I commented on your first picker mounting video, you both do the best, just normal farming, not the multi-million dollar ones showing the auto-steer combine stuff, I love yours much better!!! When I attended Iowa State University, my roommate's family had a farm in northwest Iowa, in Emmetsburg, so I used to go home with him on the weekends in the fall, and helped with corn picking. Again, they also used a two row mounted John Deere, on a Model A tractor, with hand clutch, which i was very used to from my home farm in New Jersey. I got to drive the picker and wagon, the kind that you would pull up and past the elevator, and raise the wagon up to upload from the rear hatch, with a hydraulic cylinder. It was probably some of the coldest ever on a tractor in my life. The fields were so flat and open, and so windy, and this was late October and November. You would drive up the field, and barely make it back and the wagon was full, and this was 1975, so I am sure the yields back then were not so great, like today!! By the end of the day, that cold and the work, it was very fast and easy to fall asleep in the warm house!! But this was some of the best times ever in farming for me. They also still had a few dairy cows, maybe 12 at most. They milked them all by hand, even in 1975!!! What a great time and farming area was northwest Iowa back then!
Love watching your videos! Brings back fond memories of helping my neighbor farm growing up. He had a 400, 666, and a 1466 when I was helping. Thru the years he had a 806 narrow front and a 866(?) wide front. Last one's he had were I was helping. Unloaded many gravity wagons of ear corn. He had a huge crib that we would fill first then on others when it was full. He'd had a New Idea two row pull behind. Loved this time of year. Still do! I graduated in '74 and worked thru high school and a few years after for him. Miss those days!
Thanks! Takes me back to when we used to change the 705 unit power unit from the combine to the husking bed/picker. We also had a pull type Oliver two row picker that we used after the fields were opened with the two row Massey-Harris self propelled picker when we first moved to the new farm from grandpas 88 miles east. A 990 Oliver was the first tractor I ever drove on the road from the field when I was 8 yrs. old. I miss farming, retired from town work.
I love how ya'll prove you can run a successful farm operation without having the latest farm hardware. It is awesome watching the old tricycle front end girls still running and doing their job. Keep it up guys. Well done!
I had a pull type New Idea Superpicker with the 12 roll husking bed. I loved it, and, pulled it with my 4020 diesel. It did present some problems when opening up the fields, but, once that was done it was a champ. Of course when I farmed, 150 bushel corn was the norm. I liked the idea of not having to tie up a tractor, just five minutes and I was ready to pick corn. I also used a hydraulic motor on my elevator, that saved having to have a seperate tractor to run that when unloading the wagons.
I pick rows 3 and 4, 5 and 6, then go counter clockwise and pick 1 and 2. I can get most of that corn but you can pretty much kiss the corners goodbye unless you get kids to pick it up.
@@danw6014 Yeah, when I was a kid my Dad made us pick the 4 outside rows by hand and put it in grain sacks and we tossed it all on the hay rack. I was sure glad when that job was over.
May I suggest that you put a rubber grummet around your battery cables,where your dad as cut the box to fit them in to the battery,to prevent a short or wear on the cables.Just saying.
I have my dad’s 1953 farmall H He bought it new and it arrived by train in our little town. Apparently it was a big deal for someone to get a new tractor 😊. I need to restore it but I do keep it inside. I loved hearing about the history of the tractor and I’m sure it will stay in the family a long time ❤
i kinda like them wearing orginal paint i just got h built same month /yr as me it came out of eastern nebr has very little use it will never eave this mo farm ever
686 to the rescue ! Thought I saw a little blow by on the old girl . Can’t be too careful, it can happen in the blink of an eye . Great video fellas ,can’t wait for corn picking .👍
Seat mounting hardware is definitely important for tractors of that era. Depending on what breaks and the seat design, it can catapult the driver into the implement behind.
I grew up on a SMDTA, it did everything except cultivate & plant. Then bought a 450D & then a 656D hydro for the baler. Then a 766 & 856 & 686 & 1486 & …. Still have them all except the SMDTA
Do you have two mounted pickers? Looks like there is another one sitting beside the one you mounted on the 686. Mounted corn pickers are so cool and rarely seen today except for shows and special events put on by antique machinery clubs.
Are the large square purchased or have you historically had part of your baling contracted to get them in large square size? Will owning round baler mean changes around large square bales in spite of the less space efficient to store inside, and second have you thought about buying a applicator for preservative application for fields with small patches of wetter hay?
I remember when I was in my FFA class my teacher would show a film call gettie up Joe show what happens when a farmer gets to careless about farming funny as hell but its to be serious
Great video Gierok Farms
I commented on your first picker mounting video, you both do the best, just normal farming, not the multi-million dollar ones showing the auto-steer combine stuff, I love yours much better!!! When I attended Iowa State University, my roommate's family had a farm in northwest Iowa, in Emmetsburg, so I used to go home with him on the weekends in the fall, and helped with corn picking. Again, they also used a two row mounted John Deere, on a Model A tractor, with hand clutch, which i was very used to from my home farm in New Jersey. I got to drive the picker and wagon, the kind that you would pull up and past the elevator, and raise the wagon up to upload from the rear hatch, with a hydraulic cylinder. It was probably some of the coldest ever on a tractor in my life. The fields were so flat and open, and so windy, and this was late October and November. You would drive up the field, and barely make it back and the wagon was full, and this was 1975, so I am sure the yields back then were not so great, like today!! By the end of the day, that cold and the work, it was very fast and easy to fall asleep in the warm house!! But this was some of the best times ever in farming for me. They also still had a few dairy cows, maybe 12 at most. They milked them all by hand, even in 1975!!! What a great time and farming area was northwest Iowa back then!
Love watching your videos! Brings back fond memories of helping my neighbor farm growing up. He had a 400, 666, and a 1466 when I was helping. Thru the years he had a 806 narrow front and a 866(?) wide front. Last one's he had were I was helping. Unloaded many gravity wagons of ear corn. He had a huge crib that we would fill first then on others when it was full. He'd had a New Idea two row pull behind. Loved this time of year. Still do! I graduated in '74 and worked thru high school and a few years after for him. Miss those days!
I could listen to George tell stories for hours. What an interesting guy. Lots of tales to tell.
Thanks for posting
Thanks. So enjoyed watching! 😊
Thanks! Takes me back to when we used to change the 705 unit power unit from the combine to the husking bed/picker. We also had a pull type Oliver two row picker that we used after the fields were opened with the two row Massey-Harris self propelled picker when we first moved to the new farm from grandpas 88 miles east. A 990 Oliver was the first tractor I ever drove on the road from the field when I was 8 yrs. old. I miss farming, retired from town work.
Thanks for sharing.
Another great video. Ty for taking us along.
Love ur pops and his stories
Now thet tractor looks like a knight in armer ready four a jousting match love them old tractors good work
Some good driving there getting that picker on . Love all the videos watching all the way from tipperary Ireland 🇮🇪. Keep up the good work
I love how ya'll prove you can run a successful farm operation without having the latest farm hardware. It is awesome watching the old tricycle front end girls still running and doing their job. Keep it up guys. Well done!
Enjoyed the video.I always like to see maintenance being done on tractors and equipment!
I agree with you on if the Super Mta doesn’t start nothing will always a great starting tractor! Great video guys!
Love watching your videos
I had a pull type New Idea Superpicker with the 12 roll husking bed. I loved it, and, pulled it with my 4020 diesel. It did present some problems when opening up the fields, but, once that was done it was a champ. Of course when I farmed, 150 bushel corn was the norm. I liked the idea of not having to tie up a tractor, just five minutes and I was ready to pick corn. I also used a hydraulic motor on my elevator, that saved having to have a seperate tractor to run that when unloading the wagons.
I pick rows 3 and 4, 5 and 6, then go counter clockwise and pick 1 and 2. I can get most of that corn but you can pretty much kiss the corners goodbye unless you get kids to pick it up.
@@danw6014 Yeah, when I was a kid my Dad made us pick the 4 outside rows by hand and put it in grain sacks and we tossed it all on the hay rack. I was sure glad when that job was over.
Love to see the Ol Gal rebuilt! Just a few acres farm youtuber has several rebuild videos.
May I suggest that you put a rubber grummet around your battery cables,where your dad as cut the box to fit them in to the battery,to prevent a short or wear on the cables.Just saying.
Great video for sure
I have my dad’s 1953 farmall H He bought it new and it arrived by train in our little town. Apparently it was a big deal for someone to get a new tractor 😊. I need to restore it but I do keep it inside. I loved hearing about the history of the tractor and I’m sure it will stay in the family a long time ❤
i kinda like them wearing orginal paint i just got h built same month /yr as me it came out of eastern nebr has very little use it will never eave this mo farm ever
Nice video Aaron
Yes to keeping it on.
It's like dressing up the 686 to go to the fancy show eith a tux and tails to pick a little corn 🌽.
686 to the rescue ! Thought I saw a little blow by on the old girl . Can’t be too careful, it can happen in the blink of an eye . Great video fellas ,can’t wait for corn picking .👍
Inch by inch driving in to get the front part on 686 sounded pretty happy rain cap flapping away 😄
Hello Gierek farms from Indiana
Have had my seat spring break on my M while pulling a 2 bottom plow. Pucker factor of 10 on that one.
Seat mounting hardware is definitely important for tractors of that era. Depending on what breaks and the seat design, it can catapult the driver into the implement behind.
I grew up on a SMDTA, it did everything except cultivate & plant. Then bought a 450D & then a 656D hydro for the baler. Then a 766 & 856 & 686 & 1486 & …. Still have them all except the SMDTA
good history
Thanks for the video. I think George said that Mom was going to drive an Oliver in the tractor ride. Which Oliver was that?
Do you have two mounted pickers? Looks like there is another one sitting beside the one you mounted on the 686. Mounted corn pickers are so cool and rarely seen today except for shows and special events put on by antique machinery clubs.
Are the large square purchased or have you historically had part of your baling contracted to get them in large square size? Will owning round baler mean changes around large square bales in spite of the less space efficient to store inside, and second have you thought about buying a applicator for preservative application for fields with small patches of wetter hay?
Once I got that picker hooked up I would buy another used tractor and leave all that hooked up wow to much work
I agree
mta was and still is quite a tractor littlevthristy on heavy plowing
Hey man what’s up
I remember when I was in my FFA class my teacher would show a film call gettie up Joe show what happens when a farmer gets to careless about farming funny as hell but its to be serious
Is that an old John Deere side delivery take under your tree. Put a lot of acres on one of those in my younger days
Seems like a lot of work putting that thing on and having to take it back off. Seems there must be another economical way?
I think I"d rather have a 2 or 3 row N.I. tow behind corn picker.