Local Farmer Still Using Equipment From The 70s
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Inflation and the cost of new farm equipment is a common complaint of farmers today.
But Leroy Helbling, stays "In the "Black" by farming with decades-old equipment that's "Red!'
Mikkel Pates gives you a look in this week's agweek cover story.
Best part about older equipment is that you can fix it yourself. No computers to deal with
In Poland thats totally normal
If only the computers were the problem with them brother..
@@stevehufngel7221they are built to not last
@@AutodidactEngineer Liar.
I heard him say that in the video too!
I think this farmer is a very smart person. No computers, no pollution equipment robbing him of horse power fuel economy, more than likely no payment to make on any equipment. And it looks like all his equipment is shedded and very well maintained. And I really liked the look on his face he was smiling and looked to be very happy.
Exactly 😎😎😎😎
No banks in his neck. And quite easy diagnosis in case of failures.
@@bertnl530 Are they reliable though??? New stuff must have much more advance diagnostics.
@@alb12345672 Well this is always the dilemma. I think the number of breakdowns may be a bit higher, but the causes may be easier to detect and also easier to repair. You are not completely depending on a dealership somewhere far away. If you see this tractor, every thing mechanic, hardly any servo's or electromotors or what ever, or you see a modern machine, everything done over a computer. One can repair or exchange a handle broken or weld it or what ever. Take it from another tractor. Not possible anymore with the newer machines.
@@bertnl530 Makes a lot of sense.
Ah, back when the farmer bought the equipment the manufacturer never had any thought of telling them what they could and couldn't fix. Looking at you John Deere.
Back in the day the farmers were supposed to know how to fix the equipment. Now it's like a car where it has to be serviced by the dealer.
Bigger isn't always better I hate payments
This man is a real farmer not a New York businessman playing farmer. All is stuff is CLEAN, cows look excellent. Much respect !
Playing farmer like New York lawyer Oliver Douglas in the Green Acres 1960's sit com?
@markjohnson7488i got a stroke from reading their comments, Jesus
@@shauny2285 The difference is that the character in Green Acres, farming was the guy's passion. He wanted to move out of the city and work the land. He was not someone who was just in it for the money.
I think the key was that he said “I’m not a big operation.” It’s cool to see somebody showing that you don’t need 10,000 acres and $10,000,000 worth of equipment to make a profit.
He isnt a foreign owned mega farm is what he is really saying.
I don't think profit is his primary concern like these big corporate farms that have profit as their main concern and not quality farm products.
Those "big" farms don't make money, they are heavily financed and he deep in debt.
It's an ego stroking farm
Me neither..I rent 0 ground.. Just farm ours as good as we can
There's somthing really wrong when a farmer has to pay 700, 800k for a combine or 500 to 700k for a tractor and who knows how much for that no till planter equipment etc.. crazy stuff.
Im 25 years old living in a farm town and I love/respect old equipment especially. They where just built to last with quality and passion put into them. Never let the outdated fade away. Let them live on.
amen to that .
I respect your way of thinking!
Love my old IH 454 tractor purrs away, simple easy and tough as nails.
His equipment looks very clean, he is proud of what he does
It's the only way a younger farmer like me can make it in farming today. My tractor is a 1967 John Deere 4020, grinder/mixer is a 1971 or older John Deere 400, planter is a late 70's/early 80's John Deere 7000. My newest machine is a 98 Case 1845C skidloader as its hard to find older skidloaders that can lift round bales that I use for bedding. If you want net profit, use older equipment and keep it running well. I bought my grinder for $800, and have put about 1k into it over 7-8 years. A new grinder is 30k or more. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what's going to make you more money.
4020 best tractor deer ever made
1845C best skid loader ever built
@@michaelfield9467I've heard they are reliable tractors.
The art's way grinder mixer is around to $ 60,000... Wey are in a hard business
@@pedroguevara5446 And not even many brands of new grinders to choose from. Art's Way, H&S, and Lorenz was going to start up again, I think. Wish they were produced in greater numbers like alot of my other machines so more parts were still around. I can't even buy a hammermill belt for the 400 anymore and it's the one piece serpentine style.
Equipment manufacturers refusing to share right-to-repair is killing our agriculture industry.
You farm? Didn't think so.
@@Look_What_I_Did Can't Ronnie "Rape the Farmer" Reagan cleaned my generation off the face of agriculture. 1984, 1987, Farm bills, etc.
No, Corporate "2%rs" mentality is destroying everything !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is their whole intent. Remember, Saint Ronnie even said on TV that corporate farming is best.
Way to go! Farm with fully depreciated equipment. Do what ever you can to keep the bank off your farm.
If you buy old or new it isn't fully depreciated. The depreciation starts again when you buy the unit for what you paid for it. If you financed it you still have a banker.
Every bought a used car on payments? It happens.
@@RH-cv1rg Farm equipment isn't the same as used cars. If it's maintained it appreciates. You buy from an auction or private sale right out. No bank loans. No government hand outs. No welfare subsidies. Buy and maintain your own equipment and their value goes up, not down.
@@RH-cv1rg farm equipment and even old vehicles appreciate in value if you give them long enough. If you look at old vehicles such as a model t they were purchased new for less than $1000 and even a very rusty one that doesn’t run Would be likely be worth at least $2000 now.
@@duhduck3836 You might want to learn about the ravages of inflation. Inflation is not an investment strategy.
@@RH-cv1rg You might want to learn about logical fallacies and the Dunning-Krueger effect.
I am a dairy farmer in Australia and we use old equipment all the time it might be old but it’s good
im also really surprised at the amount of old Zetors and MTZ getting around Australia. The farmers that farm like that, especially sugarcane must have really good margins. I see so many of them that farm a few hundred acres with only 1 shed of equiptment and an old Fiat 1300, Ford 6610f, JD 4440, sometimes even older like Ford 5000s. Their newest piece of equipment is a moisture tester from the early 2000s.
My grandfather was born in 1908. He was the baby of the family he had five older brothers and sisters. Two brothers and a sister never married, although they lived at the same home their whole lives and farmed together. My mother and father moved to California but every year we went back to see our family in Indiana. We would visit my great uncles and Aunt at their house and I thought they were dirt poor. They were grain farmers. They still used mules to work the ground up, they're harvesting equipment dated from the 30s and 40s. They were very frugal with their money, when the last brother passed away his assets divided among his final remaining and nieces and nephews. My grandfather received over a million dollars in cash, and each niece and nephew (19 in all) received close to a quarter of a million dollars. I never saw a new piece of equipment or even a new truck or car on their ranch.
Now a days,it's about show and the bling. Would you rather have $3-$4,000 or more a month in payments that requires a laptop to repair it that costs a couple of grand in parts and service calls or save the $10-$15 grand a month? That's what he meant by bottom line
I feel sad for those old farm bachelors who work hard their entire life yet lack the confidence to find a mate.
@@toddepperson7465 yeah and the other side of that argument he left all that money for relatives to blow, shouldn’t he had enjoyed it sitting on a nice new tractor? You can’t take it with you pal.
@@murraykelm5691 maybe it’s something closeted….
@@murraykelm5691 with respect, farming and the love of it was in their blood, the need for a mate was not.
My Motto: GOD, Dog, Rifle, Farm. Each takes care of the one down the line while supporting EVERYTHING above.
It's simple, It's Primitive, IT'S ME!
🇺🇸🌽🛠🕇👍🤓👍🕇🛠🌽🇺🇸
My kind of farmer! Older IH equipment that still gets the job done just fine.
In our area 9 out of 10 farmers still use equipment from 70s 80s 90s only or partially. Stuff like old masseys, John deeres, new hollands, deutz's fendts and Ihc's/case are most common. We still farm with a ihc 553 from 1972 and a Mc Cormick D-439 from 1962
It makes sense to do so. I'd rather split gears on a Loadstar 345 gasser, than to wait for the truck to break down with a Maxxforce-10. Better fuel economy, and reliability.
Need more farmers like this, I grew up in farming and I'm still around it. A lot of farmers in serious debt and one harvest away from going under and losing everything.
Well done to the Farmer. You can see that he cares for the machinery, the animals and the land..
Not everyone has the passion he does for the older equipment. I say it’s a passion because you can clearly see that all of his stuff is clean beyond necessary and literally looks like it just rolled out of the factory without a scratch.
Passion, it is no choice, either go into such a huge debt and lose everything or stick with what you can afford. simple.
This guy is preserving the Golden Age of American farming. ❤️🇺🇸
I agree with you.
It was the Golden Age of the whole country. Now we are just another 3rd World country. Yes, better than the others, but not even close to what we used to be.
Newer equipment is insanely expensive both to acquire and maintain. I think the cutoff must have been when mechanical diesel injection was replaced by common rail. I bet there is a huge market for restored older equipment.
Oh hell yes 30-50 year old Deeres bring more now than they did new.
You don't have to bet! There is, already.
@@davehughesfarm7983 Huh? used tractors like a 9430 are 150k and a new equivalent is around 400+k
@@damil5721 Yes....I am saying a 4020, 4430, 4440, etc etc in good shape cost more now that they did new dude..
Extremely nice equipment. We still run IH equipment, it was built to last
exactly.
It ain’t that uncommon to see old tractors still in operation. Heck, we use our old IH’s as much as our new ones.. And I can absolutely agree with the electronics being the root of all problems on most new tractors.
To me, adding computers to vehicles simply made them more temperamental and harder to fix. Maybe eventually we'll go full circle and get back to where we were in the 70's, or is that just a dream.
@@cs7thThat's a good dream!
Seconded. I still use a 1958 IH B-275 daily. Once in a while I replace a seal or gasket, and I just changed the points. Not a single repair has cost me more than $50, and I've done it all myself with a couple wrenches and a screwdriver.
All the parts I've had to replace were originals, too, almost 70 years old.
Credit to all those who have classic usable machinery. U grew up with international tractor s , I have 4 oldies and a 1980 SAME . I just found my late father's 454 hydro as a forklift. Needless to say I'm happy as is the family to know we have that piece of dad history and now making my history with international. Thankyou international
It’s the real environmental saving, reality and practicality - the honest approach!
I love the old equipment, it’s cool to see them still working
Old stuff will still continue working when you take care of it
if you really look at the majority of auction sales, they have 1000 bu grain carts, $500,000 combines, 1 ton dually's, $500,000 quad tracks, etc. The rooster has come home to roost, now the auction takes place, IRS takes a 1/3, but you were a self boasting big shot while it lasted..
Ya in my area I get county taxed on my machines on there value they don’t depreciate the value that’s why I went used.
You bet , gotta have that quarter million dollar tractor to plant corn .
@@johngnipper8768 the crops never change the way they grow you can plant by hand and harvest by hand. You see old tractors still going the new ones the hoods are up. What kills the new one is the def computers next. If tractor’s companies want to make a killing go back and make the old models that works sell those for us that like them and afford that keep the high for those guys
@@jasonclark3127 I agree 100%
@@jasonclark3127 …How can companies go back and make the old equipment when they have to meet new government regulations ?
We purchase 1 new tractor about every 5 -8 years and our new tractors have been just as reliable as our JD 4020 that has 12000 hours .
Nice looking equipment !! Smart businessman making it work
Nothing wrong with old equipment red or green it gets the job done .
@@Junkard_From_the_Junkyard for 300k
Or orange. My Allis 7010, I'm the second owner, like many others, runs like it came from the factory and has not spent a night outside
This man will continue to succeed where others will fail.
I love nostalgia and like to see the older equipment being used. Man... all this equipment looks to be in tip top shape!
Good for you, sir. My dad made a sizeable living farming because he refused to go in debt for anything. He diversified everything so if it was a bad year for corn, we could fall back on beans. And in raising cattle, we would butcher one steer a year for our own meat that would go in the freezer. Good to see somebody out there still does it right. And with the faithful old IH tractor. Ours was a little bit older than that one.
The new stuff is fine, but the corn or beans don't grow any better from a new machine,the weather has to be right for either, nice video!!
Well what it's done has priced the mom and pop farmer out of business. The people with less than 1000 acres. You can't afford to buy that new stuff. The local farmers Co-Op used to post the grain prices on the board so you could see them when you drove by. You can look at them on the web now. Prices per bushel are better than what I expected, but man you've got to grow a lot of corn at $6 a bushel to pay for today's equipment. Soybeans are more than double that. I guess I know what I'd be growing.
Nope..We had the best crops in our bottom and all my corn and milo was planted with a 6 row jd 7000
Exactly right!
The ones who grow better are the banks and the dealerships. Try to repair a new tractor or machine or whatever without computers and the right troubleshooting software. And even when you have this, parts are difficult to repair. They have to be replaced.
Old school is cool! My favorite kind of machine is called paid for!
I retired three years ago. My newest tractor was a JD 4430 '76 I think and a JD4400 combine, made a good living. Easy to buy old stuff and bring it back to new. Or close to new. I can't imagine carrying a note on some of this new stuff. A tractor cost more than the first farm I bought and a $30 sensor can shut you down for the day.
Beautiful equipment, Farmers are the back bone of any country. God bless the farmers, they work hard day and night, live a simple but good life.
You mean he didn't go millions into debt buying "efficient" modern equipment?
Its not the cost of NEW stuff...its the fact (and huge running costs long term) that new stuff is almost impossible to repair yourself. This affects pretty much every product out there...its a really sad situation for the working people...
Hehe okay , think about this , a new jd 5105M with 105 horse power is about 50k$ and the cheapest combine harvester you can buy nowadays (new) is like starting from 100k straight and this is a combine with 4m header and 180 horsepower and this is only for tractor and combine , add 100k$ more for implements and stuff and you are deep in 250k only just to start farming like 200 acres lol. Now count back on old equipment you can go with 50k and by all you need like 150hp old tractor a combine , most likely case IH 2000 series with 200+ hp and at least 6m header also all sorts of implements and you will be left over with money to buy some spare parts for these old machines.This is why most farmers don't have profit, they are chasing imaginary gains while buying new stuff, and listen to salers , oh this will get you 1% more yield and this will get the job done 3% faster , but this machinery costs 200k and this tractor costs 300k lol. Yeah the comfort in this old IH tractor is not that good compared to a new JD5M but as this man said having a small operating farm does not require you to work 18 hours a day.
God bless our hard working farmers - I hope his aging machinery lasts for decades to come. Thanks and cheers
The older equipment is more reliable and easier to repair. We are still running a tractor from the 50`s. We have never had an old tractor shut down the road because a sensor failure.
Can't go wrong with Pre-80 equipment, I'd like to say that around 1983-85 is when it started to become more and more popular. But otherwise i am in the same boat, I farm with that i see is most logical finnicanial wise and of which i can easily work on and find parts for.
The newest equipment I’ve ever seen on my farm was a combine from the 90s. We’ve got tractors, combines, and planters from the 70s. We still have this one tractor from I’d guess the 40-50s that uses a belt instead a pto shaft. That’s used to rake hay mostly or pull wagons.
Bravo , IH - Great Equipment - CLASSIC IH MACHINES RULE . Thank you.🤓
No computers, no DEF, no solienoids is why I bought my retirement tractors before I retired. They are simple CaseIH under 100 hp tractors with very few problems. Now in their 16th year and will last as long as I can get fuel for them. They have never spent a night or day outside when not in use and it shows.
My hat is off to this guy for taking care of his equipment.
retirement tractor?
Thank you sir
As a diesel mechanic i tell everyone to buy old equipment pre emissions while you can. You have to take care of you're equipment and it will last
I think about how hard someone might try to make old equipment non-repairable.
Need more operations like this & less cornstars!
And Zack Johnson s.
Nothing wrong with young hard working farmers
No sir , bc we already have a hard enough time sourcing parts more guys run dinosaurs and we won't be able to get any
LOL
Jealous much? Be happy for those who succeed and those who want to maintain the same 🤷🏻♂️.
Some of the newer larger equipment is very expensive but I am sure if you have a bad season or two, the creditors will be happy to take a percentage of your farm!
This man is smart and he is not prevented from working on his own equipment like the new machinery!
Billionaires are just buying up all the farmland, same with houses put it to the small guy.. It is the republican way. They listen to the voice of money not the voter.
I'm no expert but I wanna say alot of farms in western pa still use old equipment. Maybe not entirely but.....like I said I'm no expert. Maybe someone else can chime in here. Hats off to this gentleman for keeping old iron going!
Respect to you sir From the Republic of Ireland 🙏🇮🇪🇺🇸
My grandparents farmed when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's and all of our tractors and equipment was from the 1920's to the 1950's. I believe our 8N Ford was the newest tractor we ever had on the place.
Some of my best memories are from working with 8N Ford's back in the late 50s and early 60's.
It was made good back then, it's simpler, easier to maintain, not overly complicated. It's why I drive older vehicles. Its so much easier to work on.
This is what our family farm does. All of our equipment is from the late 70's and 80's, and NO John Deere. The price of fixing IH is bad enough, John Deere is so expensive to fix that it is insane.
A lot of farmers do, there’s a reason the ones that start with brand new equipment go bankrupt fast
They don't make things like that any more. 50 years from now nobody will be using today's equipment.. especially not fridges!!
When stuff was built to last, tough 💪💪💪👍
Equipment built in the 60s 70s 80s was built to last and it can still do the same job as new stuff
My dad has an IH 806 he bought new in 1966, still uses it on the farm in Minnesota.
I LOVE the 86 series Internationals, I have a 986, 1086, 1486, and a 1466, and they are some of the most reliable and easiest tractors to fix. You can do a clutch in them in usually less than 6 hours, but with new tractors, it sometimes takes up to 10 hours just to get a tractor ready to split.
Leroy has done an amazing job keeping paint on these old machines. My family has owned IH 986, 1486, 656, 486, etc. for decades and none of them look quite as snazzy as these old horses.
Looks like the equipment we farmed with, we had a 706 and an 856 and I remember thinking we had hit the big time when my dad replaced the 402 combine with a 914! Awesome stuff! 👍👍
Yea those combines were nice so I’m told we used a 2 row mounted on a d-19 with a sheller. I thought we hit the big one
IH had the 303, 403 and 503 combines and later the 715, 815, 915 series. You never find a 715 gas anymore; they all burned up. Ours caught on fire so we went to a salvage yard to get parts. They had a bunch of 715s and every one had the same fire damage ours did so we scrapped it and bought a Massey 750. This was in the late '70s, early '80s.
This is a farm of dreams.
If it worked then it'll work now.... 👍👍👍
My hats off to this guy, man that equipment is clean! Farms like I would!
Man I love those red machines. Reminds me so much of the equipment I saw in the fields as a kid
Thirty, Forty year old tractors rules:
1 Keep the oil & oil filter clean
2 Clean the air filters everyday
3 Don't overload the tractor capabilities
4 Clean fuel with a storage tank filter
5 Run it at PTO Limits
6 Keep it clean especially the core of the radiator
Wow, does this ever bring back memories. My dad had a 1066, 706 and and old McCormick to farm 1080 acres in Saskatchewan. They were great machines that lasted a life time.
Looks like our farm, lots & lots of old IH equipment still being used & relied on every single day, they don’t build them like they used to!
Those Farmall tractors are long lasting
Best part is like the gentleman said, no computers to deal with that can shut you down mid planting or harvesting and the cherry on top, no wasted money on DEF .....
My dad’s “newest” tractor was from 1983. He just retired from farming last year.
Huh....We haven't made it up to anything that new just yet.
my newest tractor is a 93 Belarus, the rest of the 8 piece fleet is eighties and down to 62.
I am 73 and still active ranching.
In Poland we call it monday XD
My father also still use a tractor from 70s and it's Ursus C-355 that my grandfather bought brand new.
Respect! :D
The tractor I learned to drive on as a kid was ancient even in the 1960's, a simple gasoline fed beast that was greatness.
I bloody love it, I farm 600 acres in the UK 🇬🇧 still use my Fathers old Leyland 270 everyday old MB Trac from the 80s and Unimog and have a John Deere 7830 which replaced a JD 7710 which I bought second hand for £28000 22 years ago and sold for £35000 it is not so stupid after all, old is definitely way cooler!!
In the UK 600 acres is one heck of a big operation, I would think. Good job, there!
We use a 706 & 1086 for everything. They both look worn out. Both still run strong.
Smart man...We use 45 year old tractors too....Now they are worth alot espically 4430's 4440's 1066's 1256's 806.s 4020's
Love this farmer's decision to keep his equipment running! If it is doing the job, then why not maintain using it? Save $! Use less of the Earth's resources. He's recycling by re-using his equipment! Smart! It may take 2 passes to equal the new humungous machines , but I'll bet he doesn't mind that one single bit! lol! Merry Christmas!
This stuff is more reliable then the new stuff. And he's not dependent on the dealership to fix it . This is why tractors from the 80's are are now increasing in value.
Easy to work on …. I’ve heard that the old IH tractors all used the same size filters and many parts were sharable and you could do the work on them yourself. Definitely economical!
This is just like the kind of equipment we use to farm with. Old IH's, a couple 656s, a 460, an 806 and a 1206. A John Deere 45 combine & a New Idea 311 corn picker. A John Deere 7000 planter & 8300 grain drill. We're making it just fine. The key is to keep it all going by working on it when it's necessary. Since we don't farm much, it's almost always cheaper to work on the old stuff than to buy new.
I've always liked the look of those old international tractors .
This is the future of family farms . If the news generation are smart they will learn to look after this older equipment and keep them running. The cost of dealership mechanics now a days is very expensive as well as purchasing the new computer run machinery.
There's no peace of mind as a farmer like being debt free and older equipment can help you achieve that.
Looks awesome. Nice work!! One thing to consider when selecting equipment is determining what your own time is worth. If you feel your time is better spent repairing old equipment and tinkering, old equipment fits well. Some operators try to maximize efficiency and time and that’s ok too. I like both.
Many farmers use old really great quality equipment. It's just the best. My father has many old Deutz Fahr harvesters and they are really reliable and can be fixed easily. He gets spare parts from other sparepart harvesters because they are so cheap and easy to get.
My grandfather bought a Golden Jubilee in 54. It has had regular maintenance (on the farm) for it's entire life. It isn't very pretty, but it and all of it's attachments still work. My uncle has it now, and uses it every year. I have seen quite a few new tractors that can out perform it, but none have come close to outlasting it.
My father (age 86) has farmed his entire life. The newest tractor is from 1982 and the oldest from 1960, all Blue tractors all long since paid for, the same as most all of our other implements and equipment. We even had the same pick-up truck for 28 years. Whenever my father would go to the bank to get a loan, they were always approved, most the same day. But mostly, my father saved up his money and paid 50 percent in cash for every piece of equipment he bought -- he saved for 3 years to buy the new combine harvester in 1971.
I have an uncle who always chided my father for never "going bigger" and getting more land and more cows and bigger tractors. My father always countered with "That just leads to bigger bills and bigger bank payments."
My uncle always had to have the biggest, newest Green equipment. He didn't fix anything -- he just called the dealer and told him to bring him a new tractor or piece of equipment. My uncle did NOT treat his lenders very well, either, and he eventually lost his entire farm to the bankers. My uncle and his son have spent the last 28 year working as EMPLOYEES on the very farm they once owned. The year the bankers came calling, our small farm managed to provide hay and corn silage for my uncles cows for about 3 Months.
My father and uncle still talk farming when they get together, and AFAIK my father has never berated or insulted my uncle over the loss of his farm, not even behind his back to other people. Even I don't know all the ugly details all these years later.
"Blue tractors" Fords??
very smart man and wish more folks went this way.....
We used 1940’s John Deere’s up until the mid 80’s when the family farm was sold because of my cousin getting a lung infection from moldy hay and grain dust. Sad week. We also had 2 vintage Case tractors and one Massy Harris. Two 1950’s Dodge 6 wheeled dump trucks to haul hay and silage. Wonderful years. God Bless all farmers but especially those who still work the small family farms.🇺🇸🚒🚑🐄. By the way we had just installed a DeLaval milking parlor to replace our stanchion barn operation. Our last milking on the morning of the sale was 125 Holsteins and a few guernseys.
There's a guy I my area of Michigan that uses the same tractor. Two years ago I seen it at the repair shop but seen it back this harvest season. Cheaper than buying or renting new.
Here in Australia, as a hobby farmer I have a Inter 786 tractor, Super AWD6 tractor , 674 Frontend loader tractor and Inter combines, all have served me well and helped me make money, nothing wrong with RED !
Same, and in Australian, Dad and I had a W4, W9 , 564, 786, 886, 4386 and a couple of Chamberlains. I've currently got a 1998 JD 6210 and a late 1980"s Connor Shea coil tyne drill.
Here in South Australia I am small farming with a Ford 7700, Leyland 272, Leyland 270, Chamberlin combine (seed drill for American friends) Massey 587 PTO header (combine for American friends). Ford Cargo truck. Not to mention the old hay machinery ! I do everything myself without contractors and could do a lot more if I had more land.
Good for you! I love old stuff! Made to last. Easy to fix. You are setting a great example. Simple is better. One third the cost! Amen.
Started helping or farming at a young age
First tractor I learned to drive / run was a john deere D
Grandpa had a 1941 Farmall A
I now have that one plus a Farmall H
Chopped silage with an IHC 856 diesel
Picked ear corn with a 190 XT Allis & New Idea 2 row picker
My cousin with the John Deere D ... his newest tractor is a JD 4320
My next buy is about a 1945 - 1950 IHC M
Will be 65 in Sept 2023
Bet he don't have issues with soil compaction ,no need for heavy machines for cereal crops
That is its own debate, with tillage and other factors.
Some of my equipment is now appreciating in value. My newest tractor is a 1966 John Deere 4020 diesel. My oldest is a John Deere B, 1946. My newest piece of equipment is a Kuhn rotary rake and a late serial number 7000 notill corn planter.
My dad has always been behind a generation or two in equipment. We're not farmers but do dirt work and have for years now. We've still got the old 1987 Case 580k that he bought in 1997. That was his third backhoe since 1975. We've considered "upgrading" but with many of the other machines having to take a break everyday to regen their emissions systems while we keep digging and pushing dirt, we just figure, why?? That old 87 Case digs the exact same hole in the ground as most other comparable models up to the brand new ones.
Sure there's no ac or laser guided digging or whatever but it'll make a whole lot of hole without the emissions system crippling it in the middle of a job!
If you only have will, money and some down time for digger, you can definitely mount AC on it and laser/gps guidance might by way harder to do but should be possible. Most likely it wont stop you from going deeper than set value, but it will very accurately show where you are .
You can get emissions delete kits for most modern machinery. Got to wait till warranty is off first,
I run a small business all my trucks average 30 years old
Beautiful equipment such a lucky man. I wish him only the best.
My grandpa passed away in 88. He made it through the 80’s without a nick. He had that same era of all white top Internationals. We have all Deere here, but nothing but respect for those old IH’s. Grandpa never used any chemistry, kept 1/2 the farm in pasture with cattle on it, and never sold one kernel in to the commodity system. He never bought a seed either.
Unfortunately, my dad, aunts and uncles only remembered the open station tractors, the chore work, and walking livestock along the trail all the way to Chicago proper to sell them.
After he died they found so many boxes of EE savings bonds the leaf broke on the Catalina station wagon they used to haul them all to the bank.
I know guys like the dude in this video. Keeping it simple. I envy them. I try and keep my operation like that to an extent, only times 7, because I’m trying to set up 7 kids to have a chance at farming. I tell the kids about their great grandpa, and guide them not to be one big farm, be 7 smaller farms that share the equipment, and work together as a team.
A lot of farmers still use old stuff, it just takes longer
After watching the endless videos of new tractors broken in the field with electronic or software issues I will never buy new , pre 1988 is best
@@jerrygriffin7629 Same with semi trucks
@@jerrygriffin7629 not to forget the lovely fires they make every year at harvest time, while the old stuff still chugs along
Very awesome and they can be repaired by anyone unlike the new equipment of today.
That's awesome. I have an old 1-15/16 IH wrench that I got from my grandpa, I wish I had more of them.
Looks like an average small farm around me. Love those farmers.
I worked on a dairy family farm in McCordsville, IN. The owner called their silos "bankruptcy tubes"!