I was an employee in the engine development group at the dyno lab at the Lake St Facility in Mpls when this tractor was originally built. I loved this model.
We had one of the pilot tractors. The original differential had to be replaced with a heavier one. The hydraulics had to be updated as well. Minneapolis Moline stood behind everything. We paid nothing for the updates. I loved driving it.
When I was a little kid my Dad's biggest tractor was a Farmall 560 with about 60 HP I believe. Had a 6 cylinder gasoline engine. He pulled a 4-16" plow with that and I remember it was hard work for it. The first Diesel tractor we got was an IH 766 and a new 5-18" plow. It used 1/3 of the fuel of the 560 and pulled that new plow like it wasn't even there. Edit: never did he try plowing a cow pasture with that 560. Probably would have stopped it dead. Also- you are correct it's called the "dead furrow" My Dad said it was an art to plow a field correctly back then. My uncle farmed about 500 acres next to our farm and to the day they retired from farming he had my Dad start the plowing of his fields because he could never get the furrow right. I personally have no idea, just a memory from childhood. Nice old tractors still working. Good to see.
The G1000 was produced by Minneapolis-Moline during the 1960s. The exact production years may vary depending on the specific model and variations within the G1000 series.The Minneapolis-Moline G1000 typically featured a three-point hitch for attaching and using implements. The three-point hitch is a standardized system for mounting and controlling attachments on the rear of the tractor.It came with a Power Take-Off (PTO) system, enabling the tractor to power various implements and machinery, such as plows, mowers, and balers.
Make those adjustments on the plow, the draft/pull should be from the center of the tractor. Swinging the drawbar makes the tractor unstable, as you could tell by having to constantly turn the tractor to the left. Can be dangerous if a big rock or root stops the plow. Sweet Moline. Best regards from Indiana.
Good video. Nice discussion of lining up the plow. I think you could have gone one more hole on the drawbar...#1 didn't look like it was turning as much as the others. Nice job!
Always liked the looks of those Vista's. Ne ver were any in this area as no MM dealers close. Never heard of issues with the pinion bearing. I know a lot of guys back i n the day would add a M&W turbo. Gave it a boost of power up to 150 or better. Those are the guys that had pinion trouble. As long as the rear wheels can slip a bit in a bind, you should'd have any worries, keep the ballast down to a reasonable level. We always pulled 6 /16s with our IHC 806 and only ever wore out one pinion gear in 8000 hours of hard pulling. The 806 was a close competitor in size to the Vista.
@@Mojave9370 stay tuned we will have a video coming out after a while the Vista you see in the video has been completely gone through from nose to tail it is in like new condition but still looks original
I just love the Molines. Had a G1000 Vista that I bought at an auction. It was way too big for what I needed so I sold it. Thanks for the video. Scott in Arkansas
How much fuel did you use? How do you fill the propane tank? I would be interested in a video on filling the propane tank? I drove a school bus that was converted to propane. It started on gas then switched to propane then back to gas when I was done for the day!
If you look further back on my channel I do an in-depth video on filling propane tractors. You do not get as much fuel efficiency as I understand it out of propane but the price of fuel more than makes up for that. Plus the added benefit of the fuel never going bad or gumming up a carburetor or injection pump. Propane all the way!
What model of plow is that? Parts of it remind me of the 4-16 IH model 70 my dad used with the '67 M670 back in the 70s but its got Oliver colors and does not look like the Oliver 4340 plow we also had (that was a 3-16).
@wildcatwilly to me it looked like the lever that adjusted the tail wheel ie rear of the plow was down which would not let the rear of the plow go in the ground deep enough it should plow about 8 to 10 inches deep ...on my moline plow I usually have my adjustment lever about 3/4 of the way up all the way down is transport mode
It seems like it would be faster and easier to go over it with a rototiller once instead of going over it several times with different attachments. When I was much younger I remember seeing rototillers that were 10 to 15 ft wide for big farm tractors.
Those were tried out in this area, slow as a turtle to make a pass and it left the soil too fine. If you get a hard rain and it turns out hot weather, the ground will turn into a low grade concrete!
Please be careful letting that young man ride on the fender, I know a family that lost their son that way. Accidents happen so quickly. Enjoyed the plowing part tho, and that Moline tractor
You should remove both duals. Having 1 dual only creates a lot of stress on the differential when 1 side has more slippage than the other. That load, annoying music is dubbed in is very irritating. Leave that crap at home. Let's just listen to the sweet music of the engine working away.
The furrow wheel has more traction, so we dualed the land wheel to balance it out. if you didn't the land wheel would spin a lot. I even dualed up my Farmall Super MD when pulling 4-14s.
Buenas noches yo fui tractorista ,antes de ser traylero aprendi mucho de tractores, y un tractor agricola deve de hir desahogado de el motor, no deve de hir forsado el motor ,, sale pues saludos desde Querétaro México 👍
@@wildcatwillyit's always been my observation that SOME people think that their STOCK tractors can pull like the upgraded version of their tractors that they see at the Tractor Pull Shows 😅 and they put on the biggest tires they can find or duals and hook it to the biggest implement they can find . Some even put twin turbos on a STOCK engine and wonder what happened when the engine blows and the gears exit through the transmission case lol . Rarely does a tractor break if you use it with the size implement and tires specified by the manufacturer .
@@sheilamclaughlin963 we used duals almost exclusively on our Vista. The ring gear and pinion were updated in 1969 and we had no trouble after that. It had 7400 hours on it when we traded it for a 1150 Massey Ferguson. The Vista was a better tractor to drive, but we needed more power.
some of us don't like music on tractor videos.
We love the sound of the equipment working!
I hear you there... If you look back on the channel there is a video 8 minutes long of just the tractor working.
The old 504 sounds great under load. I just love those Minneapolis Moline tractors.
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I was an employee in the engine development group at the dyno lab at the Lake St Facility in Mpls when this tractor was originally built. I loved this model.
Wow that is so cool!
We had one of the pilot tractors. The original differential had to be replaced with a heavier one. The hydraulics had to be updated as well. Minneapolis Moline stood behind everything. We paid nothing for the updates. I loved driving it.
Those MM’s are tough tractors, love seeing them work.
Thanks for watching
When I was a little kid my Dad's biggest tractor was a Farmall 560 with about 60 HP I believe. Had a 6 cylinder gasoline engine. He pulled a 4-16" plow with that and I remember it was hard work for it.
The first Diesel tractor we got was an IH 766 and a new 5-18" plow. It used 1/3 of the fuel of the 560 and pulled that new plow like it wasn't even there.
Edit: never did he try plowing a cow pasture with that 560. Probably would have stopped it dead.
Also- you are correct it's called the "dead furrow" My Dad said it was an art to plow a field correctly back then. My uncle farmed about 500 acres next to our farm and to the day they retired from farming he had my Dad start the plowing of his fields because he could never get the furrow right. I personally have no idea, just a memory from childhood.
Nice old tractors still working. Good to see.
Wow that's awesome story glad you enjoyed the video.
love the old g 1000 great old tractors especaly the deisels
I'm all propane no fuel going bad.
I pulled 6-16s with our Black Letter Vista diesel in western Minnesota. I always had the left dual on as well. It was needed for equal traction.
@@Mojave9370 right
The G1000 was produced by Minneapolis-Moline during the 1960s. The exact production years may vary depending on the specific model and variations within the G1000 series.The Minneapolis-Moline G1000 typically featured a three-point hitch for attaching and using implements. The three-point hitch is a standardized system for mounting and controlling attachments on the rear of the tractor.It came with a Power Take-Off (PTO) system, enabling the tractor to power various implements and machinery, such as plows, mowers, and balers.
Thanks for commenting!
Sir thank you for your videos. It looks like you did a good job working up that ground.
You are very. Thank you for commenting it's really helping out the channel.
Great video That ground looks rock hard
It was hard the UB really proved it's power
Make those adjustments on the plow, the draft/pull should be from the center of the tractor. Swinging the drawbar makes the tractor unstable, as you could tell by having to constantly turn the tractor to the left. Can be dangerous if a big rock or root stops the plow. Sweet Moline.
Best regards from Indiana.
Appreciate the Intel we had a lot of fun making the video glad you came along for the ride.
@@wildcatwilly I couldn't help it, I love the old iron.
Where are you from
@@wildcatwilly central Indiana, just about 30 minutes north of Indianapolis.
@@farmerbill6855Westfield?
Good video. Nice discussion of lining up the plow. I think you could have gone one more hole on the drawbar...#1 didn't look like it was turning as much as the others. Nice job!
Yes I noticed that as well. Good insight.
The 806 had 95 HP at 2,100 rpm. The G 1000 had 110 HP at 1,800 rpm. We had both and even after I turbocharged the 806 it couldn't keep up to the 1000.
a diesel g1000 was my big tractor in 79 on my minnesota dairy farm.
For sure thanks for watching
Very nice plow and I thought the tractor sounded great. Wow is it dry though. Hopefully some Fall rains swing by for you.
We have a great stand in the pasture now about 10 to 12 in tall I would say the rain came in just right. Thanks for coming along on the ride.
Always liked the looks of those Vista's. Ne ver were any in this area as no MM dealers close. Never heard of issues with the pinion bearing. I know a lot of guys back i n the day would add a M&W turbo. Gave it a boost of power up to 150 or better. Those are the guys that had pinion trouble. As long as the rear wheels can slip a bit in a bind, you should'd have any worries, keep the ballast down to a reasonable level. We always pulled 6 /16s with our IHC 806 and only ever wore out one pinion gear in 8000 hours of hard pulling. The 806 was a close competitor in size to the Vista.
I'm certainly glad to hear that we aren't to worried about it. The 806 was a good ole slugger. People put tons of hours on those old ponies.
The early Vistas had black letters. We had one of the pilot tractors and it was a black letter. The bore and stroke are 4 5/8 x 5 inches.
@@Mojave9370 wow thanks for watching
@@wildcatwilly I watch any video about Vistas.
@@Mojave9370 stay tuned we will have a video coming out after a while the Vista you see in the video has been completely gone through from nose to tail it is in like new condition but still looks original
I just love the Molines. Had a G1000 Vista that I bought at an auction. It was way too big for what I needed so I sold it.
Thanks for the video. Scott in Arkansas
Glad you tuned in sir we really love our Vista.
I have the identical plow and pull it behind my G-705. Good outfit.
Nice those are cool!
Ground looks hard and dry😊
Gotcha yes it was tough plow work
It would be nice to see the plough mechanically lift out the furrow at each end
Perhaps next year.
Pretty dry pulls way harder nice rig
Thank you sir.
How much fuel did you use? How do you fill the propane tank? I would be interested in a video on filling the propane tank? I drove a school bus that was converted to propane. It started on gas then switched to propane then back to gas when I was done for the day!
If you look further back on my channel I do an in-depth video on filling propane tractors. You do not get as much fuel efficiency as I understand it out of propane but the price of fuel more than makes up for that. Plus the added benefit of the fuel never going bad or gumming up a carburetor or injection pump. Propane all the way!
What model of plow is that? Parts of it remind me of the 4-16 IH model 70 my dad used with the '67 M670 back in the 70s but its got Oliver colors and does not look like the Oliver 4340 plow we also had (that was a 3-16).
John Deere
What's the reason your plowing so shallow?
@@MolinesR-uss what do you mean?
@wildcatwilly to me it looked like the lever that adjusted the tail wheel ie rear of the plow was down which would not let the rear of the plow go in the ground deep enough it should plow about 8 to 10 inches deep ...on my moline plow I usually have my adjustment lever about 3/4 of the way up all the way down is transport mode
Hope you get some rain.
Me as well thank you for watching
It seems like it would be faster and easier to go over it with a rototiller once instead of going over it several times with different attachments.
When I was much younger I remember seeing rototillers that were 10 to 15 ft wide for big farm tractors.
Very true we do not have one unfortunately.
Those were tried out in this area, slow as a turtle to make a pass and it left the soil too fine. If you get a hard rain and it turns out hot weather, the ground will turn into a low grade concrete!
Goodness
There is a reason Fillers never made it big in farming . They will pull the guts out of a tractor .
Those days r gone
Unfortunately yes
should pull 5 bottom, 16 inch..or 6 bottom 14 inch
@@ronss1 yep
Down a turn on the right lift arm
Thanks for watching
Better off pulling lighter loads faster as pinion bearing is the weak spot on G-1000s. When it goes. Wrecks ring gear and pinion gears.
I keep hearing about that we are keeping her light.
Thanks for commenting.
Not in the vista only in the early g1000
Deep suck shears will help hold that plow in the ground
Good thought
Please be careful letting that young man ride on the fender, I know a family that lost their son that way. Accidents happen so quickly.
Enjoyed the plowing part tho, and that Moline tractor
Always good to be careful for sure.
God that looks had and dry.😊
Not sure what you mean?
Cool tractor. Propane unit was for sale near me but didn't need it and didn't buy it. Probably a big mistake.
I love mine... best fuel around.
@@wildcatwilly I know it doesn't get any cleaner. Good for the motor and for clean oil.
Absolutely
it is the dead furrow,
Thanks for the Intel.
You should remove both duals. Having 1 dual only creates a lot of stress on the differential when 1 side has more slippage than the other. That load, annoying music is dubbed in is very irritating. Leave that crap at home. Let's just listen to the sweet music of the engine working away.
Sounds like you better start filming and show me how it's done.
@@wildcatwilly It's got nothing to do with filming. Just using common sense. I love these old tractors. Would hate to see something ruined in them.
The furrow wheel has more traction, so we dualed the land wheel to balance it out. if you didn't the land wheel would spin a lot. I even dualed up my Farmall Super MD when pulling 4-14s.
@Mojave9370 cool
Todos los tractores agricolas son buenos ,,aveses el maño es el operador,, saludos desde Querétaro México 👍
So glad you enjoyed the video I will pass the compliment on to Charles.
Buenas noches yo fui tractorista ,antes de ser traylero aprendi mucho de tractores, y un tractor agricola deve de hir desahogado de el motor, no deve de hir forsado el motor ,, sale pues saludos desde Querétaro México 👍
Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
Daulswere the death of g1000’s rearends at least in this country, dry plowing, no moisture to plant
Were the duels the issue or did farmers put too big of an Implement behind them? Genuine question not popping off Smart.
@@wildcatwillyit's always been my observation that SOME people think that their STOCK tractors can pull like the upgraded version of their tractors that they see at the Tractor Pull Shows 😅 and they put on the biggest tires they can find or duals and hook it to the biggest implement they can find . Some even put twin turbos on a STOCK engine and wonder what happened when the engine blows and the gears exit through the transmission case lol .
Rarely does a tractor break if you use it with the size implement and tires specified by the manufacturer .
I completely agree everyone was always trying to put a 40 ft field cultivator behind a 100 horse tractor and wonder why the rear ends come apart...
@@sheilamclaughlin963 we used duals almost exclusively on our Vista. The ring gear and pinion were updated in 1969 and we had no trouble after that. It had 7400 hours on it when we traded it for a 1150 Massey Ferguson. The Vista was a better tractor to drive, but we needed more power.
@Mojave9370 amen to that