2012 Martin Threshing

[@gilpangandian4983]

How nice to see again a old thresher

[@raincoast9010]

The conveyor extension is pretty neat. Nice tractors and the horses too.

[@hualani6785]

Thanks for posting, seeing it all working in the field, rather than the thresher reunion at Mt Pleasant IA, is wonderful. Many B&W photos from Grandparents farms were lost, bringing back great childhood memories. The machines were old then too. LOL.

[@romancassano519]

La verdad q los felicito x el vídeo ya ahora no trabajan con la comodidad q tienen menos así trabajaría ahora jajaja q lindo video eso para q vean mucho araganes q tenemos acá en Argentina

[@pb-we5cg]

I remember doing this back in the 50s . We had to remember where all the belts went and which ones got twisted.

[@reno145]

What a great machine. I saw two of them at an auction today and I was a little sad when they sold for $200 each. Seems like the old ways are dead.

[@brucewayne3602]

unfortunately true ... progress ???

[@AndrewBeeston-u7y]

Great as a boy l recall Uptons of Kilburn Derbyshire thrashing corn next door to me

[@truckdriver7696]

Those old farmers were tough old men. The old joke is what do you call two old farmers sitting on a porch. Antique farm equipment.

[@rodneycody8746]

Vintage

[@stwrthnn]

What the heck kinda pitch forks are they using. Some look more like hay or manure forks. At least in the first segment. lol

[@namksu]

Someone nabbed the family's bundle forks at one point, and I've been slowly building up the supply again. You're correct that in this video it was basically anything with a tight head and a handle. Historically, my area used 3 tines for bundles and 4 tines for spikes. Different areas had different ways, though.

[@stwrthnn]

@@namksu It was very trivial of me. I thought may be funny.

[@stwrthnn]

@@namksu Loved the video. Good work.

[@celsofranciscocurrivilgall6573]

Me gusto muxo esta tradicion ojala que nunca se termina porque tengo mucho recuerdo de mis padre me gusto mucho

[@namksu]

¡Gracias!

[@1941pearl]

Why y'all on the belt side unloading?

[@defuse56]

Good question.

[@namksu]

I'm sorry I haven't replied sooner; thank you for the question. Pitching from both sides of the belt is the way it was and is done in at least the majority of northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska. Practices may vary in other corners of the world. Throughput would have been too low to pitch only from one side, and the tradition carries through to today. In headed areas, the machine was often pulled between two stacks where spike pitchers would work from both sides until finished and the machine was pulled forward to the next set. The period of pitching from only the belt side in this video is because there was a small rick of headed grain on the other side that hadn't been threshed yet.

[@defuse56]

+namksu makes sense to me. As long as you keep an eye on the belt and don't come into contact with it :-)

[@namksu]

Agreed. It's definitely something to remind the pitchers in an era when we all don't do it very frequently. Bundle loads can slip out, and horses can get frightened. We want to send everyone home in the same shape they came in, only with a big smile on their face.

[@defuse56]

I know, right? In the camera view it looks like they are very close to the belt, but it may just be the angle it's shot at. All's well as long as no one gets hurt.

[@fubukifangirl]

What happens to that big pile of chaff? Does it just blow away on its own?

[@namksu]

You can use it for livestock bedding or feed. It generally won't blow away; if it's built right, the straw is interlocked and the pile will hold up well.

[@allenvargason1815]

@@namksu it forms like a seal and stays in one place

[@JanesInWarwick]

May I use 20 seconds of this video in a local history video?

[@namksu]

Sure. Could you direct me to your finished video if it’s posted somewhere?

[@JanesInWarwick]

@@namksu Thank you. It will be finished in about a year. I will give you credit for your work.

[@janadden8762]

nice Video

[@ezymk69]

Was there a thrashing crew that went from farm to farm every harvest?

[@Joshuaunlimitedmlk]

ezymk69 In our area, we just helped each other. Everyone was a part of the crew.

[@codyscheele7530]

Kind of depends on the area. Some places had custom crews, sometimes neighbors would get together and each buy one piece of equipment. Some people owned their own equipment. My great grandpa farmed with two of his brothers, so they had their own binder, thrasher, and all the racks they needed.

[@rodneycody8746]

Nice

[@Landrew0]

If they still did it this way, a loaf of bread would cost $20.

[@jonmiller8819]

Maybe so but maybe not and there'd be a lot less teens wandering around not knowing what to do getting into trouble.

[@Landrew0]

@@jonmiller8819 I've seen old films and youngsters were all over the place, getting into trouble.

[@QFIhawkman]

Munge munge munge.

[@wjmiller23]

Gu R7