Wow what a trip in time thankyou so much. Recently lost my dad and being fortunate enough to be raised on a dairy farm many years ago I was witness as a little boy to all the technology changes over The years from the sickle bar mower to dad owning a David Brown 995 until recently. was used just as I'm the video. I ended up driving a Class Jaguar 890 self propelled foragee for many years making silage. At 42 years old now You have gifted me with a treasure haul of long forgotton foggy memories of an amazing child hood with my dad on the farm. 🙏
Good video brought back few memories,I remember silaging in late sixtys bout six of us in a gang took four weeks then mabey second cut. Regards from Lincolnshire UK. 👍🚜
Nice combination of Case-IH 844, NH 717 forager (when you only needed 80hp on the chopper) and 2wd John Deere leading trailers. Cumbrian reg plate (HH) on the Case so up in my neck of the woods!
I remember when we were kids fishing by a river bridge at the bottom of a long steep hill and the smell of overheating brake as the little David Browns struggled to hold back their loads.No cabs and single axle trailers with galvanised sides ,the drivers always gave us a toot and a wave though.Great video,great memories.
You all prolly dont care at all but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me!
@Issac Jaxtyn Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm trying it out atm. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
Such good Video it takes me back to the era I started properly for the Business. I remember the machines and how better in how Hardy they were compared to today's kit and would rate them in some respects to Today's machines! Was great video!
Cracking video.. nearly brought a tear to my eye. Reminds me of days long gone and the best days of my life. It's just not how it used to he these days!
I have just in the past years of so been watching farming videos. I find it fascinating and inspiring. I respect all farmers and even though they work hard every day, I envy them. They are such an important part of the natural world.
The UK lads love filling trailers on the right side, which is the wrong side, also that roll bar on the Matbro doesn’t offer much protection in a roll over.
Right-hand side always seemed the most logical to me. Forager controls, pick-up, spout and trailer all within your view! Also the Matbro doesn’t have a roll-bar to start with (is it the same one at the end?) but had it’s cab removed for working on the indoor clamp. We did the same with a MF 298, perfectly safe with dual rear wheels.
While it would be nice for silage to be more of an event like my Dad always tells me. It took weeks. I wouldn’t go back to the old tackle for anything!
I can't work the economics out for modern day silage making the capital cost of modern day farming doesn't add up in my book must be the eu gravy train funding farming these days
Rather disappointing, "From old to new silaging" What about how silage started with the Single and Double chop machines, You have gone from 80s/90s to today how about from when it started
Wow what a trip in time thankyou so much. Recently lost my dad and being fortunate enough to be raised on a dairy farm many years ago I was witness as a little boy to all the technology changes over The years from the sickle bar mower to dad owning a David Brown 995 until recently. was used just as I'm the video. I ended up driving a Class Jaguar 890 self propelled foragee for many years making silage. At 42 years old now You have gifted me with a treasure haul of long forgotton foggy memories of an amazing child hood with my dad on the farm. 🙏
I remember making silage in 1953 where it was in a clamp in the ground and we had to cut it out with a silage knife - how things have changed
Good video brought back few memories,I remember silaging in late sixtys bout six of us in a gang took four weeks then mabey second cut. Regards from Lincolnshire UK. 👍🚜
Lovely film mad how farming has evolved in a few years.
Nice combination of Case-IH 844, NH 717 forager (when you only needed 80hp on the chopper) and 2wd John Deere leading trailers. Cumbrian reg plate (HH) on the Case so up in my neck of the woods!
I remember when we were kids fishing by a river bridge at the bottom of a long steep hill and the smell of overheating brake as the little David Browns struggled to hold back their loads.No cabs and single axle trailers with galvanised sides ,the drivers always gave us a toot and a wave though.Great video,great memories.
You all prolly dont care at all but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account??
I somehow forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me!
@Ethan Marvin Instablaster ;)
@Issac Jaxtyn Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm trying it out atm.
I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Issac Jaxtyn It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account!
@Ethan Marvin no problem :)
Nice video the David browns looked good Thanks
Ah the New Holland 717. Spent a few hours with one of those !
Gee whizz,got to the end and the old Matbro still rolling the clamp
Such good Video it takes me back to the era I started properly for the Business. I remember the machines and how better in how Hardy they were compared to today's kit and would rate them in some respects to Today's machines! Was great video!
Cracking video.. nearly brought a tear to my eye. Reminds me of days long gone and the best days of my life. It's just not how it used to he these days!
Same here
Literally got sick to my stomach realizing that part of my life is over forever.
Best days of my life we hadn't a worry in the world great times
Same here; best days of my life. Work your bud of through out the day and night; afterwards on the piss.
That matbro is still working stronger than ever
Beautiful film , thankyou for posting this !
The early days of silage making seemed so much nicer.
Now it comes with so much stress and pressure.
Looks can be deceiving; It was stress and pressure back then too.
Very cool to see there evaluation over the years 👍😀
Beautiful, educational & well done. Past to present time frame.
I have just in the past years of so been watching farming videos. I find it fascinating and inspiring. I respect all farmers and even though they work hard every day, I envy them. They are such an important part of the natural world.
those were the golden years
lovely video is it in Cumbria north Cumbria maybe I saw a Rickerby sticker
Fine jd with push off rake at the end
Very nice. Good luck for future work and success.
we did not even have machines to lift silage all done by pitch fork in to normal small trailers in the mid 70s that was hard work
Wow that was brilliant 😀👌
Not sure why the clip was sped up at 4.31,we know modern kit is fast.
Brilliant video 🚜👍💕
Beautiful times, old is gold👍
Nice video
The UK lads love filling trailers on the right side, which is the wrong side, also that roll bar on the Matbro doesn’t offer much protection in a roll over.
How is it the wrong side? Can you explain to me
Doing a proper job with the David Browns
fnh8340 yeah would love to know how thats the wrong side, never seen it done any other way
There’s no wrong side just what side the harvester man prefers
Right-hand side always seemed the most logical to me. Forager controls, pick-up, spout and trailer all within your view! Also the Matbro doesn’t have a roll-bar to start with (is it the same one at the end?) but had it’s cab removed for working on the indoor clamp. We did the same with a MF 298, perfectly safe with dual rear wheels.
At 0. 44 I actually heard that nasher pull up the bank, ferried with one for nearly 5 years
This isn’t too far from how it’s done today near me. Efficient, occasionally dangerous, but feeds the herd through winter.
did there have to be music all the way through?
The music on this video belongs to something like the ending on a horror film.
Mute the sound!
some brill scenes
Brilliant video 👊
Really good video
While it would be nice for silage to be more of an event like my Dad always tells me. It took weeks. I wouldn’t go back to the old tackle for anything!
When the 880were alive
What a video!!!!
A Matbro TR200 without a cab thats a new one for me lol
I can't work the economics out for modern day silage making the capital cost of modern day farming doesn't add up in my book must be the eu gravy train funding farming these days
Top class
Quite an erie video I think
@Declan Shlug that music
Rather disappointing, "From old to new silaging" What about how silage started with the Single and Double chop machines, You have gone from 80s/90s to today how about from when it started
NO SOUL IN IT ANY MORE!
The late 1970s we still use the corn binder silage rack to haul the bundles in and a silage cutter belt driven with an old WC Allis