Farms: Farming in The 70's and 80's with IH part II
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Part II of farming in the 1970's and 80's with International Harvester tractors combines and equipment. Songs are Free bird by Lynard skynard Hurt so good by John mellen camp
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Ahead of their time , genuine gear to get the job done.
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john deere and case ih is awesomes
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Never heard of any JD tractors that were being used like these old work horses. Long live International Harvester...
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man what a bunch of good old memeroys
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As my dad would say about the 66 series, "oh I see you got the quiet cab on there" then LOL when he sees the look on their face.
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Awesome video. See even John Deere people had to watch it.
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Sorry but JD is the best, and my grandpa talks about farming in the 70s all time.
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We had 1086 row crop tractors a few 4 wheel drive 325 HP Stieger Panthers for pulling 30 foot disc and chisel plows and doing some scraper work a 1460 IH combine with mud hogs. Also had a 4 wheel drive 200 HP articulated John Deere can't remember the number it had duels all the way around. The good ole days when u had to use the clutch on your tractors none of this hydrostatic stuff and not 3/4 of the electronics u actually had to drive you machine down the field and pay attention none of this auto track GPS that stuff is nice but to me it takes the fun out of running your equipment. We weren't doing no till either had to get in the fields every year and bow them 4 wheel drives up on them big disc and plows . Tilling the land was one of my favorite things to do it was mindless just don't get stuck in wet spots and raise them up on the end rows. Never forget the smell of freshly turned ground. We has some bottom land fields that stayed wet so every year the combines would dig 3 foot ruts then you'd have to rip and disc up them fields it got tough even with them big 4 wheel drive 8 tire Stiegers on 30 and 25 foot disc. Them 2 wheel drive 1086's with duels on 20 foot disc wouldn't do it just get stuck.
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thank you again folks
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Those were the good old days when family farmers made a good living. I remember seeing a lot of the tractors and equipment being used everyday in my home town of newport nc. IH was the best!
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Those were the days!! Happy to have been a farmer back then!
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how could i go back.
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want a time machine now
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awesome vid...love them older ih tractors
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Was a simpler time.
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Really sad here in my town what happened to IH, its division here in Australia was making brilliant profits in its day,they were recognised as way ahead of there time both in there products and innovation
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They closed or sold all Div. between 79 and 84, IH was raided by thieves for profit.IH had major plants in USA, Europe, India, Australia, Japan, and were making plans to expand in Africa.They also owned Steiger, Dresser Ind a oil rig and oil drilling maker,To bad USA still is selling its Corps out, Like the recent downfall of GM, Sell all money making Div off to prop up stock prices and then sell the stock at over inflated prices.IH was one of the 1st US corps to be harvested this way
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IH purchased all of Steiger in 72, It was owned and run as a sep. company until the end just like Dresser Ind. All IH big 2+2s were a product of Steiger
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A great combination. Lynard Skynard and International Harvester! I like it!
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Nice video!! The dual seeder at 5:13 is interesting. Excellent choice of music BTW.