This is my grandpa's field. Thank you so so much for doing this for my grandpa and our family. My grandpa is the hardest working man you will ever meet, and will forever be a farmer at heart. He was so excited about his field corn this year, and was so sad that he wouldn't be able to harvest it. This is so special to see and be apart of and we are truly so so grateful.
Jaida, your grampa, you and your family are a great blessing to our country, and Laura and Grant are the very best kind of angels. Laura is right about farming being the mankind's first family profession.
@jaidaeastman5646 Grandpa would be so proud! Farmer at heart, always!! Thank you Laura and Grant, for being a part of his story and seeing the harvest through to the end. ❤️
I'm just an old sentimental fool, but this series pulls at my heart strings with every episode. And yes, there are a tear or two at each one as well. You guys are beyond good people!
Farmers are the bed rock and heart of America. Great to see today's generation carrying on with what built America. Sad to say that most kids today are more interested about pushing buttons and social media instead of sweat equity needed to be a farmer. Love the experience and info!!!
I agree. I think the world needs more farmers, too. My late grand-dad was a farmer, and my brother and I spent summers on his farm near Mankato, Kansas. I return every Memorial Day weekend to decorate his grave and that of my grandmother.
Dear Laura, my late husband absolutely loved you and I'm sure this video would make his eyes leak. 😅Thank you for your kind heart, your determination and your fantastic content. You are loved in Washington state. XO granny Ang
At 74, I like to see the older equipment still working (just like me). Kinda scuffed up, but still delivers. God Bless you guys for taking care of your neighbor. It's just one of those things that keeps America great...........
Thanks Laura! This is my sister in law dad’s place! She just posted your video! I’ve been following you before this was posted I’m glad to know you’re in Nebraska! Thank you for what you do!🤙🏼😁
There are tears…You gave to him something he gave to so many over the years…I know how much this meant to him and to all of us watching…Thank you so much for this generous act of love…
❤ Здравствуйте Грант и Лора вы хорошие фермера, молодцы!!! Глаза горят у вас обоих!❤Я такой же фермер из России, мне ваша работа очень знакома. Мы только убрали кукурузу, урожай слабый, жара, засуха. Люблю вас смотреть, продолжайте снимать видео. ❤
Laura and Grant are the epitomy of help thy neighbor. The rewards of such are far more than just helping a neighbor, but providing a lesson for all of us,
Grant and Laura, your generosity brought me to tears. I can't believe how much I envy your channel. I watch it every time. You truly do care about your neighbors and what goes on in your community. God bless your heart with what you do and how much heart you give❤
I was born on a rice farm in Guyana, South America, and today I’m the IT Director for the largest transportation company in Orlando, FL. Sharing knowledge and helping others is second nature to me-it’s part of who I am, rooted in my journey and experiences. My experiences with every farm equipment live with me forever. I love farming. Great work all, keep it up. God, please bless and guide our farmers daily, as my late after will say "A farmer has a purpose in society what is yours?"
Laura Please forgive me for what I am about to say. I was one of those people who helped during harvest back in the late 70s early 80s in Montana, Harvesting Wheat. I never got to run any of the tractors or harvester. The Men did them things. I spent my time in the kitchen fixing food for lunch and supper. I kept the crew well fed. Always had homemade rolls. I was in my late 20s early 30s. At the time I loved what I did to help, and the Guys loved me for it.
Def no need to apologize...you were being..... " part of a team effort"! Great job! The old saying" an army runs on it's stomach " is very true...even today!! You are commended for all of that work!! 🇺🇸👍🧙♂️🐺🤙🇺🇸
No need to apologize, it's all for a cause. In Texas and New Mexico there are ranches that get together every year to work cattle. The men go out & round up the herds, while the women & girls prepare meals. They do it twice a year, for branding & then again when it's time to sell the calves. Everyone does a job, preparing meals for a hungry crew is just as important as working the cattle!
One of the best ever, you proved you can go back home just a little trip back in history. I think you two are some of the most selfless, caring and giving young people I've had the pleasure of getting to know through the miracle of technology. You gave corn away you help put out fires, when a neighbor lost everything in a fire you were there to help and now this. I wish I knew you both and your parents personally. It makes me proud that there are still good young people willing to step up and do the right thing. God Bless!
My Father bought a 6600 JD combine back in 1972. He farmed around 800 acres of row cr[p in northwest Missouri. I started farming with him in 1977 until 1985. After my Mother passed away in 2015 we sold the farm which was really hard on me. My wife and I live on 8 acres in Central Missouri. I still garden and specialize in super sweet corn. I miss the old day of farming. Thank you for your video. 😊
Used to run a 7700 about that year model for a farmer. It had a six row 38 inch row spacing head on it. Was a good combine. I'll bet at 93 he had to swallow his pride to ask for help. Farmers especially old ones are like that. They don't like to ask for help. Kind of you to have done it free of charge. I am sure to him you were a blessing.
So true what you said Laura. When I was on our farms in my younger years, we had system that we used to harvest everything, corn, wheat, oats, hay and work cattle and hogs. Since our farms was the largest, we would do ours first, then My Uncle Tom's, then Uncle Marvins, then two neighbors, then Uncle WInks. We used equipment from the 60s and 70s. John Deere 6600, John Deere 3010, 3020, Farmall 560 and 460, John Deere 420, Allis C, Allis WD, three grain wagons, 1958 Ford Grain/Livestock Truck. Pull type Allis 60 combine. Plus all the equipment to complete the job. All done with no cost to other family and neighbors. Thinking back and it still warms my heart.
I have watched EVERY video that you, your dad, Grant..Everything.that you have filmed..and this Video is hands down The Most Satisfying of them all..maybe because I was helping my grandfather farm in Indiana,in the 1960's, using the same type equipment, but also because we had neighbors that sometimes could not get it done..and we pitched in to Get Her Done.
Several thoughts if you will indulge me: 1. After this video and the one where Laura and her dad literally drove their equipment through fire to help neighbors makes me hopeful for America. 2. Rust holes do have a positive effect of reducing the amount of cab corn.
Thank you so much! Helping a neighbor while at the same time giving reverance for the work of our forefathers and American heritage. You guys have a lot of class. Thank you
Neighbor helping neighbor. yet another great chapter that could be in your children's book. I'm not giving up on this idea. Children need to learn more about farmers and farming.
Ya know, if ya'll were in your 60's or 70's this whole "using old tractors" would be cool and all. The fact you're both so young and doing it with the old equipment is just outstanding !! I am more impressed with ya'll every time I watch a video. You two are doing great things.
Bless you for doing this act of kindness. My dad passed away when I was 5 and my brother was 12. I will never forget the amount of work and advice given that our close neighbors did for us. When we got older we returned the favor to them. That's the way life should work.
Laura that is so nice of you to help your elderly neighbor. Neat that you’re using the old equipment for education purposes. I know that I would never want to go back to that. When I was younger we had old equipment. Constant breakdowns and patching it back together. Don’t miss those days. Looks like the grass and weeds got out of hand for your neighbor. Enjoyed the video. Brought back memories.😊
I think that you will bring a lot of joy to a lot of people with this video, especially those who grew up in the 70s! I was born in 1968 and when I watch this video it feels like I've traveled back to my youth in a time machine! It was a wonderful time! I have tears in my eyes when I think back to it!
Laura, you honored the memory of Papa Kurt by old school harvesting for a neighbor. What lovely gifts of time and resources! Thank you for keeping his spirit and memory alive.
Hope you got to fix the holes in the bottom of the combine, wouldn't want anyone to lose out, really glad your keeping this old equipment, I say old I remember it when it would have been brand new.😭
Laura and Grant. Thank you for this special trip back in time. Sure does make you appreciate modern technology. Great to see you pitching in to help a neighbor. God bless you both!
From Auto steer and Transport trucks to all manual. Definitely eye-opening to see how they did it back then. The corn rows were barely distinguishable at times from the tall weeds. Testament to the hard work of farmers and the advances to clean weed free rows harvested 16 rows at a time!
When I was in highschool one of our neighbors had a heart attack. The community came together with a dozen combines, two dozen trucks, my Dad fueling the equipment as he was a distributor for Atlantic Richfield, and I opened and ran the warehouse where we hauled the wheat. the ladies made a huge lunch and a grocery store owner supplied drinks and snacks. We harvested his section of land in one day. That's a farming community.
That looks like the equipment I grew up around in Northern Indiana. My family weren't farmers but we lived amongst them. The farmer across the street helped us out many times over the years. Laura, you should find an Amish farmer who's not camera averse, and do a video of how they do their work with draft horses.
What can I say, a heartfelt thank you for both doing this for your friend and sharing it with us. Reminds me of when my best friend, who is passed away, and I planted 20 acres with a 1935 John Deere D. back in 76/77. great times and greater memories
Laura, these past two videos are just plain Awesome! I can't think of a better way to test out your newly acquired equipment, part of farm life is helping others seems to be rare in today's society. The entire lineup you have there is sharp. The C60, what a find! We have a 71 GMC 850 (C50) with a manure spreader box on it, always starts and runs well but isn't even close to the cosmetic shape yours is in. Perfect example of what taking care of your equipment will do, all perfectly capable of still putting in a good days work. Although it's fun to "play" with the old ones modern equipment with A/C and radio's are much nicer to spend a lot of time in.
These past two videos brought memories of growing up a bit north of Aurora. My last experience with corn harvest was with 2-row picker pulled by Farmall Super M, dropping ears into feed wagon, changed out when full. Tractor pulled wagons hauled to a shucker/sheller powered by another tractor. The output corn kernels went onto a electric motor powered 'grain elevator' and into a storage bin. Definitely labor intensive, but it was the norm then. Thanks for triggering memories. Tony AHS class of '65.
Reminds me of helping my late brother farm in SW Minnesota in the 70's. He used gravity carts to haul the corn in and my job was to run the auger and unload those carts. Nothing like a kid working around PTO shafts and open augers. Still alive and have all fingers and toes. Not sure how, but I do.
Laura, it's great to see old equipment being used operated and still doing the job it was designed to do years ago. Also being able to compare old versus new is a great way to see how advanced farming equipment is today. Farmers worldwide look out for each other the same way bikers look out for one another both are passionate about what they stand for and fight for what they do a brotherhood springs to mind helping and taking care of each other. Take care and be safe Matt From Hastings The UK.
Hi Laura and Grant, people like you are a blessing to your neighbors and specialy Vern. Say hello from Canada to him. And for you two keep up the good work. Greetings from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Jon and Rina.
Great to see the old equipment being used. Hats off to the dude sowing the field with a 2 row planter. He must have started that in 1976!!! I didn’t realise the harvester took the corn off the cob too. I wonder how it does that without damaging it. Fascinating, thank you.
The old corn pickers! I remember Dad's pickup truck with no side boards loaded level to the top of the bed with soybeans, and the grasshoppers climbing out alive. In hindsight, I wish I was 10 again and have a country pond by that field to fish with that bait collection from the field! On the other hand, riding in that picker to watch all the parts and pieces move, my uncle operating it, was yet another worthwhile experience.
I am 77 years old and helped Grandpa on his 60-acre farm. He and I picked corn by hand one ear at a time, using a thought team of horses pulling an iron wheeled wagon. It was work, but I loved every minute of it.
That’s the way my dad grew up. The first tractor (an ancient JD) appeared only showed up when it became apparent both boys were going to the Navy. Grandpa had some health issues wasn’t able to do it himself.
I'm 78 yrs old and remember picking corn by hand, loved the scent of the cornfield! Cool fall days with sunshine. Filling gunney sacks with ear corn and taking it to the elevator to be ground into feed as us kids went to confirmation classes on Saturdays. Ron
Many farmers were still using open cab combines when that equipment came out, and most, if they could afford a combine with a cornhead, had only a four row head. I know the technology of today makes farming a lot faster and more efficient, but to be honest, I kind of miss the old days when I was on the farm as a kid. A farmer could feed his family on a couple-hundred acre farm. They certainly wouldn't live extravagantly, but most would have a steer or two and some hogs to butcher. Some of the smaller farmers would put a couple of 2x12's on the sides of 3/4 ton pickups and use them to haul grain to the elevator. Thanks for the memories! I can almost feel the corn chaff that has sifted down the back of my shirt. 😄
I did not know how much work went into farming !!! Farmers are the heartbeat of this country. America would not be here without them. Thank you for sharing. Always a fan !!! Until next time and I am in California
A farm community pulls together in times of need , it always has . It is done without ego or pride or fanfare it just gets done . A young dairy farmer near us had just taken over the family farm and were woken up by the sound of their barn on fire . They lost the barn , equipment and a good number of livestock . Before the ash had cooled the next morning the community was there , the remaining herd was distributed amongst a few farms for care and plans were being made for the cleanup and rebuilding of the barn . It was just over a year when they started to ship milk again , lots of sweat , more than a few tears and many thanks .
Typing through some tears! Thank you Laura and Grant for your generous act of kindness! Well done!! (i was 11 years old when my Dad sent me on an emergency run with with our John Deere 730 to help a neighbor get his wheat in. We had not finished our own harvest at the time, and my Dad could see I was reluctant to leave our crop in jeopardy. He sent me on my way with such a compassionate phrase- "They need this more than we do")
You deserve to be proud, Laura. You are an outstanding person and farmer. You could have done this job in one fourth the time with your modern equipment, but we got to experience a delightful throwback.
It restores my faith. Having grown up in a rural farm town, this is what folks do. Thank you Grant, Laura and Gage for your generosity. Although the crop didn't look great, I was still impressed with the ground speed of that veteran 6600. God bless!
Watching these latest videos has reminded me so much of my grandpa. He was a local farmer from Central City. He farmed for years and had to give it up when his health took a decline. He loved farming and I grew up helping around the farm as much as I could.
Kudos young lady. Thank you for lending a helping hand. As Marley told Scrooge, "People are our business." Looks like an old set of Peterson's dual wheels on your tractor! I might have made them!!!! Worked for Walt Peterson for 8+ yrs making duals. Missing a little corn aint all bad. That helps the pheasant population
Old School isn't always bad. But when you are helping out a neighbor in need it IS always GOOD. Or you can bring in the newest and best, but you are still helping out someone in need.👍👍
😁🥰 Hey Laura . A fantastic way to help your neighbor . The fan on he 6600 is a pusher type to blow chaf away from the radiator so it will only plug up with minor dust if not blown out periodically. Why have you not fixed the flails to avoid chaf buildup? Balast on the rear axel will stop that bouncing ...Holes in the transfer auger houseing ?💗 Great video thanks
The last 3 videos have been wonderful. The night time drone shots of the combine, Laura’s smile when driving the old combine for the first time, and your willingness to help a neighbor with the old equipment knowing you could have done it much quicker with your new combine. Good people doing good things. Kudos to Grant and Laura.
I watch all the time but almost never comment. I think it's awesome what you guys are doing here for Vern! This is truly what America is all about. By the way...Laura...you looked like a kid in a candy store running that Vintage combine...😁
Your channel on here it's one of my favorites. As someone who comes from a farming family l totally understand the ups and downs. Thank you for sharing your videos.
I had a New Holland TR-70 4 wheel drive that had a 35’ grain head and a 6 row corn head. Combined 800 acres of my own land and custom worked enough every year to make the payments. Was state of the art in its day. Had a Cat 3208 that really did purr
This is my grandpa's field. Thank you so so much for doing this for my grandpa and our family. My grandpa is the hardest working man you will ever meet, and will forever be a farmer at heart. He was so excited about his field corn this year, and was so sad that he wouldn't be able to harvest it. This is so special to see and be apart of and we are truly so so grateful.
Jaida, your grampa, you and your family are a great blessing to our country, and Laura and Grant are the very best kind of angels. Laura is right about farming being the mankind's first family profession.
@jaidaeastman5646 Grandpa would be so proud! Farmer at heart, always!! Thank you Laura and Grant, for being a part of his story and seeing the harvest through to the end. ❤️
Vern used older equipment to plant that corn. Did he have a combine lined up to harvest?
It is pretty awesome!
Thank you Laura and Grant , you’ve made us all happy.
@@jaidaeastman5646 that's brilliant! And you are seen and appreciated across the pond in Ireland!
Back in the day, that was how things got done. Neighbor helping neighbor. Good on you guys!!
I'm just an old sentimental fool, but this series pulls at my heart strings with every episode. And yes, there are a tear or two at each one as well. You guys are beyond good people!
Now I am crying ...tears of joy
Great job guys &girls I got married in 72 enjoy the years they go by FAST. I JUST HARVESTED MY 60th Crop With My son & grandson One Heck Of A Ride.
The world needs more Laura's
Farmers are the bed rock and heart of America. Great to see today's generation carrying on with what built America. Sad to say that most kids today are more interested about pushing buttons and social media instead of sweat equity needed to be a farmer. Love the experience and info!!!
And Grants too!!
@@fisherh9111 Actually thank their parents for how they were raised.
I agree. I think the world needs more farmers, too. My late grand-dad was a farmer, and my brother and I spent summers on his farm near Mankato, Kansas. I return every Memorial Day weekend to decorate his grave and that of my grandmother.
I agree totally… they are amazing
That's what we need more of, people helping people.
Thank you for helping Vern and his family. God bless you
I harvest every year like its the 70,s !
Still farming at 91. That’s impressive.
He's 93. Even more impressive.
Ich finde es beeindruckend das jemand mit 91 sich so gut mit der modernen Technik auskennt. Da mein Vater mit 73 nicht so fit darin ist
You're the real beautiful people, not Hollywood.
Dear Laura, my late husband absolutely loved you and I'm sure this video would make his eyes leak. 😅Thank you for your kind heart, your determination and your fantastic content. You are loved in Washington state. XO granny Ang
I'm in LUV
This series of farming with old equipment is a winner
@@terrytomlinson8772 why is there trees in the cornfield? They only cause problems
At least he didn't put a lot in input costs
Unless you're Grant and having to keep that old beast running!
@@asmrhead1560Just keep him in batteries and you’ll be OK!
My favorites were the 4020 D with the big chrome stack and the Chevrolet straight truck!
At 74, I like to see the older equipment still working (just like me). Kinda scuffed up, but still delivers. God Bless you guys for taking care of your neighbor. It's just one of those things that keeps America great...........
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Thanks Laura! This is my sister in law dad’s place! She just posted your video! I’ve been following you before this was posted I’m glad to know you’re in Nebraska! Thank you for what you do!🤙🏼😁
"Whatever you did for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me."
God bless you both. Wish there were more of you.
The Chevy grain truck is AWESOME! What a find!!!!
There are tears…You gave to him something he gave to so many over the years…I know how much this meant to him and to all of us watching…Thank you so much for this generous act of love…
If you want a blessing, BE a blessing! Good job, Grant and Laura!
Also, Ms Laura when are we gonna get a Little Grant running around the farm, lol??
You and Grant are saints. Keep the videos coming. I watch em all!
Grant & Laura you guys are awesome! The way you care for Vern and your community is amazing. Thanks for caring!
Thank you for helping the Vern family. I hope I can do similar things like you on my channel.🎉🎉
Oh your channel great!!!
@chanjelly1856 Thanks 😍
❤ Здравствуйте Грант и Лора вы хорошие фермера, молодцы!!! Глаза горят у вас обоих!❤Я такой же фермер из России, мне ваша работа очень знакома. Мы только убрали кукурузу, урожай слабый, жара, засуха. Люблю вас смотреть, продолжайте снимать видео. ❤
Laura and Grant are the epitomy of help thy neighbor. The rewards of such are far more than just helping a neighbor, but providing a lesson for all of us,
You need to interview Vern and have him share stories of past years harvest, machinery, livestock that he had.
Laura looks cute in her overalls driving that combine farming like it’s the 1970s she’s so adorable
Grant and Laura, your generosity brought me to tears. I can't believe how much I envy your channel. I watch it every time. You truly do care about your neighbors and what goes on in your community. God bless your heart with what you do and how much heart you give❤
I was born on a rice farm in Guyana, South America, and today I’m the IT Director for the largest transportation company in Orlando, FL. Sharing knowledge and helping others is second nature to me-it’s part of who I am, rooted in my journey and experiences. My experiences with every farm equipment live with me forever. I love farming. Great work all, keep it up. God, please bless and guide our farmers daily, as my late after will say "A farmer has a purpose in society what is yours?"
That is the coolest thing I have ever seen someone do for there neighbor ever !!! 😊
One of the greatest things you can do is help out your neighbors in need. It a feeling like no other.
Laura Please forgive me for what I am about to say. I was one of those people who helped during harvest back in the late 70s early 80s in Montana, Harvesting Wheat. I never got to run any of the tractors or harvester. The Men did them things. I spent my time in the kitchen fixing food for lunch and supper. I kept the crew well fed. Always had homemade rolls. I was in my late 20s early 30s. At the time I loved what I did to help, and the Guys loved me for it.
Def no need to apologize...you were being.....
" part of a team effort"!
Great job! The old saying" an army runs on it's stomach " is very true...even today!!
You are commended for all of that work!!
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No need to apologize, it's all for a cause.
In Texas and New Mexico there are ranches that get together every year to work cattle. The men go out & round up the herds, while the women & girls prepare meals.
They do it twice a year, for branding & then again when it's time to sell the calves. Everyone does a job, preparing meals for a hungry crew is just as important as working the cattle!
Really cool to find an old serviceable harvester and bring it back into service. Helping your neighbor at the same time, outstanding.
Y'all are very special... thanks for helping your neighbor
One of the best ever, you proved you can go back home just a little trip back in history. I think you two are some of the most selfless, caring and giving young people I've had the pleasure of getting to know through the miracle of technology. You gave corn away you help put out fires, when a neighbor lost everything in a fire you were there to help and now this. I wish I knew you both and your parents personally. It makes me proud that there are still good young people willing to step up and do the right thing. God Bless!
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@@normnicholson4689 Amen to that!
My Father bought a 6600 JD combine back in 1972. He farmed around 800 acres of row cr[p in northwest Missouri. I started farming with him in 1977 until 1985. After my Mother passed away in 2015 we sold the farm which was really hard on me. My wife and I live on 8 acres in Central Missouri. I still garden and specialize in super sweet corn. I miss the old day of farming. Thank you for your video. 😊
Used to run a 7700 about that year model for a farmer. It had a six row 38 inch row spacing head on it. Was a good combine. I'll bet at 93 he had to swallow his pride to ask for help. Farmers especially old ones are like that. They don't like to ask for help. Kind of you to have done it free of charge. I am sure to him you were a blessing.
So true what you said Laura. When I was on our farms in my younger years, we had system that we used to harvest everything, corn, wheat, oats, hay and work cattle and hogs. Since our farms was the largest, we would do ours first, then My Uncle Tom's, then Uncle Marvins, then two neighbors, then Uncle WInks. We used equipment from the 60s and 70s. John Deere 6600, John Deere 3010, 3020, Farmall 560 and 460, John Deere 420, Allis C, Allis WD, three grain wagons, 1958 Ford Grain/Livestock Truck. Pull type Allis 60 combine. Plus all the equipment to complete the job. All done with no cost to other family and neighbors. Thinking back and it still warms my heart.
I have watched EVERY video that you, your dad, Grant..Everything.that you have filmed..and this Video is hands down The Most Satisfying of them all..maybe because I was helping my grandfather farm in Indiana,in the 1960's, using the same type equipment, but also because we had neighbors that sometimes could not get it done..and we pitched in to Get Her Done.
Thank you so very much for helping Vern and his family! God's continued blessing on you both! Larry, Central Valley, Ca.
Brings back a lot of memories the 4020 and the truck really like both
Several thoughts if you will indulge me: 1. After this video and the one where Laura and her dad literally drove their equipment through fire to help neighbors makes me hopeful for America. 2. Rust holes do have a positive effect of reducing the amount of cab corn.
Thank you so much! Helping a neighbor while at the same time giving reverance for the work of our forefathers and American heritage. You guys have a lot of class. Thank you
God bless you for taking care of Vern's crop, farmers always take care of eachothr, you ar a very special family.
Neighbor helping neighbor. yet another great chapter that could be in your children's book. I'm not giving up on this idea. Children need to learn more about farmers and farming.
Ya know, if ya'll were in your 60's or 70's this whole "using old tractors" would be cool and all. The fact you're both so young and doing it with the old equipment is just outstanding !! I am more impressed with ya'll every time I watch a video. You two are doing great things.
Sure hoping Vern is doing OK watching this and enjoying it as much as we are 🤩😄👍🏻
Bless you for doing this act of kindness. My dad passed away when I was 5 and my brother was 12. I will never forget the amount of work and advice given that our close neighbors did for us. When we got older we returned the favor to them. That's the way life should work.
You guys are definitely special, such a big heart.
Genuine good young people. Love it.
Thank you Laura for doing the hard work that keeps us fed. You have every reason to be proud of being a farmer - the hardest working people ever!🇨🇦
Laura that is so nice of you to help your elderly neighbor. Neat that you’re using the old equipment for education purposes. I know that I would never want to go back to that. When I was younger we had old equipment. Constant breakdowns and patching it back together. Don’t miss those days. Looks like the grass and weeds got out of hand for your neighbor. Enjoyed the video. Brought back memories.😊
The Green coverall is such a nice subtle touch !! 😘
Laura Farms has a great big heart. So proud of them.
You must be in heaven. Driving old vehicles with no modern 'tronics, helping a neighbor, and in the combine again. Win-Win all around.💞
I think that you will bring a lot of joy to a lot of people with this video, especially those who grew up in the 70s! I was born in 1968 and when I watch this video it feels like I've traveled back to my youth in a time machine! It was a wonderful time! I have tears in my eyes when I think back to it!
Laura and Grant, your film making skills have really gone to the next level. These past two videos have been your best yet!
Laura, you honored the memory of Papa Kurt by old school harvesting for a neighbor. What lovely gifts of time and resources! Thank you for keeping his spirit and memory alive.
God bless you two and keep you. We always knew you were kind people. Much mercy will be given to you in heaven. Best wishes and blessings.
Hope you got to fix the holes in the bottom of the combine, wouldn't want anyone to lose out, really glad your keeping this old equipment, I say old I remember it when it would have been brand new.😭
Power steering and ac have come a long way since I was a youngen. Goodonya for the help, yall.
Laura and Grant. Thank you for this special trip back in time. Sure does make you appreciate modern technology. Great to see you pitching in to help a neighbor. God bless you both!
Like a good neighbor, Laura Farms is there! 👍👍
From Auto steer and Transport trucks to all manual. Definitely eye-opening to see how they did it back then. The corn rows were barely distinguishable at times from the tall weeds. Testament to the hard work of farmers and the advances to clean weed free rows harvested 16 rows at a time!
Love seeing the old machinery still in use, keep it coming
When I was in highschool one of our neighbors had a heart attack. The community came together with a dozen combines, two dozen trucks, my Dad fueling the equipment as he was a distributor for Atlantic Richfield, and I opened and ran the warehouse where we hauled the wheat. the ladies made a huge lunch and a grocery store owner supplied drinks and snacks. We harvested his section of land in one day. That's a farming community.
That looks like the equipment I grew up around in Northern Indiana. My family weren't farmers but we lived amongst them. The farmer across the street helped us out many times over the years.
Laura, you should find an Amish farmer who's not camera averse, and do a video of how they do their work with draft horses.
What can I say, a heartfelt thank you for both doing this for your friend and sharing it with us. Reminds me of when my best friend, who is passed away, and I planted 20 acres with a 1935 John Deere D. back in 76/77. great times and greater memories
Laura, these past two videos are just plain Awesome! I can't think of a better way to test out your newly acquired equipment, part of farm life is helping others seems to be rare in today's society. The entire lineup you have there is sharp. The C60, what a find! We have a 71 GMC 850 (C50) with a manure spreader box on it, always starts and runs well but isn't even close to the cosmetic shape yours is in. Perfect example of what taking care of your equipment will do, all perfectly capable of still putting in a good days work. Although it's fun to "play" with the old ones modern equipment with A/C and radio's are much nicer to spend a lot of time in.
These past two videos brought memories of growing up a bit north of Aurora. My last experience with corn harvest was with 2-row picker pulled by Farmall Super M, dropping ears into feed wagon, changed out when full. Tractor pulled wagons hauled to a shucker/sheller powered by another tractor. The output corn kernels went onto a electric motor powered 'grain elevator' and into a storage bin. Definitely labor intensive, but it was the norm then. Thanks for triggering memories. Tony AHS class of '65.
The grin on your face when you started the combine was priceless 😊
Reminds me of helping my late brother farm in SW Minnesota in the 70's. He used gravity carts to haul the corn in and my job was to run the auger and unload those carts. Nothing like a kid working around PTO shafts and open augers. Still alive and have all fingers and toes. Not sure how, but I do.
Laura, it's great to see old equipment being used operated and still doing the job it was designed to do years ago. Also being able to compare old versus new is a great way to see how advanced farming equipment is today. Farmers worldwide look out for each other the same way bikers look out for one another both are passionate about what they stand for and fight for what they do a brotherhood springs to mind helping and taking care of each other. Take care and be safe Matt From Hastings The UK.
your neighbor did you a nice favor. He gave you a chance to get some seat time and work out some of the kinks in your "new" equipment. Kudos to you.
Hi Laura and Grant, people like you are a blessing to your neighbors and specialy Vern. Say hello from Canada to him. And for you two keep up the good work. Greetings from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Jon and Rina.
Great to see the old equipment being used. Hats off to the dude sowing the field with a 2 row planter. He must have started that in 1976!!! I didn’t realise the harvester took the corn off the cob too. I wonder how it does that without damaging it. Fascinating, thank you.
Hi Verne!!! Lucky you have good neighbors to help you harvest. They're just the best!
The old corn pickers! I remember Dad's pickup truck with no side boards loaded level to the top of the bed with soybeans, and the grasshoppers climbing out alive. In hindsight, I wish I was 10 again and have a country pond by that field to fish with that bait collection from the field! On the other hand, riding in that picker to watch all the parts and pieces move, my uncle operating it, was yet another worthwhile experience.
I am 77 years old and helped Grandpa on his 60-acre farm. He and I picked corn by hand one ear at a time, using a thought team of horses pulling an iron wheeled wagon. It was work, but I loved every minute of it.
That’s the way my dad grew up. The first tractor (an ancient JD) appeared only showed up when it became apparent both boys were going to the Navy. Grandpa had some health issues wasn’t able to do it himself.
I'm 78 yrs old and remember picking corn by hand, loved the scent of the cornfield! Cool fall days with sunshine. Filling gunney sacks with ear corn and taking it to the elevator to be ground into feed as us kids went to confirmation classes on Saturdays. Ron
Hope you repaired the holes in your combine. Don't want to lose all that corn
Love the old equipment , it's like me ,old but still functional.
Many farmers were still using open cab combines when that equipment came out, and most, if they could afford a combine with a cornhead, had only a four row head. I know the technology of today makes farming a lot faster and more efficient, but to be honest, I kind of miss the old days when I was on the farm as a kid. A farmer could feed his family on a couple-hundred acre farm. They certainly wouldn't live extravagantly, but most would have a steer or two and some hogs to butcher. Some of the smaller farmers would put a couple of 2x12's on the sides of 3/4 ton pickups and use them to haul grain to the elevator.
Thanks for the memories! I can almost feel the corn chaff that has sifted down the back of my shirt. 😄
God bless Vern..a true American farmer..
I did not know how much work went into farming !!! Farmers are the heartbeat of this country. America would not be here without them. Thank you for sharing.
Always a fan !!! Until next time and I am in California
A farm community pulls together in times of need , it always has . It is done without ego or pride or fanfare it just gets done . A young dairy farmer near us had just taken over the family farm and were woken up by the sound of their barn on fire . They lost the barn , equipment and a good number of livestock . Before the ash had cooled the next morning the community was there , the remaining herd was distributed amongst a few farms for care and plans were being made for the cleanup and rebuilding of the barn . It was just over a year when they started to ship milk again , lots of sweat , more than a few tears and many thanks .
Proud to be a farmer - from the Philippines
Typing through some tears! Thank you Laura and Grant for your generous act of kindness! Well done!! (i was 11 years old when my Dad sent me on an emergency run with with our John Deere 730 to help a neighbor get his wheat in. We had not finished our own harvest at the time, and my Dad could see I was reluctant to leave our crop in jeopardy. He sent me on my way with such a compassionate phrase- "They need this more than we do")
from someone who grew up on a farm in southcentral PA in the late 70s and early 80s, this makes my heart weep with honor !!
You deserve to be proud, Laura. You are an outstanding person and farmer. You could have done this job in one fourth the time with your modern equipment, but we got to experience a delightful throwback.
It restores my faith. Having grown up in a rural farm town, this is what folks do. Thank you Grant, Laura and Gage for your generosity. Although the crop didn't look great, I was still impressed with the ground speed of that veteran 6600. God bless!
Laura love seeing the big smile on your face as your run the old equipment
Watching these latest videos has reminded me so much of my grandpa. He was a local farmer from Central City. He farmed for years and had to give it up when his health took a decline. He loved farming and I grew up helping around the farm as much as I could.
Bless you for helping your neighbor!!
Kudos young lady. Thank you for lending a helping hand. As Marley told Scrooge, "People are our business." Looks like an old set of Peterson's dual wheels on your tractor! I might have made them!!!! Worked for Walt Peterson for 8+ yrs making duals. Missing a little corn aint all bad. That helps the pheasant population
Try dropping your sieves about 1/4 of an inch... that should clean up the debris thats getting in the grain tank... You kids are amazing!
Old School isn't always bad. But when you are helping out a neighbor in need it IS always GOOD. Or you can bring in the newest and best, but you are still helping out someone in need.👍👍
Such a beautiful gift you guys are giving your neighbor! 🤗💞
😁🥰 Hey Laura . A fantastic way to help your neighbor . The fan on he 6600 is a pusher type to blow chaf away from the radiator so it will only plug up with minor dust if not blown out periodically. Why have you not fixed the flails to avoid chaf buildup? Balast on the rear axel will stop that bouncing ...Holes in the transfer auger houseing ?💗 Great video thanks
The last 3 videos have been wonderful. The night time drone shots of the combine, Laura’s smile when driving the old combine for the first time, and your willingness to help a neighbor with the old equipment knowing you could have done it much quicker with your new combine. Good people doing good things. Kudos to Grant and Laura.
I watch all the time but almost never comment. I think it's awesome what you guys are doing here for Vern! This is truly what America is all about. By the way...Laura...you looked like a kid in a candy store running that Vintage combine...😁
Very generous and neighly of you to help him out. This is what selfless community servivce is all about.
Your channel on here it's one of my favorites. As someone who comes from a farming family l totally understand the ups and downs. Thank you for sharing your videos.
Bless you for helping those who can’t finish up the year
You guys are inspiring. A community dedication that speaks to the best of our country.
That is so sweet of Yall, that's what neighbors are for. 😊😊😊
I had a New Holland TR-70 4 wheel drive that had a 35’ grain head and a 6 row corn head. Combined 800 acres of my own land and custom worked enough every year to make the payments. Was state of the art in its day. Had a Cat 3208 that really did purr