I love this guy! "I didn't endanger myself" says the kid who just spent the whole day riding atop of sharp discs pulled by a tractor that throws rods out the engine
Wonderful to hear his story. I am younger (65), so my story version revolves around a John Deere M. My brother has the M. He used it after Grandpa farmed to clean the gutters in his milking barn. I am very fond of the M which now only does my brother's garden work. The M will descend down his line. I would eventually own Farmalls.
Back then parents had trust in teaching their kids. Life is about experiences. Teach your children well and put faith in them. My Dad had to throw silage from way up an old silo when he was 6. He's 87 now. His Dad had faith in him.
James thanks for a great story of you and the Moline. We did things on the farm that today would be considered child endangerment. My first tractor drive was a iirc a AC D14 tricycle front. It had a two speed hand clutch high neutral low. Must have been around 8 and foot could not reach the other tractors with a foot clutch.
Thank you for sharing that nice story about your father and family the tractor is just a tractor by its self but when you add the story. It becomes part of your history. I bet you have more amazing stories that you were able to live. Brian
I couldn't even imagine driving that at 8 years old, that's when I first started driving tractor also but I couldn't imagine driving that though. How awesome of a story is this old timers though! Not to many people can say that a Moline universal was the first machine they every operated!
Why in the world have I never seen a tractor like these!?!? Ive always loved antique tractors and grew up around farmalls, seen all sorts of steam tractors but NEVER have I seen one of these! Sooo strange! Wow!
It's interesting to see how far tractor development has come. Every tractor builder was trying their idea at how to replace horses. It was the Farmall Regular that was a big breakthrough that set the standard for row crop tractors. Ironically IHC's pre-Farmall competitive version of the Moline Model D in my opinion was a disaster, prone to tip over with a high center of gravity. It looks like Moline over came some of that with cement wheel weights.
Short of driving old Ford 8Ns and later getting a 1956 Minneapolis Moline 335 utility for myself followed by a 1948 MM "G" and a 1970 MM G705 which are huge. My favorite though is my 1948 Case VAC utility as it and Farmalls were what had as toy tractors as kids...I still have my 1959 red pedal tractor I got new... Us "old kids" will always treasure the memories.
I grew up on an Oliver 66 and 77. My brother still has the 66. The 77 went to a collector. When we started driving, to stop, we would put the tractor in neutral, stand on the brake pedals, and pull up on the steering wheel to get enough weight on the pedals, to get it to stop.
Pretty much all the farm boys are operating tractors and even trucks on the farm at eight! One learns driving and operating machinery and mechanics on a farm at a rather early age! If you can reach the pedals and turn the wheal, you are put on a tractor, usually the older, smaller one, dad gets the newer one, operating the combine, planter, baler. You pull wagons and/or disk, next year you will be cultivation and plowing to!
@@jimmycricket5366 daddy had a 1943 LA Case - wartime designed to run on kerosene after heating up on small gasoline tank , had a magneto , no key it had a lever to set the spark . We had a 1948 smaller Case and another highway tractor none of which had ignition keys
@@jimmycricket5366 no they weren’t but then again rural America was spread out every neighbor watched out for the other,punishment for crime had teeth. Furthermore if you shot a thief for trying to steal then it was not only common practice but was somewhat honorable in the eyes of society and of course the Grand Jury.
Very few people today can speak like this man. Today people have to say "um, aw an an , you know, eh" in each sentence. Could listen to him all day.
I love this guy!
"I didn't endanger myself"
says the kid who just spent the whole day riding atop of sharp discs pulled by a tractor that throws rods out the engine
Somewhere a health and safety officer just had a heart attack watching this video
My brother and I both were subjects of conversations between our parents that covered similar, "you had him do *what*!?", conversations.
Lovely old gentleman!
That's what's it's all about. Great job.
One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. Like listening to my grandpa tell stories, one of my favorite things 😁
Remarkable Story and a remarkable Job of restoration. Love the 90 years young man's attitude and his sharp presence of mind.
Well, I guess I know who I want to be like when I grow up. Thats one of the best videos I have seen in a very long time.
What an awesome story! So great to see him on another one like he remembered as a young man.
Thanks for sharing I got a big smile out of it
Very, very cool video!!! There is no replacing that experience. Was nice to hear from him about the history he had with the tractor.
He was “king dude”! Love it. Understand mom’s concern looking at the disc setup.
Good video, God Bless you James. I'm glad you plan to keep on tractoring. Awesome restoration on the D.
What a great story! Absolutely love it!
That guy is awesome. Great memories. Thnx
Thats an amazing story
Magic fellow, good humour,good company you could bet!
What a great man.
Wonderful to hear his story. I am younger (65), so my story version revolves around a John Deere M. My brother has the M. He used it after Grandpa farmed to clean the gutters in his milking barn. I am very fond of the M which now only does my brother's garden work. The M will descend down his line. I would eventually own Farmalls.
Back then parents had trust in teaching their kids. Life is about experiences. Teach your children well and put faith in them.
My Dad had to throw silage from way up an old silo when he was 6. He's 87 now. His Dad had faith in him.
Ha! This is awesome, its going to take a lot more than 90 years to slow this guy down!
Nice story and a nice tractor. Well done James for saving it.
James thanks for a great story of you and the Moline. We did things on the farm that today would be considered child endangerment. My first tractor drive was a iirc a AC D14 tricycle front. It had a two speed hand clutch high neutral low. Must have been around 8 and foot could not reach the other tractors with a foot clutch.
Great video and a great attitude on life and the restoration of a part of history.
What a great story! He's a real character too.
From one James to another James Thanks 👍
Thank you for sharing that nice story about your father and family the tractor is just a tractor by its self but when you add the story. It becomes part of your history. I bet you have more amazing stories that you were able to live. Brian
I hope you will live till you are 120 years old Sir. Nice commentary too. vf
Cool story and a super cool guy
Man had an awesome and interesting childhood
What a neat story.
American Legend.
Beautiful machine, congratulations on a great restoration. Regards from over the pond.
Great admiration for this fella!
Awesome story
Simply beautiful
Keep up the good work love you guys
Nice story. I started on a Ford tractor when I was 5 years old. Just around the yard first, then field work.
Enjoyed very much. Thanks
Nicely done!
I couldn't even imagine driving that at 8 years old, that's when I first started driving tractor also but I couldn't imagine driving that though. How awesome of a story is this old timers though! Not to many people can say that a Moline universal was the first machine they every operated!
Super cool tractors and the story's that comes with them.
Why in the world have I never seen a tractor like these!?!? Ive always loved antique tractors and grew up around farmalls, seen all sorts of steam tractors but NEVER have I seen one of these! Sooo strange! Wow!
It's interesting to see how far tractor development has come. Every tractor builder was trying their idea at how to replace horses. It was the Farmall Regular that was a big breakthrough that set the standard for row crop tractors. Ironically IHC's pre-Farmall competitive version of the Moline Model D in my opinion was a disaster, prone to tip over with a high center of gravity. It looks like Moline over came some of that with cement wheel weights.
The only one I've ever seen or even heard of was in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Tractor Test Lab collection.
Excellent
Awesome video 👍
...big compliment !!! sooo interesting man !! kinde regards from Switerland !!!
Amazing machine, Definitely worth every hour of labor.
Wow incredible stuff an honor to see
Wow..that was a great story
Short of driving old Ford 8Ns and later getting a 1956 Minneapolis Moline 335 utility for myself followed by a 1948 MM "G" and a 1970 MM G705 which are huge.
My favorite though is my 1948 Case VAC utility as it and Farmalls were what had as toy tractors as kids...I still have my 1959 red pedal tractor I got new...
Us "old kids" will always treasure the memories.
great story!
had a 1957 minimo u model, the motor was huge, it never met a gallon of gas it didnt love and the front tire was an awesome plow
It is great I love them all
I grew up on an Oliver 66 and 77. My brother still has the 66. The 77 went to a collector. When we started driving, to stop, we would put the tractor in neutral, stand on the brake pedals, and pull up on the steering wheel to get enough weight on the pedals, to get it to stop.
The disc story sounds like 10 year old me running a field cultivator and my grandma asking my grandpa about it
Nice oldtimer tractors 😀👍
... and a nice old timer!
Old guy and tractor move at same speed... lmao
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yep! Keep busy!
Badass
Pretty much all the farm boys are operating tractors and even trucks on
the farm at eight! One learns driving and operating machinery and
mechanics on a farm at a rather early age! If you can reach the pedals
and turn the wheal, you are put on a tractor, usually the older, smaller
one, dad gets the newer one, operating the combine, planter, baler.
You pull wagons and/or disk, next year you will be cultivation and
plowing to!
I drove my first tractor when i was about 8 or 9.
It was 1969 and it was a MM Z.
They are very similar to the old iron horse
Sound so familiar mom getting mad at dad for letting you do something fun
I want to be this guy
I didn't know R&V made those types of engines.
how does a 90 year old drive a tractor 10 years older then him new ? iam cornfused.
This is not the tractor he drove and the one he drove wasn't new
@@willemkauffeld7679 then the title is wrong. as it says. he drove this 100 year old tractor when it was new. o will more bs on utubers
Was this video at Geneseo IL?
How old was this guy when he drove this hundred year old tractor when it was new?
Cool tractor and story but...how can a guy that’s barely 90 have driven a 100 yr old tractor when it was new?
I thought I was the only one who caught that!
it is neither the tractor that he drove and the one he drove wasn't new
Even on the tractor channel we get clickbait titles
FYI a 90-year-old man cant drive a 100-year-old tractor when it was new do the math...
Great story. Too bad about your title fuck-up. It's not hard, this counting thing.
I will be shocked if this tractor actually has a key
Gasoline engine... yes it had spark so it had a key when new, later it would have had two rat tails that you twisted together.
@@jimmycricket5366 daddy had a 1943 LA Case - wartime designed to run on kerosene after heating up on small gasoline tank , had a magneto , no key it had a lever to set the spark . We had a 1948 smaller Case and another highway tractor none of which had ignition keys
@@randyblackburn9765 interesting Randy, thank you... They weren't over the top crazy about safety back then were they?
@@jimmycricket5366 no they weren’t but then again rural America was spread out every neighbor watched out for the other,punishment for crime had teeth. Furthermore if you shot a thief for trying to steal then it was not only common practice but was somewhat honorable in the eyes of society and of course the Grand Jury.
this is one of the reasons why classic tractor fever is a effing joke
Misleading title, but interesting.
Safety third.
Things were so slow back then, if you fell off, it was probably from falling asleep.
Bruh, he drove a 100 year old tractor when it was new but he’s 90 years old, 10 years isnt new, you should trust such rubbish.
First
Typical farm kid driving the tractor before you could reach the pedals good..
Clearly clickbait! I fought in the trenches on the Western Front because I read a book about it!!
That was a wonderful story