I remember riding the wagon and stacking for the farmer down the street from us. we were 10 - 11 yrs old and catching 35- 40 lb. bails from the kicker. we really learned to steer their flight so we had a minimum of real lifting. the best part was riding on top of the wagon watching the look on our Moms faces seeing their kids going by 13 or 14 ft in the air.
I've come to the conclusion that the guy that invented the knotter system was a damn genius or possibly drunk at the time when he came up with that idea. Like the videos....keep um coming
This brought many memories, we had a neighborhood "group" for the baling, we went one farm after another for several cuttings each year. We started at one guys farm, he owned the tractor/baler, then to another who owned a mower and a hay rake, and it kept going. We had a crew of 3 mowers 3 rakes, 1 baler, and 3 loboys that tranported the bales, plus 2 JD As, one JD 4010 and a IH model F-20 to run the elevator to lift the bales into a barn. This was quite a procession going down a country gravel road, going to the next farm. I forgot the JD 60. I still recall the 4010 breaking down, it was the baler tractor, we just hooked up an A and kept on going.
In the mid 1960’s we ran a JD B and a Farmall M. We farmed 40 acres in the south suburbs of Chicago. Just corn and soybeans alternating each year. Nothing to bale but helped others. The Farmall was the fancy new tractor because it had lights, electric starter and hydraulics. I still liked the JD B even though I had to turn the flywheel to start it then close the cockpits to raise compression. No hydraulics on the B. Had a mechanical lift on the cultivators. Also plowed pulling 2 16’s with mechanical lift. Used heat housers this time of year. I’ll be 70 in the coming months; my brother will be 71. There are times we each wish we had an old JD or Farmall in the shed for those occasional chores. Thanks for showing yours.
Hell lee I remember baling at my grandpa's and he had an old 60 and a 3020.but before that ha had an old 2 linger 435 JD which had a 2-35 Detroit diesel in it.2 of us on the rack.2 hauling wagons,grandpa on top of the wagon using the old get sticker.we didn't use elevators at his place lol.then skid steer to pull the hay up into the hay mow and 2 guys stacking it in there.gotta love those old days.we had an IH 656 diesel hydrostat,a 300 torque flight and a C.and that old 60 could still pull out a heavy silage wagon out of the field yet to lol.miss those days
Man I wish Dad had had one of those kickers on his bailer. I'm not sure the make, or year, of the bailer. I know it was an antique when we were still using it 20 years ago. That bastard put out some heavy bails. The perfect bail, from that machine, weighed between 150 and 200 lbs. Anything lighter than 125 lbs was very loose. Anything less than 100 lbs was likely to fall apart when you picked it up. I'll be honest; Loading them into the back of the truck, and stacking them 15 high behind the barn, was not exactly my idea of fun when I was a teenager.
Most bales from a small baler would only be 75 lbs not no 150 to 200.and there's no way in the world you could throw one that heavy 15 high.150 to 200 lbs bale would have to be about 7 foot long
Wes..this is one of my favorite videos of yours..the real emotion you displayed talking about these hard working machines that just want to be in the sun one more time..even though they are inanimate they are like family..cost us money..time..hardship..but pay us back with effort and hard work..thanks for this video..and why there are 35 nays is because these people have no idea of what this life is like...
Thanks very much for a machinery hit. We have a plowing festival over hear it attracts more than 100 thousand and more. Please put a time limit on how long a person can spend plowing a section I don,t think it looks right to c a man get of his tractor to study and mesure his furrow lol
I grew up farming in Hainesport, NJ in the 60's and 70's. I love many things about baling hay (not sweating in the haymow though). But the main thing is the rhythmic beat of a small square baler. Ours was an ancient McCormick 50T. I'm a red tractor guy, but I still like the older JD's. I must admit that when you pair the pop-pop of the 2 Cyl with the beat of the baler, you get sort of a rhythm concert!
I never learned how the knotter made the knot, but I fixed it many times, especially when a root got caught in the needles, or when the pickup got jammed. Hot messy work. Rough on the back.
i think its really cool how youre doing that ive always wanted to get some of my great uncles old machinery and do like 20 acres of wheat and bale it the old way thanks youre the best channel on youtube!!
Wes, I love your idea for a antique tractor plow day. That would be a great video. I am sure everyone would love to see that, you could make it long and multiple video's to watch in series. I really enjoyed seeing your older tractors working again and Tim looked like he was enjoying himself too. It brings back great memories of when I was a young boy in the Pocono mountains and the locals would use their old equipment in the fields. Thanks for sharing all your great stuff!
I like that 570 I was on the fence between a jd 336 and the 570. I bought the 336 just because I knew the previous owner it's got a kicker not sure how it compares to the thrower but she looks sweet. If you have plow day I will be there, I'm sure you could sell some OLF shirts. Keep the videos coming I look forward everyday to your next video.
Wes thank you for the trip back to my young years late 50's on into the late 60's when I learned the farming trade from my grandfather. We used JD's and Farmall's the hands down favorites were the "popin'" Johnny's. Thanks again for the trip down memory lane.
Same 60 as in the pull Has after mkt muffler. And cultivator stabilizer knob on front. Can’t tell for sure looks like 13.6x38 tires on rear. I can’t believe it still has distillate pistons. Maybe that’s why he went to 1st gear in the pull
Great vid, Wes! Takes me back to working for Larry Stady in Allegany, NY early 60's. The only part I didn't enjoy was stuffing the haymow. Sinus issues. You run a batch of old tractors and gear and I'd make the trip just to watch. Sounds great! Dumb question about a comment. What's the importance of being first comment? Mind you, I'm old and out of touch. lol
A high proportion of Likes to total views - I'm not surprised. I like your chatty, no bullshit korero (Maori word for speaking). If/when the vintage machinery day comes to pass, may I suggest that you organise some activities and contests for children, like the longest eared rabbit, the most obedient lamb or the American equivalent thereof. I noticed at the beginning of the clip, several motorists passing you on double lines. In NZ, that's a heavy fine and 35 demerit points (100 in 2 years=3months loss of licence), irrespective of the speed of the slow vehicle. Just what you needed to know, LOL!
Wes, For the plow day, there are lot's of antique power clubs / threshing show members, online forums that would love another plow day site. I'm a member on Red Power Magazine's forum, there are many members from there out in your region. You don't have to be an IH enthusiast to join, I'm a fan of Red and Green, and work on Yellow for a living, I originally signed up there yrs ago for an IH combine question and have been there since. All of the guys on there look forward to plow days, as well as harvest or threshing days. Should be pretty easy to put something together for a plow day or pull. I'd like to see something similar to your video "my poppin johnny shut them up"... just more competition.
I watched this when it originally came out and liked it then and it's still fun to watch. And, yes ,that ol' John does make some farmer music. Watchin' the knotters I thought to myself that SOMEBODY did some copying on the knotters. Anyone why how they look so much like JD knotters?? 57
Go for it.Wish Menomonie Wi wasn't so far a way,would like to watch in person.You Tube would be ok too.We use to have a New Holland Super 77 baler when I was a kid.Now that baler made a hell of a bale of hay!About kill myself try to load a wagon buy myself.By the time I was 13 could do it.No kicker then,all bales handled by hand.Thought I was king of the hill when I could pile 6 high.The 2 bangers sound great.Thanks for trip to the field.The view from an open tractor is the best.
Nothing on the planet compares to an old JD,I still use mine every day! We also put on a plowing match and thresher show every year. Come join us if you dare Sept 12/15 Paul Barrie,Thunder Bay Ontario,Canada Love your video's
I wouldn't be able to bring my 58 420 (and we still have the 2 bottom plow, disks, and cultivators with owner's manuals from when it was bought). I would however drive to Jersey for an OLF plow day.
Hi Wes Good to see the old iron at work, our neighbor and his son used to run a 2cyl and square baler with the modern IH and round baler in the same field for hay on the last day of the season, Sadly The son died in his sleep in Jan 2004 and it has not been repeated since 2003, with the other son driving. It was kinda sad Mom was in the field in 03 taking photo's and gave the picture to Ron's Dad of them together doing hay for the unknown then last time.. Never seen a thrower like that round here, looks kinda neat. the plow day sounds good, I got a buddy with some plows, and I got a few tractors, Just a shame we are to far away up here in Manitoba to come down, Could of brought you some Fordson blue tractors to even all the other colors out L.O.L. Hope you manage to pull it off, would love to see video's of it up here in Canada. Regards Robert
yeah go for the plowing contest. My dad got to compete in the Iowa State Grange plowing contest in 1948; 1938 JD A don't know the plow; got his pic snapped with Harry Truman
Can beat those 2 cylinders with the 4 cylinders in the farmalls. My 450 I have is a best I pulled a large load today. 8 4x4 square bales around 2000 pounds each on a 1900 pound flat wagon.
For a very little while I tortured my poor W4 International on an old model 67 NH baler. She would do it but on heavy stuff just not fair to that little tractor. Then we acquired a 60 JD and it was a pleasure to listen to that tractor work and just walk away with that baler. Much nostalgia and wishing to have those times back. Good video. Plow day good idea.
Where in Jersey are ya bud? I'm in Monmouth County working on a horse farm. Do a little hay but nothing on your level, only about 300-400 bales per cut. That kicker makes it look easy!
Hey there OLF. antique Plough Day, magic. especially to those of us transplanted to Australia. Love seeeing the tractors of the vintage I grew up with working. Check out Foldens Plough day. Close to where I grew up. Have a good one !
The tractor club here in Maine, the only requirement that needs to be met is the host must supply lunch. Yet I cant see why you wont get a 100 tractors out there. When we do have ploughing days, The only other stipulation is that "no hydraulics" applies. IE only tractors with 2 point hitches. Yes 60's with three point may show, just have to have the draw bar still.
If you are interested I have just posted “Hay Biology, Baling and Harvesting” th-cam.com/video/yHMNwQBQIp8/w-d-xo.html. I use it for an agricultural supplement for my 7th grade science glass. Most of the pictures are from our family farm. I use it to show examples of biology and engineering in everyday life.
My grandpa used to plow all out land with our 1947 Farmall M. Mind you it had no power steering. When you hit a rut or whole it about breaks your hand when the steering wheel spins he pulled a 3 bottom plow. But I see a lot of videos of people getting together for a spring plow with antique tractors. You have plenty of subscribers to get a good mess of tractors, I really think you should do it. If the old tractors aren't being used the way they are meant to be, then they aren't living their life.
Great videos. Had to quit farming 19 years ago this halloween. Days like that, nice and bright now clouds makes me miss it. Don't get me wrong when it rains around here, I do not miss being outside. But there is something about being outside with a tractor going around and around.
I use to bail with a 70 diesel and a,john deer 14T. Old school stacked on wagons we could do 1100 in a day . That was the record. Of course we had a bunch of city kids helping.
Plow days are a BIG hit here in Illinois. as small as your fields are in Jersey I would keep the number 15-20 unless you had several fields close together. Have a hog roast and have the women put on a picnic.
Wes I think that's a great idea to have a plow day. If it were close to me I would take the family and go watch it. Maybe have a swap meet and farmers market at the same time if possible. Not just veggies but other things local people produce like sorghum honey fruits hay plants and services. It just seems to me that a showcase of local products might help the local economy to grow. Just my thoughts. Have a good one!!! Sixpak lll%
wes I belive your on to something there. sounds like a great time for all and all familys. I would consider posting it on elderyiorn .com and some other farming sites. and who knows maybe messicks would help if this baler issue gets resolved in time?? or possibly any other dealers. if done right you could have a yearly thing plus make a little money on the side.... just make sure you don't need permits and such for this. gotta stay within the law to keep the tree huggers happy. and might want to get insurance just to cover your butt on it also.
Wes I don't have any old tractors, but I do have some old horse drawn mold board plows, would you be against having a couple teams of Belgians show up and pull some plows? Maybe even do a 8 horse hitch. We won't be fast at plowing some of the field but we'll do it with real horse power.
Definitely do the plow day, I done know how many antique tractor owners your going to get through TH-cam though maybe make some adds and stuff, I don't know just a thought
been involved with that kind of haying work in my younger years, kick balers were a luxury, usually took the bales right off the baler chute onto a wagon, five tiers and a cap,
Onelonelyfarmer, I have a distillate model A. If you want to have some fun your 60 should run on #2 diesel as easily as my A. It takes on a whole new sound as well, very interesting.
Basically you have two conveyor belts on the top and bottom spinning like hell. They are tapered together with a spring keeping tension so that there is pressure on the bale. The belts grasp the bale and because they are spinning so fast throws them. Those belts are probably going 30+ mph so if you got a piece of clothing in there it would for sure mess you up if not kill you
Should be wearing ear protection. Good way to destroy your hearing. Back in the 60s no one thought of that and now I am paying for it. The diesels were even worse than the gas tractors.
I think you'd get an excellent turnout for a plow day. Too bad I'm not closer between my buddies and I we could come up with about 15 tractors and 6 plows
it has been a long time since i have seen anyone plow a field usually deep tilling is what you see. i grew up on a farm in MN my dad had a Massey Harris 44 with a three row plow last time he did any farming was growing sweet corn on the mind 1970s
Basically what we think of as kerosene today but not as clean as kerosene. Was really cheap to get but wasn't easy to run a tractor on. You had to have shutters on the radiator to get heat in the motor quick being the stuff didn't light off really easy.
an antique plow day would do great.. we have them here and thers always a great turn out. and as one mentioned.. doing it for a charity would have a uch better response.. and who know it might become a tradition for you
I know this is an old video but I was watching and I wanted to see the "needles" so I downloaded it so I could run my video app, as I can slow-mo it there.
wish I could do this with my M. the only real hard work it has done in the past few years is tractor pulling and before that it was pulling a tiny little tandem IH disk.
Yes i think a plow dya would be awesome i wish i lived closer id love to have bring down a few farmalls do soem plowing in the spring but idk massachusetts is a little far lol thanks for the video wes
would be a nice idea , i think the biggest problem would be to pick the right day when everyone involved has some time on his hands and the vehicles available to get to the meet
I remember riding the wagon and stacking for the farmer down the street from us. we were 10 - 11 yrs old and catching 35- 40 lb. bails from the kicker. we really learned to steer their flight so we had a minimum of real lifting. the best part was riding on top of the wagon watching the look on our Moms faces seeing their kids going by 13 or 14 ft in the air.
I've come to the conclusion that the guy that invented the knotter system was a damn genius or possibly drunk at the time when he came up with that idea.
Like the videos....keep um coming
This brought many memories, we had a neighborhood "group" for the baling, we went one farm after another for several cuttings each year. We started at one guys farm, he owned the tractor/baler, then to another who owned a mower and a hay rake, and it kept going. We had a crew of 3 mowers 3 rakes, 1 baler, and 3 loboys that tranported the bales, plus 2 JD As, one JD 4010 and a IH model F-20 to run the elevator to lift the bales into a barn. This was quite a procession going down a country gravel road, going to the next farm. I forgot the JD 60. I still recall the 4010 breaking down, it was the baler tractor, we just hooked up an A and kept on going.
what years did you do this? early 60's?
mid 60s
Thanks for sharing this story. Neighbors working together. Good machines jumpin in to get the job done. Love it!
In the mid 1960’s we ran a JD B and a Farmall M. We farmed 40 acres in the south suburbs of Chicago. Just corn and soybeans alternating each year. Nothing to bale but helped others. The Farmall was the fancy new tractor because it had lights, electric starter and hydraulics. I still liked the JD B even though I had to turn the flywheel to start it then close the cockpits to raise compression. No hydraulics on the B. Had a mechanical lift on the cultivators. Also plowed pulling 2 16’s with mechanical lift. Used heat housers this time of year. I’ll be 70 in the coming months; my brother will be 71. There are times we each wish we had an old JD or Farmall in the shed for those occasional chores. Thanks for showing yours.
Hell lee I remember baling at my grandpa's and he had an old 60 and a 3020.but before that ha had an old 2 linger 435 JD which had a 2-35 Detroit diesel in it.2 of us on the rack.2 hauling wagons,grandpa on top of the wagon using the old get sticker.we didn't use elevators at his place lol.then skid steer to pull the hay up into the hay mow and 2 guys stacking it in there.gotta love those old days.we had an IH 656 diesel hydrostat,a 300 torque flight and a C.and that old 60 could still pull out a heavy silage wagon out of the field yet to lol.miss those days
Man I wish Dad had had one of those kickers on his bailer. I'm not sure the make, or year, of the bailer. I know it was an antique when we were still using it 20 years ago. That bastard put out some heavy bails. The perfect bail, from that machine, weighed between 150 and 200 lbs. Anything lighter than 125 lbs was very loose. Anything less than 100 lbs was likely to fall apart when you picked it up. I'll be honest; Loading them into the back of the truck, and stacking them 15 high behind the barn, was not exactly my idea of fun when I was a teenager.
Well, DA if the bale was loose at the weight - then shorten up length.
Most bales from a small baler would only be 75 lbs not no 150 to 200.and there's no way in the world you could throw one that heavy 15 high.150 to 200 lbs bale would have to be about 7 foot long
Wes..this is one of my favorite videos of yours..the real emotion you displayed talking about these hard working machines that just want to be in the sun one more time..even though they are inanimate they are like family..cost us money..time..hardship..but pay us back with effort and hard work..thanks for this video..and why there are 35 nays is because these people have no idea of what this life is like...
Thanks very much for a machinery hit. We have a plowing festival over hear it attracts more than 100 thousand and more. Please put a time limit on how long a person can spend plowing a section I don,t think it looks right to c a man get of his tractor to study and mesure his furrow lol
I grew up farming in Hainesport, NJ in the 60's and 70's. I love many things about baling hay (not sweating in the haymow though). But the main thing is the rhythmic beat of a small square baler. Ours was an ancient McCormick 50T. I'm a red tractor guy, but I still like the older JD's. I must admit that when you pair the pop-pop of the 2 Cyl with the beat of the baler, you get sort of a rhythm concert!
please do plow day, i know you will make it great! might want a couple extra
cameras around to catch it all.Thanks Wes.
tom heyer i am planning on it
onelonleyfarmer if i had the time off i would bring a ih 450 from mizzou
+onelonleyfarmer if I had time I would bring my Ford 4000 with a 2 botom plow.
They have a plowing match here every year... Its a pretty big deal. I cant see why you couldnt make it happen very easily!
A vintage plow day sounds like a plan.
I never learned how the knotter made the knot, but I fixed it many times, especially when a root got caught in the needles, or when the pickup got jammed. Hot messy work. Rough on the back.
i think its really cool how youre doing that ive always wanted to get some of my great uncles old machinery and do like 20 acres of wheat and bale it the old way thanks youre the best channel on youtube!!
Wes, I love your idea for a antique tractor plow day. That would be a great video. I am sure everyone would love to see that, you could make it long and multiple video's to watch in series. I really enjoyed seeing your older tractors working again and Tim looked like he was enjoying himself too. It brings back great memories of when I was a young boy in the Pocono mountains and the locals would use their old equipment in the fields. Thanks for sharing all your great stuff!
that brings back some memories thank you for that wes.
if the plow day happens, someone should bring a steam tractor
That world be kick ass of someone brought a stream tractor
Horses and oxen as well.
Like your style mate.
Awesome!! Glad to see the elderly tractors out there working! I don't guess Ive ever seen you make small bales before.
I think the vintage plow day would be a good idea if u do it please make video im sure it would make a good video
let me know when the plow day is we may come down with John Deeres 1940 A 1952 60 maybe the 1961 4010 diesel will be there to
This is neat! I like seeing old iron working!
I like that 570 I was on the fence between a jd 336 and the 570. I bought the 336 just because I knew the previous owner it's got a kicker not sure how it compares to the thrower but she looks sweet. If you have plow day I will be there, I'm sure you could sell some OLF shirts. Keep the videos coming I look forward everyday to your next video.
Wes thank you for the trip back to my young years late 50's on into the late 60's when I learned the farming trade from my grandfather. We used JD's and Farmall's the hands down favorites were the "popin'" Johnny's. Thanks again for the trip down memory lane.
Same 60 as in the pull Has after mkt muffler. And cultivator stabilizer knob on front. Can’t tell for sure looks like 13.6x38 tires on rear. I can’t believe it still has distillate pistons. Maybe that’s why he went to 1st gear in the pull
Great vid, Wes! Takes me back to working for Larry Stady in Allegany, NY early 60's. The only part I didn't enjoy was stuffing the haymow. Sinus issues. You run a batch of old tractors and gear and I'd make the trip just to watch. Sounds great! Dumb question about a comment. What's the importance of being first comment? Mind you, I'm old and out of touch. lol
Yeh - the dust in the hay mow will kill ya.
most are little kids try to answer 1st , for what reason than saying they where 1st, means nothing , not like you win a prize or anything like that .
Wes if you have a plow day we will do our best to make it up from iowa
Where ya at from iowa? I grew up Grundy co just north of Marshalltown and now live in Cass co west of Des Moines
A high proportion of Likes to total views - I'm not surprised. I like your chatty, no bullshit korero (Maori word for speaking). If/when the vintage machinery day comes to pass, may I suggest that you organise some activities and contests for children, like the longest eared rabbit, the most obedient lamb or the American equivalent thereof.
I noticed at the beginning of the clip, several motorists passing you on double lines. In NZ, that's a heavy fine and 35 demerit points (100 in 2 years=3months loss of licence), irrespective of the speed of the slow vehicle. Just what you needed to know, LOL!
Wes,
For the plow day, there are lot's of antique power clubs / threshing show members, online forums that would love another plow day site.
I'm a member on Red Power Magazine's forum, there are many members from there out in your region. You don't have to be an IH enthusiast to join, I'm a fan of Red and Green, and work on Yellow for a living, I originally signed up there yrs ago for an IH combine question and have been there since.
All of the guys on there look forward to plow days, as well as harvest or threshing days. Should be pretty easy to put something together for a plow day or pull.
I'd like to see something similar to your video "my poppin johnny shut them up"... just more competition.
I watched this when it originally came out and liked it then and it's still fun to watch. And, yes ,that ol' John does make some farmer music.
Watchin' the knotters I thought to myself that SOMEBODY did some copying on the knotters. Anyone why how they look so much like JD knotters?? 57
Go for it.Wish Menomonie Wi wasn't so far a way,would like to watch in person.You Tube would be ok too.We use to have a New Holland Super 77 baler when I was a kid.Now that baler made a hell of a bale of hay!About kill myself try to load a wagon buy myself.By the time I was 13 could do it.No kicker then,all bales handled by hand.Thought I was king of the hill when I could pile 6 high.The 2 bangers sound great.Thanks for trip to the field.The view from an open tractor is the best.
Nothing on the planet compares to an old JD,I still use mine every day!
We also put on a plowing match and thresher show every year. Come join us if you dare Sept 12/15
Paul Barrie,Thunder Bay Ontario,Canada
Love your video's
I wouldn't be able to bring my 58 420 (and we still have the 2 bottom plow, disks, and cultivators with owner's manuals from when it was bought). I would however drive to Jersey for an OLF plow day.
Hi Wes Good to see the old iron at work, our neighbor and his son used to run a 2cyl and square baler with the modern IH and round baler in the same field for hay on the last day of the season, Sadly The son died in his sleep in Jan 2004 and it has not been repeated since 2003, with the other son driving. It was kinda sad Mom was in the field in 03 taking photo's and gave the picture to Ron's Dad of them together doing hay for the unknown then last time.. Never seen a thrower like that round here, looks kinda neat. the plow day sounds good, I got a buddy with some plows, and I got a few tractors, Just a shame we are to far away up here in Manitoba to come down, Could of brought you some Fordson blue tractors to even all the other colors out L.O.L. Hope you manage to pull it off, would love to see video's of it up here in Canada.
Regards Robert
yeah go for the plowing contest. My dad got to compete in the Iowa State Grange plowing contest in 1948; 1938 JD A don't know the plow; got his pic snapped with Harry Truman
Saw an old 720 being rescued today in Texas. She was headed for Iowa.
Can beat those 2 cylinders with the 4 cylinders in the farmalls. My 450 I have is a best I pulled a large load today. 8 4x4 square bales around 2000 pounds each on a 1900 pound flat wagon.
For a very little while I tortured my poor W4 International on an old model 67 NH baler. She would do it but on heavy stuff just not fair to that little tractor. Then we acquired a 60 JD and it was a pleasure to listen to that tractor work and just walk away with that baler. Much nostalgia and wishing to have those times back.
Good video. Plow day good idea.
I'd love to bring my 1952 "Little M" John Deere if I was close enough. Love those plow days/ Nice video, I could watch the old iron working all day.
Where in Jersey are ya bud? I'm in Monmouth County working on a horse farm. Do a little hay but nothing on your level, only about 300-400 bales per cut. That kicker makes it look easy!
Hey there OLF. antique Plough Day, magic. especially to those of us transplanted to Australia. Love seeeing the tractors of the vintage I grew up with working. Check out Foldens Plough day. Close to where I grew up. Have a good one !
absolutely NOTHING obnctious about the sound of a 720 at work !!!!!!!!!
The tractor club here in Maine, the only requirement that needs to be met is the host must supply lunch. Yet I cant see why you wont get a 100 tractors out there.
When we do have ploughing days, The only other stipulation is that "no hydraulics" applies. IE only tractors with 2 point hitches. Yes 60's with three point may show, just have to have the draw bar still.
If you are interested I have just posted “Hay Biology, Baling and Harvesting” th-cam.com/video/yHMNwQBQIp8/w-d-xo.html. I use it for an agricultural supplement for my 7th grade science glass. Most of the pictures are from our family farm. I use it to show examples of biology and engineering in everyday life.
I'd bring the farmall date time and address all I need
Check this out Wes, they got yur John Deere's - Heidrick AG History Center
1962 Hays Ln
Woodland, CA 95776
I hate plastic twine. No matter how good you are at keeping it picked up and burned, it gets into everything, and never rots. EVERYTHING.
My grandpa used to plow all out land with our 1947 Farmall M. Mind you it had no power steering. When you hit a rut or whole it about breaks your hand when the steering wheel spins he pulled a 3 bottom plow. But I see a lot of videos of people getting together for a spring plow with antique tractors. You have plenty of subscribers to get a good mess of tractors, I really think you should do it. If the old tractors aren't being used the way they are meant to be, then they aren't living their life.
My boss has pretty much the same baler except his is a NH 575. Case 95U + NH 575 baler Yeah, you gotta love working the old iron.
Great videos. Had to quit farming 19 years ago this halloween. Days like that, nice and bright now clouds makes me miss it. Don't get me wrong when it rains around here, I do not miss being outside. But there is something about being outside with a tractor going around and around.
Here's my 1962 Farmall 460 cutting hay...th-cam.com/video/Teq2_RjP2AU/w-d-xo.html
I use to bail with a 70 diesel and a,john deer 14T. Old school stacked on wagons we could do 1100 in a day . That was the record. Of course we had a bunch of city kids helping.
Plow days are a BIG hit here in Illinois. as small as your fields are in Jersey I would keep the number 15-20 unless you had several fields close together. Have a hog roast and have the women put on a picnic.
Wes I think that's a great idea to have a plow day. If it were close to me I would take the family and go watch it. Maybe have a swap meet and farmers market at the same time if possible. Not just veggies but other things local people produce like sorghum honey fruits hay plants and services. It just seems to me that a showcase of local products might help the local economy to grow. Just my thoughts. Have a good one!!!
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wes I belive your on to something there. sounds like a great time for all and all familys. I would consider posting it on elderyiorn .com and some other farming sites. and who knows maybe messicks would help if this baler issue gets resolved in time?? or possibly any other dealers. if done right you could have a yearly thing plus make a little money on the side.... just make sure you don't need permits and such for this. gotta stay within the law to keep the tree huggers happy. and might want to get insurance just to cover your butt on it also.
Plowdays in Indiana work pretty well. 100 tractors might be a stretch if it isn't scheduled around a special event.
Definitely do that. My uncle sponsored plowing contests for years. He had lots of home movies of them. Wish I had them now.
Wes I don't have any old tractors, but I do have some old horse drawn mold board plows, would you be against having a couple teams of Belgians show up and pull some plows? Maybe even do a 8 horse hitch. We won't be fast at plowing some of the field but we'll do it with real horse power.
Definitely do the plow day, I done know how many antique tractor owners your going to get through TH-cam though maybe make some adds and stuff, I don't know just a thought
That's a fine lookin' JD tractor you got there. um.. could ya give er' a bath? Thanks bud~
I would bring my 1947 H to a plow day, but it is a long way from Oklahoma. I hope you get enough local interest.
been involved with that kind of haying work in my younger years, kick balers were a luxury, usually took the bales right off the baler chute onto a wagon, five tiers and a cap,
Onelonelyfarmer, I have a distillate model A. If you want to have some fun your 60 should run on #2 diesel as easily as my A. It takes on a whole new sound as well, very interesting.
Basically you have two conveyor belts on the top and bottom spinning like hell. They are tapered together with a spring keeping tension so that there is pressure on the bale. The belts grasp the bale and because they are spinning so fast throws them. Those belts are probably going 30+ mph so if you got a piece of clothing in there it would for sure mess you up if not kill you
Does the tractor and plow size mater. I would like to do that but I only have a 14 inch plow with a 1968 cub cadet 124.
Only one thing wrong about your plowday - I can´t come and play - new jersey is a long way from Denmark . . . .
That john deere sound is wery much same as Zetor 25A soud. Zetor had 2CYL engine
You should have no problem getting 100 tractors for a plow day! I live in Indiana so it's a little too far for me, but great idea.
Should be wearing ear protection. Good way to destroy your hearing. Back in the 60s no one thought of that and now I am paying for it. The diesels were even worse than the gas tractors.
I think you'd get an excellent turnout for a plow day. Too bad I'm not closer between my buddies and I we could come up with about 15 tractors and 6 plows
Can't beat a good ploughing match. Popular here in the UK
I have a 1952 caterpillar d2 5u that would be awesome to bring it out with my 54 dodge and plow up some ground with other antique tractors
it has been a long time since i have seen anyone plow a field usually deep tilling is what you see. i grew up on a farm in MN my dad had a Massey Harris 44 with a three row plow last time he did any farming was growing sweet corn on the mind 1970s
If I lived closer I'd go to your plow days if you had it I'd bring my 1922 Fordson and 49 farmall cub
By chance did you take anything else off other then the lift ads and such? I would like to get my 60 down to almost 5,500!
Basically what we think of as kerosene today but not as clean as kerosene. Was really cheap to get but wasn't easy to run a tractor on. You had to have shutters on the radiator to get heat in the motor quick being the stuff didn't light off really easy.
the 720 sounds happy to be working hard. Tim is defiantly not holding back.
Workin that old iron. Nice!
I see you got the cultivator point on the nose to. Grandpap's also still sports her's as well. Do's your 60 have roll o matic front and power steering
an antique plow day would do great.. we have them here and thers always a great turn out. and as one mentioned.. doing it for a charity would have a uch better response.. and who know it might become a tradition for you
Growing up in farm land here we had a 1938 and a 1940 john deere , its been a while back , lolz
That sure brings back memories. Except our baler did not throw, we stood on the wagon with a meat hook and hand stacked it.
I like the plow day idea to bad I live in Missouri I have 1952 super c. It will make an awesome video.
I miss my old 60. I think I still have the original owners manual and if I run across it, I'll email you to see if you want it.
You talk about going 40 miles to some fields. Would it be faster and cheaper to load stuff on a trailer and haul it then it would to drive?
Makes me think back to 50,s when with my unclle at harvest with tractor pulled Class cobine tthat used to bale the straw as well as bag the corn .
Looks like the bar above the pickup is a pipe with nozzles for putting on acid or some kind of preservative when the hay is not as dry as it should be
i wish i can do it but someone stole my grandparents plow for their 1948 ford 8n
I would come!!!! I live in VA. Neat idea. I would like to meet you. Need help?
I know this is an old video but I was watching and I wanted to see the "needles" so I downloaded it so I could run my video app, as I can slow-mo it there.
Nice video .... thank you!! Love those John Deeres ... !
wish I could do this with my M. the only real hard work it has done in the past few years is tractor pulling and before that it was pulling a tiny little tandem IH disk.
I'm not a Farmall fan and I'm a really big John Deere friend but I just want to hear Farmall startup
As long as you include some international 554's, not sure of the year of make of those babies!
Wes, I had 5 all fuel John Deers and I used diesel fuel in them all with great results. The trick is in the shut down and start up.
I really like the 2 cyl tractors because you don't seem to have to be in a race with them. Just like the tortoise and the hare the work will get done.
This is the second video you said something about a plow day. .. has it ever happened today is 5 25 18
Yes i think a plow dya would be awesome i wish i lived closer id love to have bring down a few farmalls do soem plowing in the spring but idk massachusetts is a little far lol thanks for the video wes
I would bring my Super C and fast hitch plow out of NY for sure pending on the date.
would be a nice idea , i think the biggest problem would be to pick the right day when everyone involved has some time on his hands and the vehicles available to get to the meet
The old tractor day sounds great. I'm not too far and wouldn't mind seeing that.
my grandfather bought me a international harvester H from 1952