A 993cc Massey Harris V-twin gets its RPM gauge at Red Beard's Garage
The tractor build led four uploads, while a 2003 F-250 got a Big 3 upgrade, quieter doors and a new audio controller.
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Massey Harris 993cc V twin RPM Gauge
Red Beard's Garage split its week between two very different machines. The first upload, and by far the most watched, went back to the Massey Harris project, a tractor running a 993cc V-twin, this time to fit an RPM gauge. It passed 16,000 views and is still the channel's busiest video by a distance.
The comment section turned into a small wiring clinic. Viewers debate whether to run the signal to both coils or rely on the gauge's own setting for a twin, offer their own way to splice the wires, and back the switch to a belt drive. One running joke keeps coming back: surely there is a fancier word for an RPM gauge, and several people helpfully supply "tachometer." Another viewer is already wondering what the torque at the wheels will be once the build is done.
The other three uploads stayed with a 2003 Ford F-250: a Big 3 wiring upgrade, sound deadening for the doors, and an audio control system. They drew smaller crowds, with the door job moving best of the three. Behind them, a nine-day-old guide to opening a 125cc tamper-proof carb keeps finding readers of its own.
Overall the channel ran slower than its usual pace, adding about 1,000 subscribers to reach 478,000. Among the DIY and building channels near its size, HomeTransform and Stick welder had the big weeks, while Lifehacker was quieter still. For Red Beard's Garage, the tractor remains the project people tune in for.
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What viewers say
If only there was a more elegent name for an RPM gauge...
@HardwayRanchSee it on YouTubeSwitching to belt is a good descision
@strryle125See it on YouTubeVery well done sir. Someone mentioned going to both coils but I believe the tach has a “half fire” selector in order to display the correct rpm. If he went to both the rpm shown would be doubled if on the two cyl selection.
@ianwright6893See it on YouTube
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I wonder what the foot pound torque at the wheels is going to be on this setup when it's done
@josefigueroa9359See it on YouTubeShould have stripped and ran both wires into a new spade connector but that’s just me.
@tylertrimsale1259See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Red Beard's Garage right now
- Channel
- Red Beard's Garage
- Subscribers
- 478,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 197,304
- Videos published this week
- 4
- Video published
- October 1, 2026
- Video views so far
- 16,179
- Views on its first day
- 9,664
The numbers
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The "Big 3 upgrade" on the F-250 replaces which three cables?
The Big 3 upgrade thickens the main charging and grounding wires so high-power audio and electrical loads get steadier current.
