it's p from cheap homesteading and today  we're going to be working on the massey 50.  
it's p from cheap homesteading and today  we're going to be working on the massey 50.  

you know this year we really haven't had  much snow so i haven't had to use the mass  
you know this year we really haven't had  much snow so i haven't had to use the mass  

50 very much and um i mean we really have this  much snow on the ground which isn't normal for us  
50 very much and um i mean we really have this  much snow on the ground which isn't normal for us  

so i've kind of let it go let it go um the  forecast changed last week and it started showing  
so i've kind of let it go let it go um the  forecast changed last week and it started showing  

25 to 35 centimeters of snow and now there's some  reports that it could be even 40 centimeters of  
25 to 35 centimeters of snow and now there's some  reports that it could be even 40 centimeters of  

snow which is a good dumping and i thought i'm  gonna get out there make sure the tractor runs and  
snow which is a good dumping and i thought i'm  gonna get out there make sure the tractor runs and  

everything's working so i get out there the  tractor fires up really nice and the hitch  
everything's working so i get out there the  tractor fires up really nice and the hitch  

won't lift the blade won't lift and i'm like oh  no so i pulled the dipstick it was milky white  
won't lift the blade won't lift and i'm like oh  no so i pulled the dipstick it was milky white  

i knew right away that it's probably just frozen  up when you have white oil and the water got in  
i knew right away that it's probably just frozen  up when you have white oil and the water got in  

the oil and the water molecules freeze and it  just makes the oil really really thick so i'm  
the oil and the water molecules freeze and it  just makes the oil really really thick so i'm  

guessing that's what the problem was so i kind of  limped the tractor into the shop left the heat on  
guessing that's what the problem was so i kind of  limped the tractor into the shop left the heat on  

overnight so it's thawed out so i think what we're  gonna do is drain the oil i'll put in some older  
overnight so it's thawed out so i think what we're  gonna do is drain the oil i'll put in some older  

uh trans hydraulic in it try to flush it out and  then we'll drain that then we'll refill it again  
uh trans hydraulic in it try to flush it out and  then we'll drain that then we'll refill it again  

and then we should be good to go so that's what  we're gonna do today so let's go on most of the  
and then we should be good to go so that's what  we're gonna do today so let's go on most of the  

masses if you got white oil um it's got water in  it it's probably come in through the shifter boots  
masses if you got white oil um it's got water in  it it's probably come in through the shifter boots  

it's a real common problem i always put a feed  bag over top of my shifters and it normally works  
it's a real common problem i always put a feed  bag over top of my shifters and it normally works  

good but last summer i didn't use the tractor  for a while and then the wind got up blew it  
good but last summer i didn't use the tractor  for a while and then the wind got up blew it  

off and then we had a big rainstorm and i think  that's when the water got into the transmission  
off and then we had a big rainstorm and i think  that's when the water got into the transmission  

so when you have white white oil it gets super  super thick the last little bit we have had some  
so when you have white white oil it gets super  super thick the last little bit we have had some  

real bitterly cold weather minus 35 minus 40 with  the wind chill uh it is super super cold and when  
real bitterly cold weather minus 35 minus 40 with  the wind chill uh it is super super cold and when  

you have white oil that actually gets that cold  it is super thick it's almost can't be pumped it  
you have white oil that actually gets that cold  it is super thick it's almost can't be pumped it  

can't be put through a filter can't do anything  it wasn't a surprise after seeing the oil was  
can't be put through a filter can't do anything  it wasn't a surprise after seeing the oil was  

white that the hydraulics weren't working so you  know what the only way you can fix this is try  
white that the hydraulics weren't working so you  know what the only way you can fix this is try  

to get it into a warm place uh and if you don't  have a warm place you're gonna have to get like a  
to get it into a warm place uh and if you don't  have a warm place you're gonna have to get like a  

a kerosene heater and try to cover up the tractor  and get the tractor hot because you can't drain  
a kerosene heater and try to cover up the tractor  and get the tractor hot because you can't drain  

out uh that oil because you're still going to  have water probably frozen on the bottom of  
out uh that oil because you're still going to  have water probably frozen on the bottom of  

the transmission case because my guess is when  we drain this we'll probably get water first  
the transmission case because my guess is when  we drain this we'll probably get water first  

and then we will get uh white oil so let's  start draining it okay so this 1 and a 16 plug  
and then we will get uh white oil so let's  start draining it okay so this 1 and a 16 plug  

remove and see what comes out of it
remove and see what comes out of it

oh there's water coming out of it now
oh there's water coming out of it now

that is pretty much a lot of water  okay so we're gonna plug this  
that is pretty much a lot of water  okay so we're gonna plug this  

dump it in the pail
dump it in the pail

there was still crystallized  chunk of ice coming out of there  
there was still crystallized  chunk of ice coming out of there  

so i'm hoping that it is thought out  enough to get most of the water out
so i'm hoping that it is thought out  enough to get most of the water out

man no wonder it froze up that's a lot of water
man no wonder it froze up that's a lot of water

man it is still coming out very slowly but i  want to drain out as much as i can so after  
man it is still coming out very slowly but i  want to drain out as much as i can so after  

it's finished draining we're going to uh fill it  up with some old trans hydraulic oil that i saved  
it's finished draining we're going to uh fill it  up with some old trans hydraulic oil that i saved  

uh you know if you just put fresh oil in it  what's going to happen is it's just going to  
uh you know if you just put fresh oil in it  what's going to happen is it's just going to  

look white again that's almost a waste of money  so this tractor has very little hydraulics but  
look white again that's almost a waste of money  so this tractor has very little hydraulics but  

now that i have the blade on it i got a lot of  this um bad oil stuck in the lines and the blades  
now that i have the blade on it i got a lot of  this um bad oil stuck in the lines and the blades  

so i'm going to fill it up with the old trans  hydraulic cycle it maybe even drain it up at the  
so i'm going to fill it up with the old trans  hydraulic cycle it maybe even drain it up at the  

front let the oil come out the lines coming from  my blade make sure it's clear drain it then put  
front let the oil come out the lines coming from  my blade make sure it's clear drain it then put  

fresh trans hydraulic and then we should be good  to go after that okay i think that's good enough
fresh trans hydraulic and then we should be good  to go after that okay i think that's good enough

okay so we're gonna start up  the tractor try to clear the old  
okay so we're gonna start up  the tractor try to clear the old  

uh fluid out of the lines and everything uh i  have to leave my garage door open a little bit  
uh fluid out of the lines and everything uh i  have to leave my garage door open a little bit  

i hooked up an old drain spout to go outside  the door um just so i don't gass myself  
i hooked up an old drain spout to go outside  the door um just so i don't gass myself  

out but hopefully we'll be able to run it  a little bit and get the hydraulics cleared  
out but hopefully we'll be able to run it  a little bit and get the hydraulics cleared  

and then we can drain it one more  time and then we should be good to go
and then we can drain it one more  time and then we should be good to go

one more time and uh that will just have to be  
one more time and uh that will just have to be  

good enough it's still not going to  look very good i can guarantee that
good enough it's still not going to  look very good i can guarantee that

so there you go that really doesn't look that good  but if i would have put brand new fluid in there  
so there you go that really doesn't look that good  but if i would have put brand new fluid in there  

and my brand new fluid would look like  that so at least i got that much more  
and my brand new fluid would look like  that so at least i got that much more  

water out of the transmission then when we  put the other fluid in it it'll actually  
water out of the transmission then when we  put the other fluid in it it'll actually  

have to be cleaner than it was anyways
have to be cleaner than it was anyways

we are going to start it up check the levels one  more time make sure everything is good um i'm  
we are going to start it up check the levels one  more time make sure everything is good um i'm  

gonna see if i can get the blower on it and get it  back in the garage i want to keep it in the garage  
gonna see if i can get the blower on it and get it  back in the garage i want to keep it in the garage  

just so i get some hours on it to work out all  the water that might be in these lines even  
just so i get some hours on it to work out all  the water that might be in these lines even  

that might even be in these hydraulic lines i just  want to give it a little chance to work it out  
that might even be in these hydraulic lines i just  want to give it a little chance to work it out  

i got about a foot there
i got about a foot there

and i got about three and  a half feet here four feet  
and i got about three and  a half feet here four feet  

i think that's the exact length of the blower so  it might just fit if i can just squeeze it in here  
i think that's the exact length of the blower so  it might just fit if i can just squeeze it in here  

um i think i'm gonna leave it inside it's  a lot warmer in here even without heat  
um i think i'm gonna leave it inside it's  a lot warmer in here even without heat  

very rarely does it ever go below minus five so  it's way warmer than outside um i'm just gonna  
very rarely does it ever go below minus five so  it's way warmer than outside um i'm just gonna  

try to keep it when you need something to work and  it doesn't start it's just a major inconvenience
try to keep it when you need something to work and  it doesn't start it's just a major inconvenience

uh
uh

so
so

so i got the massey 50 up and  running the hydraulics are working  
so i got the massey 50 up and  running the hydraulics are working  

got the snow blower on i was wanting to put it  back in the shop but uh it just didn't fit i  
got the snow blower on i was wanting to put it  back in the shop but uh it just didn't fit i  

do have room to move back just a little bit so  that's probably what i'll do and then i can fit  
do have room to move back just a little bit so  that's probably what i'll do and then i can fit  

the tractor in with the blade and the blower so  that's about enough for today you guys have a good
the tractor in with the blade and the blower so  that's about enough for today you guys have a good