Very neat video. I'm sorry to hear of your father's passing. There is a pair of Model D John Deere tractors hooked together like this that were apparently the inspiration for the Steiger brothers to invent their big 4x4 tractors. It's here on KZbin pulling a weight transfer sled at a show. Very cool looking and sounding machine.
@Cole-xq2tl12 күн бұрын
This was a great speech, your dad was a very interesting man
@MatthewPolack11 күн бұрын
@@Cole-xq2tlThanks for taking the time to listen and engage in the story.. appreciate the encouragement... Thank you!
@mezame162617 күн бұрын
Mow it all down boys 🙄
@garymcsweeney736818 күн бұрын
This is absolutely brilliant! Thank you for sharing this with the world! My grandfather did something similar but I unfortunately only got to see it once as it was accidentally thrown out by him with a heap of older family photos 😢
@MatthewPolack15 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for the comment.. it's encouragement like yours that helps me want to make more films and tell these stories. I'm sorry you lost that footage.. I'm so glad that Dad managed to preserve the old footage.. and I feel a responsibility to ensure these stories are not lost to history.. thank you.. Really appreciate it.
@marionmatthews692118 күн бұрын
I live on Bin Bin road and we enjoyed watching this.
@MatthewPolack18 күн бұрын
Thanks for that.. nice to hear from a local to the area! Over the years I heard Dad talk about the area so much, really glad we could take a trip down there before he passed on. Thanks for comment!
@derekmcguinness691619 күн бұрын
My Condolences on the death of your Dad, what a lovely eulogy to your Dad. Really enjoyed your videos of your late Dad and uncles.
@MatthewPolack19 күн бұрын
Thanks so much Derek for the kind words and thoughts.. much appreciated. I'm thankful for the precious time I had with him. He was quite the story teller and I managed to get quite a few interviews with him.. so aiming to share more. Thank you!
@Horsingabout23 күн бұрын
Bring back wonderful memories of my days working on the Heytesbury settlement in Victoria
@MatthewPolack23 күн бұрын
@@HorsingaboutThat sounds like a story in itself!:) Be great to have footage of that. Well done being part of it!
@mikescaffo485026 күн бұрын
These guys were the real deal
@MatthewPolack26 күн бұрын
Thanks! Certainly miss Dad and my Uncles now.. that's for sure.. just glad we could capture the story in time! Thanks.
@306champion27 күн бұрын
Thanks for keeping all this alive. As a kid I had a "Claytons" Uncle in the Malley. He used to couple two Twin Cities together with a 354 Perkins in each and pulled three twenty eight run combines. This would have been in the first half of the sixties when you couldn't buy stuff this big so you built it yourself. The cocky built tractor!
@MatthewPolack26 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment.. great to hear the stories of other creative solutions! I'm pretty sure the brothers had a twin City at one point too.. but just in conventional mode. Thanks for sharing the story.. Pulling three combines would have been an impressive sight!
@prizecowproductions27 күн бұрын
Great work editing Mathew. Jeff Moore
@MatthewPolack24 күн бұрын
Thanks Jeff, appreciate that. Thank you....certainly is a time consuming process so appreciate the encouragement!
@prizecowproductions27 күн бұрын
Its a pity this generations attitudes didnt last another 100 years. Logging Hardwood closed down. The Greenies will be aiming at Farmers next. Aussie Jeff Moore
@MatthewPolack26 күн бұрын
Thanks Jeff.. there's certainly a bunch of things in the video they'd get' hauled over the coals' for now! (as Dad would say;)
@kelvinnwosa6885Ай бұрын
What happened to people who invented and innovated things in different fields. All that has given up in the name of factory work and specialization.
@MatthewPolackАй бұрын
@@kelvinnwosa6885 In the farming world it's all got very big and almost corporate, they simply couldn't justify the time to be making all these custom modifications etc. now. It's why I think that was quite a golden era, when farms were a lot smaller, the individual farmers had to be quite creative and inventive. Thanks for the comment!
@kelvinnwosa6885Ай бұрын
@@MatthewPolack in Africa and most of the global south, there has been a war to subjugate enterprise and talent by causing finance shortages, opportunity scarcity and every young person thinks about getting a job nothing more. Now the young people want to make money to purchase leisure things created by the west without working for it as it should. Africa will be industrialized against every effort to make it impossible. Africa will create its own technology, finance, system estranged from the west. They will lose control over the industrialization drive in Africa. It's happening. You will see mega clean coal plants built all over Africa. You will see steel produced in large quantities in Africa. You will see production of tractors, machines outside of the west's grip. Africa will create its own finance to clear the path for its greatness. It will not be denied by their petty debt traps. They will see a new Africa. Mark my words
@stefantrnacek1394Ай бұрын
There was a company in England that made a double engine tractor for many years. I just watched a KZbin video about it last week.
@MatthewPolackАй бұрын
Yeah I think that was the Doe. A lot of people commented on that in the original double header videos..the brothers didn't know too much about those though...it was more hearing about other farmers engineering solutions locally that got their attention. (You'll see an interview with Vern in the other video where he talks about the idea from seeing something in a Power farming magazine.) Thanks for the comment!
@stephenp.farrelly2296Ай бұрын
I wonder if Glen Robbins, (Australian Comedian) modelled his 'Uncle Arthur' from this true old gentleman's commentary style
@ronkennedy8676Ай бұрын
A wonderful testimony to the determination of our countrymen. As Winston Churchill said during his famous. Speech. Never Give Up An attitude that helped develop rural Australia
@MatthewPolackАй бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.. much appreciated!
@mrharrison76Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your response and Gday to you sir.
@mrharrison762 ай бұрын
Why was it called the Bush farm , my interest is my last name is Bush from Point Pleasant West Virginia USA thank you.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Hi there, greetings from Australia! We were over your way a few years ago.. loved singing 'Country Roads' like probably most other tourists whilst checking out the beautiful sights! So 'bush' is a term we use in Australia for a more wooded, forested, wilderness type area.. eg. 'We're going out bush'.. so Dad and his brothers called it that because compared to our area in the Wimmera there was just a lot more bush.. hence the clearing of it. Thanks!
@paultherockhound72772 ай бұрын
Loved it
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks 'Paul the rock hound'...love yoiur name!! :)
@TheSeastar192 ай бұрын
These are the type of guys that built this country, often they were sent off to fight in WW2 and if they were lucky they would then come home to Australia, only to have to try and develop some land that was good enough in it's current form to maybe run a Billie goat. That generation was as tough as nails, it's just a shame that current politicians do not share a little of the foresight that these old guys did.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks mate.. I certainly remember as a kid the flies, and the heat, no air con on the header.. Long days Etc.. As Dad would just keep going.. They certainly were as tough as nails! Thanks.
@modeldoddle2 ай бұрын
Great capture of the bulldozers, tractors and ploughs .Made most interesting and thought provoking as your dad and brother reflected on the limits and benefits of the challenge. The personal stories are so relevant to many brothers who tackled the early development of this country . Thank you
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words and thoughtful comment...am certainly glad we had the commentary from Dad back in 2001...then the interview with Clarrie too...certainly helps bring the footage alive. Thank you for the encouragement!
@Bernie51722 ай бұрын
Great show. I remember watching my dad bulldozing down trees/bush at Redland Bay Qld. when I was aged 5.: 1960. Its a suburb now all houses and traffic lights etc. he's aged 95 yesterday
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thank you...appreciate that. Glad it brought back a few memories from up in Qld. Treasure the time with your Dad too...if you get a chance maybe try to interview him a bit...I'm sure he'd have some great stories to share! Thanks!
@jforrestal3652 ай бұрын
Another great video, Matthew. Thank You!
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thank you too for the support!
@colinwilhelms68132 ай бұрын
I love the video. One thing that it doesn't explain is how you control the front tractor.
@daleolson35062 ай бұрын
Kill the music👎👎👎👎
@bigjaz87682 ай бұрын
Awesome video. But I tell you what you wouldn't want to fall of the double header. Different times.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks! They weren't as worried about safety as today that's for sure!
@joebloggs84012 ай бұрын
It is a huge job trying develop a property for cropping. We did this before all these environmental laws now . Our property back then came alive after clearing and something to be proud of in the district. Thanks for sharing your farming days and made me think about our good times and bad times on our property , now a long time ago .
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for comment.. Dad was amazed to see the regrowth when he went back.. it certainly did freshen up! Glad it brought back a few memories! Thanks.
@harveyhill35292 ай бұрын
Wow.. i live in Bordertown..been to kingston many times...
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm so glad I got back to Kingston in 2022 with Mum and Dad.. we lost Mum this week too now.. will always treasure that trip we did back to Kingston.. special memories. Thanks! (PS Our family loves the stopover at the bakery there in Bordertown!)
@minzahhh12 ай бұрын
The last generation of true blue Australians are near gone...we need to document all of this stuff that we can ...RIP polack brothers thanks for the work well done
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment mate...just said goodbye to my Mum as she stepped into eternity this week too...you can here her voice briefly at one point...it is indeed quite sad saying goodbye to so many from that generation that taught us all how to work hard, and make the most of what they had..and of course just miss my Mum. Thanks for your interest and support!
@simontodd6192 ай бұрын
A great and moving video, thanks for making and sharing it with us. As for for your father and uncles, they were part of a great generation that keep us humble.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks Simon, that is very kind....am certainly very thankful for my Dad and uncles and what we learned from them and the generation. Thank you.
@texxras77712 ай бұрын
Matthew thank you thank you for putting this video online it is amazing to actually hear some of the challenges and difficulties and the way good Old Bushman did what have to be done at the time thank you with this video you have honoured and echoed the storyline that is so important to today, and all of our futures remind the next generation 🌲🌠🐕🦺💫🎶
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the very kind words...much appreciated...I'm glad the story had an impact. Thank you!
@BazzMann482 ай бұрын
Thank you to the brothers Polack. A great pioneering story.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate that! Greetings to you too:)
@user-gj4hr2hx6l2 ай бұрын
Thiess brothers make these clowns look pathetic
@user-gj4hr2hx6l2 ай бұрын
Wire tied bales were tighter is a load of shit. Only incompetent operators
@ronkennedy86762 ай бұрын
I wonder have you had any experience with wire tied bales.. or have you ever seen one
@MadDog1012 ай бұрын
That was a good show & story told. I have been through a similar process on a smaller scale in recent years, turning 80 acres from scrub to pasture. This block has been in the family since 1956 & last farming block in our family left ,i am the last to keep the dream alive. That show made it look easy ,it's not ,i know what all those men would've went through at times achieving that.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment.. it certainly looks like a massive amount of work! I'm amazed they also had the presence of mind to capture all that footage while simultaneously working. That farm and their times there had a special place in the heart. Glad you've still got the block.. I went into education, but still get a bit nostalgic for those years out there with Dad.Thanks!
@robertaus84202 ай бұрын
Unfortunately today we have to farm with both hands tied behind our backs and one leg broken.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks mate..there's a lot of that stuff they wouldn't be allowed to do anymore! Driving down the road with an oversize tractor hanging over the edge, held down by a cement post being one!! Not to mention probably clearing all that scrub!
@robertaus84202 ай бұрын
@@MatthewPolack cheers for the video, it is heart moving to see how much has changed through the years. You are absolutely correct, we can’t even fart side ways now with out some sort of permit.
@jamesmisener30062 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Cheers 🇨🇦
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for that.. we loved our trip to Canada a few years back with family! Beautiful place!
@theleastofhisbrothers2 ай бұрын
Great historical record thank you
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks mate.. I wasn't even sure whether people would be interested to watch this or not when I was working away on it. but did want to make sure this was preserved and not left sitting on tapes/hard drives... has been nice to see people still care and take an interest! Thank you!
@allandoyle35552 ай бұрын
Thanks mate for turning back the clock..if not just for a little while.....❤
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for that.. sounds like you remember that era well!?
@allandoyle35552 ай бұрын
@@MatthewPolack seeing your dad just reminded me of my dad...and growing up on the farm...it was just a 40 acre hobby farm...but it was great..I'm 58 now..
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
@@allandoyle3555 Thanks for sharing! It was a great generation with an example of how to work hard but still value some of the important things. Glad you can remember your Dad and those times.
@rikischroeder57542 ай бұрын
A great video, Matthew, It has such fabulous ‘flow.’ Les did a captivating job of the commentary, eh? Is the piano playing at the end when the credits are shown your playing? Love it!
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
He certainly did a great job with the commentary.. we had no idea at the time there would even be a way we could share it with people around the world. Yes I played the piano there.. it's called 'Kadles song'.. A version of what I played for Kate as a song she could walk down the aisle with. Thanks Riki!
@waynehams97082 ай бұрын
Fantastic you will never see men like them again
@horseshoe1822 ай бұрын
i enjoy learning about australian history. the clip was nicely put together and great to watch , i,m happy you didn,t put music in it, as the story itself was quite entertaining, a bit like an old yarn.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for that.. glad you enjoyed it. There's still a bit of music, but it's very subtle.. that was one of my big learning curves from the double header video.. was very conscious of not drowning this story.. while still keeping a bit in there for mood.. But hardly anything when people talking.. My learning reflection is if music is doing it's job it enhances the story and is barely noticed.. so am glad that seems to have worked! Thanks for comment!
@clarencetrice44422 ай бұрын
years ago a few would take 2 tractors and make 1 tractor 🚜 😊 W 2 engines U had more HP I only heard of them be 4 nobody around here had 4 farming gas or diesel tractors I ever seen 1 of these tractors in person and working plowing fields only in tractor 🚜 plowing videos that's like the big bud tractors U hear about them U don't see them in person they were built 4 flat open field work 😊😊 OMG 6 5 2O24
@mathieuxdubrule5702 ай бұрын
As a 3rd generation farmer, i always enjoy hearing the stories of how things were done in years past, and in other parts of the world. Thank you for sharing.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.. thanks for the comment!
@janramonmartin2 ай бұрын
Sad that this Australia is gone forever, farming replaced with corporates largely owned by the financial sector... There was a throwaway line in there about being able to service a loan, nowadays 100 acres is 1 million dollars, good luck servicing that loan!
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Certainly a different time now.. even when I grew up in the 70s there were farmers on just about every corner.. lots of community.. football teams.. etc. I think in many ways those years in the 50s to 80s were a great era.. where they had the tractors and gear.. but it didn't get bigger than Ben Hur!
@lukedesselle24912 ай бұрын
I from South Louisiana and enjoyed watching the film very much, I farm much of the ground my grandfather cleared in the late 60s into the 70s, infact I still have the dozer he used to clear most of it with its a 1948 Allis Chalmers HD20 and it still runs and operates to this very day, I still use it to clear an occasional fence line it's still got the old KG shearing blade on it for splitting and busting stumps!
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Hi there mate. Thanks for the message. I love hearing from people on the other side of the world that resonate with similar stories! We did a trip to the States with the family a few years back and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves...would like to see more of the country. I remember Dad also talking about an Allis Chalmers..I'm not sure if they had one too at one stage. I've got a heap more interview footage of him telling the entire story from the horse era through to the tractors...so will keep my ear out as I go through it all again. All those tractors are quite the classics now! Glad you've still got it running and it isn't just rusting like a few end up doing! Thanks for the message!
@grouchoglobe2 ай бұрын
Now you had ,would be an auntie lived in murtoa . From memory her name was Bertha.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Yes.. that's correct.. Aunty Bertha! She was the sister of Alma.. Who you briefly see walking with Ivan in the video. That's another whole story on that side of the family! Did you know her?
@grouchoglobe2 ай бұрын
@@MatthewPolack yes Bertha lived next door in cromie Street, Bertha was a very good cook. I remember Ivan well, he was a good person and often visited Bertha. I was only very young at the time.
@talkingthewalk94302 ай бұрын
Sensational production Matt - you've told the story beautifully and crafted the human element together with great production skills. Very moving. So glad you got those interviews when you did ... miss your dad. Can't wait to see where your gifting takes you!
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks mate.. I think I can guess who this mystery poster is!! Thanks.. appreciate the kind wordst! Think you might have just earned one of the 'encourager of the day' KZbin badges! Likewise looking forward to seeing where 'talkingthewalk' will end up on his journeys into open spaces;) Thanks mate!
@raygrimaoldschooltrucking31002 ай бұрын
Thanks so very much for sharing this great footage of your family.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing in the journey. Appreciate the time taken to look at it and then comment too. Thank you!
@kildare17732 ай бұрын
Great insight the hard work these men did.
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thanks for that.. they certainly knew how to work.. and take on new challenges!
@user-es6jt6eb7t2 ай бұрын
Just Brilliant !! Thanks for taking the time to post your Innovations and achievements - what a Great Life you Guys had !! And a Hell of a Legacy for the Young Uns !- Cant Fault Ya !!
@MatthewPolack2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate the kind words and encouragement! Thanks.. greetings to you there!