49 - We Finally Moved the Old Red Tractor! & Transformation of Farmhouse Wall.
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Publicado 2024-07-21
Then, one day in early spring, with most of the vegetation down, Philippe was clearing out brambles and suddenly noticed a tail light on a red fender. This could only mean one thing: we had found the original red farm tractor! We needed to get a closer look, so with a bramble cutter in hand, we set out and there it was.
As most of you know, it's a McCormick F240 built in the sixties by the International Harvester Company in Saint-Dizier, a city about a 3-hour drive east of Paris. It's a diesel-powered tractor with 12 gears. Everything looks pretty good for a piece of machinery exposed to the elements for decades, but unfortunately, the front wheels are missing.
Either way, we wanted to get it out, and sharp-eyed viewers must have seen at the end of the last video: we did get it out! But with no front wheels, it wasn't an easy process. So join us as we take you through the steps of getting the tractor out!
With the tractor rescue a success, there was another task to be finished: cleaning up the stones of the old farmhouse with muriatic acid. And let me tell you, the result is stunning compared to what it was with the render on. Philippe went on to clean out the trailer because we're looking at a dumper we’d like to buy to help with the excavation work behind the barn. With the trailer unloaded of the rubbish we found around the property, we'll be able to collect the dumper.
The week came to a close with Philippe taking care of his gear and giving the old red tractor a good wash so it's ready to be worked on next week!
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Phillipe your work ethic never ceases to amaze me. You are always cleaning, fixing, repairing or doing something to your new home. And it’s so wonderful to see that you are making good friends too. It’s great people like Mike and your neighbours that help you feel you belong. Anninisa too is a great lady. She looks after Odin so well. He is a real little boy now. No more baby! I hope you all continue to stay well and happy. All the very best.
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It is a testament to how well built these old machines were to have survived so well for so long unsheltered from the elements and then for the wheels to turn without a great deal of fighting and stress. A lot of credit goes to good neighbours for helping out, that to me as a city dweller is a long lost community spirit. The house looks fantastic Phillipe, very well done indeed
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Hurray the tractor is free! The house is looking so beautiful now. Love the transformation of your little farm. ❤
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Good heavens, a little moisture in my eyes seeing this rescue!
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As they say , where there is a will there is a way! Great idea to be able to move it. Hope you can restore it as it will be a great asset to your land. Always cheering you on in your endeavors!👏👏💓🌈🌻🐓
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A very ingenuitive approach to get the tractor out. Excellent job! Team work makes it dream work. You've got great neighbors and friends there, Philippe and Anicia. That stone work just pops now after the acid wash. Very impressive! What a great episode!
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Well done in extracting ‘big red🤣.’ None of you are frightened of real persistence and hard work. Phil 🇬🇧
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What an achievement moving the tractor, you never disappoint. The farmhouse is looking great, you have all achieved so much, love the land glad your family has got it. Take care all of you love Normaxxx 😂
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That is a Tschitti Tschitti bäng bäng story. I can't wait to see how the little red tractor is brought back to life.
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Yea!!!! And there is that rooster, he luvs you! So glad you got the tractor out. Your dog’s ear 😔 Odin is so adorable ❤
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Great to see the tractor 🚜 hopefully you can repair it. Odin will love playing on it when he is older. Another busy video guys ❤❤❤
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Do I sound like a proud mum if I say how very Proud I am just by seeing you take care of that lovely place?! So much progress in such a short while ...XoXo from Sweden
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I do hope you can get the tractor running. It will be an incredible asset as you work on the land.
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Great you have such helpful neighbours 😊
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Its always so nice to have good neighbors. ❤
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Great video, the tractor is looking amazing to say how long it’s been parked outside. When I was young my grandfather bought an old tractor that hadn’t been started for 40 years, after very little work he used it regularly to drive a wood saw bench. Really looking forward to seeing your progress 😊
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What a lovely neighbor you have!
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So exciting to see thbramble! being reclaimed from the brambles! It will be a great help on the farm.
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Congratulations on getting the tractor out--that's so exciting! I loved seeing the group effort that went into it.
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So exciting! Looking forward to seeing the tractor being brought back to life.
