡brakes

Replacing and servicing the brake parts is discussed as part of the restoration process.

💡axles

Taking axles off the tractor is mentioned as part of the work being done.

💡parts

Replacing different tractor parts like seals, bearings, brake discs is discussed.

💡paint

Painting the tractor yellow is described, keeping to its original color.

💡history

The history and background of the 1200 tractor is referenced in terms of it previously being yellow.

💡workshop

Work on the tractor is being done in a workshop setting over time.

💡deadline

A deadline is mentioned for completing the restoration by a plowing event.

💡videos

Future videos are referenced documenting the restoration process.

Highlights

The tractor was originally yellow, so they kept it yellow to preserve its history

Taking the half axles off to check the brakes and see if they need work

The brake discs are quite worn down compared to new ones

The brake balls and calipers look brand new, the brakes were serviced recently

Cleaning out all the old brake dust that's accumulated over time

The bearing in the planetary hub is worn out and needs replacing

Putting new seals, bearings and brake parts to rebuild the rear axle

The oil pump sleeve was worn and delayed progress for a month

Now that the worn parts are fixed, they can start reassembling the back end

Every part of the tractor has now been disassembled and checked

Next videos will show painting and final reassembly of the tractor

Hoping to have the restoration done by the end of March

It's hard to remember everything that's been done over the past months

Trying to keep weekly videos tracking the restoration progress

With luck the tractor will be done for a plowing event by end of March

Transcripts

Father Phil came up with good brain

waves get mothers ashm but don't tell me

mother hello everybody my name is farmer

Phil and in today's video we're back at

the 1200 Le has been painting while

we're away so hopefully let's see a

yellow

1200

show show you're

the face you're

the oh

and it is now yellow so is Gan well it's

painted a yellow that's the first layer

and it looks there is some Shine off it

I know people a lot of people say

painted red but we've always we'd always

decided she was going yellow that was

always the plan with it does look good

they're now painted it' be great to see

it all back

together but that his MF industrial

yellow he's a right job doing it there

now bloody

spotless so for those of you wondering

why yellow the tractor in his previous

life was yellow wasn't come out of

factory yellow but he came to us yellow

and we want to keep it with its history

there's lots of red 1200s out there

there's no yellow on not that we know of

anyways part of that as well the tractor

was imported to Ireland it's registered

as a yellow tractor you could change it

why it's just we get very hard to

imagine it not being yellow yellow just

leaves it special for us so it does just

brings back those memories and we are

back in the

shed I think it's been

two 3 weeks 3 weeks Thursday since we

last filmed well not since last film but

since

the chassis was painted yellow so now

today's job or what we're going at now

is Father Phil wants to split the back

end fully so take the half axles off the

back end so you can check the brakes out

make sure they're good so just have the

teleport have to go in lift it up take

the wheels off let it down then take off

both sides see how that goes but anyways

I'm going to stick the camera on time

lapse and yeah we get this

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split

look how they shine looking at them

you're

not and now the half

axles are

off someone might give up on me but

anyways there's the

diff diff looks

good so what are you doing going to

split the take the look at the brakes

that's what we're doing brakes are in

underneath that then yeah we're

replacing them seeds anyway yeah because

I'm not I'm not changing her back to wet

brakes now yeah we leave her

dry not know the dry brake if they're

serviced yes possibility that the balls

that work the calipers has a flat side

yes that causes the braks to drag or the

caliper is

war it can be e there are and then braks

might me draging at all but kind of t

hold to Christmas would be as well off

the whole way down so what's talk what

20 minutes basically it's piece of mind

now should be a Nick here here yeah

there

temper she shouldn't be too she

shouldn't be temp

been over another

FL she is

loose

wow very has stuff in it oh

yeah I see more

seals sometimes you to take caliper

something get

out well what's it look

like need new have break discs in

here they're quite quite well

down there's another behind them

I don't know how far compared to a new

one they

go they weren't pulling in a while

anyways no there there's a fair bit of

beef left on them someone has to break

done in that that's should call hold on

hold

on have this road not not road with it

uh no I might you don't get the probably

have to you might have to take the whole

thing you on calier is very good

looking

you take it yeah yeah

going wigg wi

wi

there spring

off

that's

it

on brand new balls look good brand new

some of those are brakes done look at

them yeah brilliant shape balls get a

flat side in the MTH or iing to make

it no they're fine AR they yeah they br

new yeah no F nothing on

them no no just a good clean

out no in really nice to

yeah should just lift up

there the fingers yeah now they're just

just about away them discs some put new

calipers in didn't

put work on look nothing I often seen

them to be

Beed

oh good clean

out

sheu she stuck on the

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SC the brecks have't been pulling

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in a longer to push

in rest at the back

end

there's the

diff

lock hard know looking at she

getting closest to the

rivits maybe side yeah you getting close

to the rits there yeah them not

much don't understand why one's bonded

one's Riv you think both of them the

same unless somebody's been in there and

only replace one of them get one out

maybe that was a reason otherwise brecks

are absolutely brilliant just clean

up full clean up you couldn't ask for

better there if we get her and stuff it

in there and just get a Hoover or

something yeah she's no lash Master we

get end of it just the House St now we

want to put a mask and yeah this the the

day that was buil she be somebody's run

the brakes out over the stage I've never

cleaned that

out so another day another night and

we're at the 1200 again the F fill is

cleaning up

the can't think of the right word

basically the opposite end of that from

the other side for the other axle so

just getting ready to try and put new

seals and liners and stuff back into the

brakes for going back

we're still waiting on a bit for the

back end it's looking nice going to take

another week nothing we can do about it

just it is what it is so we're just

going to try and do as much as we can

it's kind of going to hold us up quite a

bit now

um so yeah it's just not ideal I'm going

to get the gun and just split them apart

so just open up two balls and open up

two balls so not a lot into it but

anyways yeah it's just

at the L now with that in the

back so Father Phil came up a good brain

wave so have to clean up this old break

dust inside the The Hub there I say get

mothers

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ashm

you oh sure why not but don't tell me

mother something along them lines

there's your yellow

brush look at the

scenario over

here over here away and I have my bit

done see yeah don't tell mother don't

tell so while myself and Le are working

Father Phil brought out off off his

chair out of the

house managing the fire managing the

fire

man yeah so mean they are just splitting

the Hub there to change SEALS or change

the Hub just

leaking just getes we're just going

over but um yeah Father Phil is keeping

himself

occupied yeah you can

see well that's so this Le in there

somewhere so we have it open there have

to split it now when we get oil up and

see what it's

like you won't get for us no no no have

to get what happens if the fire goes out

we're going to have to get a quick eject

I going to have to put a quick eject on

to see or something what do you need a

chair foring that hard you should need a

chair

here you know for a minute now what are

you looking for it's on the fence you w

play it twice we should have a lane here

somewhere can

CH here

that's catch that cuz that's just going

to fall

off have this your not that

heavy is a tree in her or two three

three gears in her she's new

or Rusty in there hey huh that Rusty in

there the don't know whether you see it

or

not but you can see the line of rust

there as that's the sign she must have

been sitting for a long time and that

was wasn't r that wasn't didn't get oil

we know she was sitting at Le 10 years

of one spot yeah hanging so we just have

the planetary gears at a hub out

and she's rocking y looks like the baron

is

gone rough very rough can hear the

noises making there good thing about the

mic it can bring it right to it so

yeah not just the seal but the bearon

has to be done

there suppose it's all kind of the one

anyways but or is it in them yeah no no

no no no the be n be and N it's not it's

not the one

thing a track

no track but don't it's broke that has

the end off the

now no it's not that's not that must it

not SL down in that must pinch

it oh on the outside of that which pinch

pinches it

then

there must be a

track once that's it's in

in like that and then slides down over

and holds it it in that's it in

the that's the

beon stand enough be doesn't feel too

bad but there's a lot of metal in there

huh oh watch you can see the

shine clean out your

s so is that hit then that's it you so

all the fuss you were making well I was

told it was a big nut had to be open I

don't see no n to be opened I thought

that just goes down and that them two

little knocking color holds it in that's

a so yeah I

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never sing drag them down

down but they won't don't get awake and

I get out of their

head and they

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can and we are back in the workshop and

as you seen there I think the last time

we filmed we were just after taking off

this Hub so while I was doing other

things H father Fe F Fe Father Phil and

Lee have a put back together so new bear

new SE

yeah new seals new seals in the brakes

new brakes calipers are really good yeah

perfect and you put a new new seal on

the outer side new bearing and a new

seal here and a new seal there yes no

sorry there and dry brakes so brakes are

brilliant we put new discs in there the

old

discs um yeah yeah as

new going to start working on putting

back the back end together the bit that

has been holding us up all over kind of

from Christmas till now this is a here

yeah yeah that's it there so yeah it's

now coming towards the end of January

what have we done for the whole month of

January basically just the P right but

you see there and we let yeah let the P

so the reason we kind of didn't get a

lot done well it was slowly kicked off

we had a couple of days rting at that

but the big one was this here the inside

of that was shook so it was the EAS way

of putting it so we got it sent off we

got it skimmed relined and all good so

now she just sits down onto that what is

that that's the that's for the oil feied

for the pack pack yeah it's the oil feed

for the pack think your pack yeah ipto

independent power take

off I so that is what that's for and

that's was held us up just getting that

bit done so there's a bit of waiting for

bits to come and sleeves and whatnot but

it's done and now it's going back

together M that's where we're at at the

minute I think I have enough footage for

this video it's basically what we done

for from when it got painted till now

the bit that was holding

Backle yeah so now now we're now now

we're on the on the back together

Everton has been ripped Everton took out

something was working yeah ever ever has

been done now there there's nothing else

to rip is that literally nothing every

square inch of the tractor has been

taken apart now and

check so it's just start putting it back

together and get more paint on so

that'll be the next lock of videos will

be painting on that so big thanks to

Cony for sponsoring today's video

they're sponsoring all the 1200 videos

the brakes we got off quties there some

of some of the and some of the sees and

that and actually the probably the

biggest surprise about the whole lot is

sometimes we're going to local Massy

dealer Johnston's and F Phil would be

looking for this seal or looking for

that bear and yeah and they had they'd

have it and they'd have the original

parts isn't it yeah original scenes yeah

original like but they used in in the

lot of the series have

them but there wasn't there specific

stuff like C engine mounts and oh we got

they come through they came through the

and we got lift cables and stuff at the

very start now yeah before we got in

with Dave chamber you about to show the

box of

stuff sitting over

there on the on the

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oh so yeah and then there's a HIIT we

got half da Chamberland then as well in

the UK if you want to check him out he's

his own YouTube channel Massi Dave where

he's doing up 1200s and 1250s and I

don't think there's at the minute is he

and I don't think there's much the man

doesn't know about a 1200 or 1250 but

anyways we're going to leave it at that

for today's video the new deadline is no

who nervous nervous and saying because I

want to have it done for lford plowing

which is toward the end of March and

hopefully have the five for and all the

PS we have oh yeah but sure hopefully

there be no more fingers crossed anyways

we're going to leave it at that for

today's video hope you enjoyed today's

video seeing the yellow paint going on

and it's actually quite hard to remember

all it's been done because it's

basically been stretched out over a

month this video but hopefully we'll get

back into a weekly routine of having a

video a week of how we get done we are

at slurry at the minute but by myself

and Father Phil away Lee is here and

he's tipping away at bits doing bits in

the Ard and trying to keep progress

tipping along here too so hopefully

fingers crossed gra behind the scenes

fingers crossed we we'll have her done

for the end the March first

any I'm going to leave it that for

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