Abandoned Farmstead Cleanup And Equipment Recovery/Salvage

[@jefffirefighter12106]

It's a great thing you were told of the old farm stead, other scrappers would have just wadded everything up and scrapped it. Nice save on the (Picker) & (Baler).

[@benl1053]

That’s pretty darn cool. Nothing wrong with adding to the “stuff” collection. Haha. That picker and the super 55 would make a cool show combo. Good find!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

One of these days.

[@bear4221]

I look forward to seeing you bring that No.6 picker back to life and even perhaps seeing it at an upcoming 1/2 century of progress.

[@jonathancrissinger2301]

Wouldn't that be awesome to see picking corn again.

[@craigsolberg6710]

My dad had a #6 picker...but made a pull-type hitch for it, added a wheel/axle to the right hand side...a picked a lot of acres with it by pulling it with a D-14 and D17 Allis Chalmers. I spent a lot of fun times riding in the wagon behind that picker.

[@robertbeechy6475]

Awesome to find the oliver picker thanks for sharing

[@chuckk458]

I have a “scrap wagon” too! Lol.. Not nearly as much in it as you’ve got, though. I’m just biding my time, waiting for the price to go up, and adding to it in the meantime. When all is said and done, I’ll have a decent running gear for a hay wagon, and the old gravity box will count towards scrap weight.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Scrap prices are atrocious right now. I didn’t know how bad until I hauled this stuff in.

[@chuckk458]

@@Oliver66FarmBoy Oh, man! I definitely would have waited.. Though, I suppose you don’t have the luxury of being able to just let it sit. I hope you at least made enough to pay for the fuel!

[@earldoubet8062]

Good find and nice to see things cleaned up , great ya found some treasures, my wife has a bunch of wheels good for rose bushes, when I was younger I hauled alot of scrap late 80s n 90s were tough time around here to find any work , I saved alot of things and some didn't make it but was honest work didn't take things we weren't to take . Got a reputation and that got me more scrap being honest is the only way . From turkey creek farms be safe n thankful

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

That would have been the time to find most of the stuff that was still good.

[@terryhawkins4295]

Unfortunately there's old farmsteads all over hiding little treasures like you found just rotting away. Good video

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Just have to find them.

[@WilliamWebb-i4f]

It’s good to see people still trying to save old equipment

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks

[@NCOliverfarm]

Glad its saved. Ive actually got a book on it. Looks cool.

[@justinschmitz8034]

With all your "tomorrow" projects. They get done when they get done.. nice finds btw. Especially getting your hands on a #6 picker

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Gotta have a retirement plan.

[@kevinrecker6336]

OLIVER 2655. Saw a Oliver 2655 on tractor house up for auction in Michigan. I remember you were looking for one a ways back. Looks like it could use some paint. Love the videos....

[@jonathancrissinger2301]

I thought about that front hitch but I got rid of the Ford. Should be worth a 100.00 at least. I sold the plow too, lol.the plow is a yard ornament now. Really cool that you saved the picker. Couldn't beat the price for sure. I think you are right, ten years sooner would have made a big difference. In time, with your skills, I'm sure you will have all your projects up and running. It was worth the wait for the video.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Now it just means I have to buy a #5 picker for parts.

[@edrickelman242]

Our neighbor had a one row John Deer picker mounted on his B John Deer.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

That was a bigger project than I thought it would be. At least you found a few good things to save!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@kevindircksen181]

On the drop spreader,would it be possible to make a new bottom for it? Maybe cut the bad part out and make a replacement to bolt in its place. I don't know if it would be worth the trouble or not.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Just scrap it. It’s junk.

[@fredmiller5651]

Nice little adventure. That Tropicana jug brings back memories. We all had 4 or 5 of them. We'd run them thru the sterilizer and then dip our milk out of the bulk tank. Never had store bought milk as a kid. Thanks for the fun weekend Ethan. Take care. Fred.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I was gonna grab it to add to my glass bottle collection and completely forgot to go back for it.

[@daveblodgett9371]

That picker is awesome. Love to see it behind the super 55 as a display piece.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Someday.

[@runyn5]

That license plate says truck T R U C K Hope that helps Cool finds

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks

[@7viewerlogic670]

Good project. I couldn't figure out the plate either until I read the comments.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@koreymartinson7238]

Thats cool that you were able to save some of that stuff!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@galeonhuebbe4222]

Hey Ethan seeing those plow layes brings back memories of my dad putting new points and forge welding new cutting edges on plow layes like those he was a blacksmith and welder could fix almost anything like you and your dad. He took a semi mount john deere picker and made it into a pull type for convenience so he didn't have a tractor he needed for other things with the semi mount picker on it. Thanks for the memories your viewer from Iowa.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Lost breed of men right there.

[@DonWelter]

At first glance, a person wonders about resurrecting some items...but as you said, some things are too far gone. In our area used 14 inch tires are next to impossible to find. Used 15 inchers are getting scarcer. From your prior videos, sounds like 20 inch truck tires are scarce and expensive. I can only imagine availability of "odd sizes" of rear tractor tires.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Even new 14 inch tires are slim pickings unless you’re ok with car tires.

[@ronzezulka6646]

Great video Ethan. Always kinda sad to see abandoned farmsteads. Lots of history and stories lost forever. But,the #6 is way cool.

[@troyshoup3695]

One person's junk another's Treasure. Thank you for saving history! 🍻

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Yep

[@davidmoore2942]

Hope to see you at Rantoul with that picker in 25.

[@juztyn00]

Did you look in the twine box for the knotters? Plate says TRUCK from top to bottom

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

They weren’t anywhere with the baler.

[@j.sfarms]

I have a 62T with a locked up plunger but it had tied bales in the chamber when I got it. Also a No.5 Picker that works.

[@clinthochrein888]

Some goodies among the property. I thought also was a no. 5 picker looked exactly the one dad had on the farm years ago.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Part of it is anyhow.

[@charleswray404]

Awesome find on the picker.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks

[@michaelsheeder148]

Ethan is too bad about the hay baler it is like the one we had when I was a kid. It is a very cool combine that would be nice if you got it totally restored one day. Thanks Michael

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

It will happen eventually

[@timdwyer8004]

Wow! I love doing that kind of "scrapping". It would have been great to do that with you. I could see a couple hundred pounds of scrap that I would have liked to put in my truck. LOL.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I could have filled the grain truck with what was still there.

[@billkroczyk3749]

3 point stabilizer arm for the 3-point hitch

[@jondelap3667]

Wouldn't mind seeing some tinkering videos of the equipment whenever you get to it

[@mathiggins4264]

That is pretty cool. Be safe out there your buddy from Nebraska

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks.

[@realmongo7565]

Cool Trip! The license plate says TRUCK

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I never thought to read it top to bottom

[@jamesbreault5762]

Looks like a good haul on scrap

[@nicholasbrown7068]

I came across an abandoned farm a year ago. Not much left for equipment. But in the dairy barn in the haymow was a John Deere 200 hay carrier in pretty good condition. The left side of the roof has been opened up. I think often about going and getting it. Shame to see the roof cave in on it. I even found the original manual for it in the barn as well.

[@jarroddraper5140]

Look up who owns it and give them a holler maybe thay would part ways with it

[@nicholasbrown7068]

@@jarroddraper5140 Not that easy, property went up for taxes in 2015. The property had massive debt. I've learned that the owner has been homeless since 2015 living on the streets in a city almost an hour away.

[@jarroddraper5140]

That's ruff

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Midas well save it if nobody cares about it anymore.

[@johnkissack5295]

Interesting video. Thanks for sharing it. I noticed a pull type Oliver Combine at your place. What model is it? Looks like. 6’. My dad had one like that best I remember.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

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[@marshas4241]

Just got done watching your video, cool finding old items. I looked up the plate on Google came up with some from eBay and after looking at it I figured out the lettering says, ( truck) Funny they made the letters wide and long. There was one that said trail too. Curious finding out what things say or mean.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Whatever they had to do to make it all fit.

[@tomthompson489]

I like looking at other peoples scrap a little bit. There are some good parts scraps do come in handy

[@DavidSutherlin]

The license plate is a truck plate, what you were looking at says truck. Short squattee letters

[@curtisowens4588]

Ethan, when you say woodchuck are you referring to a groundhog? That was a nice big job. Tether was looking at the scrap like dad what is this stuff? Lol

[@Husker3435]

Good stuff Ethan, not a bad little haul👍🏻realmongo is right in his comment, the letters on left side of plate say truck from top to bottom, they’re just short and squatty fonts. Keep em comin young man🇺🇸💪🏻🇺🇸

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks

[@Jethrosgarage]

I have a running gear made from '36-'39 Ford "wide fives" and axles like you have on the trailer there, mine is in good shape but one wheel needs a lot of weld repair!

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Wish ida known. There was a few decent Ford wheels laying around there.

[@billkroczyk3749]

The one you have in your elevator is like off of Ford 8N I have one at my house that somebody gave me that was going to use on my 4000 but it won't work

[@paulletsinger4896]

You have some nice treasures it would be neat if you could park the super 55 next to the picker to show what the combo looks like together

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Maybe when I have time.

[@brandonmoore680]

You need to make a video on that pull type combine I want one so bad

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I have.

[@dschefers9700]

Those are some good finds. Interesting video

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Thanks

[@Rumblestrip]

Shame all that got forgotten. Looked like somebody had plans on fixing most of that, being a lot of it was shed kept. Wonder how it ended up getting in this state. Neglected obviously, but just would be curious whose projects these were and what happened exactly... Mild curiosity. At least what was kept is going to a decent home.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I think she said the guy had health issues and moved or passed away or something.

[@57fitter]

GOOD video,Ethan. Are you in Indiana? Lots of Hoosier references in this one. I'd have had to have that thermometer,broken or not. I've got a Cockshutt rake ,I wonder if the parts from the CoOp rake cross over?

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

You could paint a scene on those plow points like people do with saws

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

They were to step up to look good.

[@WilliamWebb-i4f]

I took a old wheel like that welded some hooks on it and hung in the kitchen to hang pots on

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

They make good light fixtures to.

[@maddog3080]

That plate reads "truck" top to bottom I believe

[@LyleBrand]

I understand why you drag this stuff home I do the samething here in Wyoming on my farm.

[@liamvoelker9906]

Did you know the guy that lived there or because you are doing that euquipment a good deed

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

Great saves man. That parts baler is going to save you some good cash.

[@michaelbaumgardner9493]

Could the letters be from where the plate was stamped ie they would know who made it. Front bumper/ guard could fit a early TO Ferguson, Ford made them on a line next to their tractors. That tub & motor, you definitely do not see them anymore.

[@wbcc-hv5fn]

That electric motor is loaded with copper windings. cut one side of the stator with a quick cut or torch and build a fire inside it you can remove all the windings and hundreds of $ more than mixed scrap price. #2 copper. If the armatures copper wound you can scrap it whole for electric motor price, too much work to strip armatures.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Or just take it as is and not wast half a day messing with it.

[@generalpicket55]

that part of the plate says TRUCK.

[@mattphillips4260]

woud be cool to watch you restore the picker if you can

[@kls1724]

The guys i help who own the 5555 combine have an oliver baler they are looking for the plunger arm for an oliver baler

[@loganbeedy5950]

That picker is cool as shit, I’ve only ever seen a ford 1 row mounted picker, never an Oliver

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Probably won’t see another like it any time soon.

[@krisbaker6573]

I might know where another Oliver #6 is dying slowly

[@craigholland2286]

That plate says truck

[@andrutumlin7149]

I have a question about your tractors are most of them gas or diesel I’m not really familiar with the Oliver brand I don’t know which models would be gas or diesel some of your tractors sound like gas but looks like they should be diesel Ik it’s not relevant to your video but I’m just curious

[@JohnBaker-ks8rd]

Used tin goes for $5 a sheet here, that a couple thousand u destroyed trying to save a hundred dollar picker

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Do I look like I give a fuck? You want to take a crowbar over there and spend days pulling all the girts and trusses off of it so you can make 100 it’s still there in a pile.

[@MostlyInteresting]

You likely can sell that tower off to one of the local hams for some $$$ over scrap.

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

It was junk.

[@joelwindsor525]

That baler looked like it was hardly used how hard would it be to find the parts to put it back together

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Not worth the time or effort

[@JohnBaker-ks8rd]

That old motor aint a hunk of iron, its $100 worth of copper

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

I’d have more than 100 dollars in time stripping the copper out of it. Thats loosing money.

[@bay9876]

Finding hidden treasures

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

That’s one way to put it.

[@cybersylo5786]

Talk about a gold mine

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Lots of stuff.

[@JohnBaker-ks8rd]

Used plywood is $10 a sheet

[@Oliver66FarmBoy]

Rotten plywood is 0 dollars a sheet.

[@tonyjones9715]

👍👏👏

[@dennislamers986]

All you can do is try.

[@57fitter]

Oh my GOD..I'm yelling at the screen"Truck!!----It says T R U C K!!

[@wilder11354-rp8ir]

truck top to bottom

[@Kayjoh16]

Can I have your email address for my dad?

[@Budd56]

It's in the description of this video