Buying a turbo, white fenders instead of a 4020, and a 1980 storm that changed the landscape.

John Huber's International Harvester Farmall 1206

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Nice 806,1206 and 88!!

[@tuckercoryn3464]

The old horse collar, pole, and neck yoke hanging on the pole barn wall behind the 1206… we’ve all come a long ways in 100 years.

[@chipps1066]

Thank you sir for your service and contribution for the good of society!

[@danw6014]

I personally will never part with my 4020. But I think there are a lot of tractors from those years that did it all, be it 4020s or that nice looking 1206. They all got a good reputation for a reason. I got in on the tail end of this era of farming. Started working on a dairy farm in 1988. We picked ear corn like crazy. Baled 10 to 15,000 bales of hay a year. There were over 60 dairy farms in my county when I started working. There are six left. I still milk part time, run a horse stable full time and raise steers and sheep at home. I milked with a guy who sold their cows in 93. In 83 they had a fire that burned everything down. Interest rate for him was 17%. They built a new tie stall barn too.

[@bruceprentice6441]

These stories are so much like my own life, dairy farming. I had a half dozen tractors and they all had jobs when we milked cows, now I have to find something for them to do or they will just sit.

[@karljacobson1575]

My neighbor had a 1206 and pulled 2 14 foot tandem discs. As a kid that was impressive in 1966!!! They built the hitch like a 2 drill Waldron hitch was…..

[@neilkratzer3182]

My grandpa was an oliver dealer. The biggest issue is they cost more money than a farmall m. Still have all the sales materials and they listed more for more money.

[@jaysonhochsprung21]

That 806 is sharp too!

[@ericsimmons102]

This MAN is a treasure chess I will listen to all of his story's thank you for sharing.

[@ericsimmons102]

Hint future vids

[@LarryPinch]

God bless that Oliver!

[@billherbst3660]

Watching this made me remember a guy I helped fill silo during college he had a 1206, tons of fun! He was just east of Ellsworth The more I watched and hearing John talk about 570th I thought.... just down the road from Bill Young!! Wonder if he's still with us?? He had a pair if 1466's the 1206 and a H. Filling silo with Bill and the 1206 was a blast!

[@tuckercoryn3464]

Great video, I watched the whole thing. That old boy misses his cows. Keep up the good work WItitan2… you’re capturing a generation that saw it all.

[@ryanroossinck7431]

That’s for sure, Tucker. They really did.

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

Thanks 👍

[@cut4fun50]

Wow you have a BUNCH of wonderful neighbors, takes me back to being a kid on the farm. Love these videos and meeting all your friends. My best memories are from 60s-70s we milked 90 cows in a stantion barn eastern WI. Lots of switching cows and small squares of hay 😂. Pat

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

I'm real blessed to grow up and farm here in western Wisconsin

[@FarmallFanatic]

All nice machines 👍

[@dougschmitii6165]

You're doing great with these videos! Its awesome hearing these stories, even from complete strangers. I think you said it best a couple videos ago about how you cant have equipment and not form attachments to it. Its a way of life

[@rodder2046]

By the time I graduated high school in 1980 dairy farms were all but gone here in West Tennessee. I absolutely love these videos with the farmers talking about their cows, tractors and equipment. Thank you !!!

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

Thanks for watching

[@rickharper6320]

What always amazed me was not only how much hay a Holstein could put away in a day, but how much water they could drink when all the hydrants were froze & we spent most of our time between milking hauling water in old milk cans. Great video, thank you !!!

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

Thanks!

[@dangeissinger4906]

I really enjoyed this video. First one of yours I’ve seen. My dad stopped milking in 2014. I’ve done a lot of what he talked about, especially silage frozen to the walls. Good, wholesome, just talking about life. Thanks.

[@timhuddleson3614]

Love these interviews ,I started out with a 1206 in 1983 lost everything in 1988 got started again in 2001 got me another 1206 in 2006 still got it all repainted .Still farming love simple older tractors

[@jaysteidinger6193]

In 75 we had a 1206 and a 1566 on 6/16” plow and that cranked up 12 would stay with the 15 all day.

[@rickbjorklund6095]

Excellent story. Tractors are great, the history is priceless. Keep it up. Truly enjoy all of them.

[@hankelrod7315]

Love your interviews, brings back lots of memories

[@donaldhurt7230]

❤!!! I grew up on a dairy farm as a child. This brought back a lot of memories,and I gruels understood a lot of the stories. The equipment names were different, but the stories were the same. Thanks for the memories.

[@IanHotson]

I don't believe I have ever watched a video that I have enjoyed as much as the one I just watched! I can see everything is a mirror of our operation here in Southern Ontario, I had a lot of good laughs and brought back a lot of memories specially when you talked about silo unloaders and baling hay, like I said it was like listening to my own life even right down to the farm equipment you used LOL again I enjoyed this so very much at an excellent video

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

Thank you

[@BradFess-jo8to]

Love these old dudes and their stories! Thanks for documenting them!

[@aaronyodaddy7315]

I like those old farmer stories. It's nice hearing about other people's experiences. My grandpa told me stories as a kid but i never thought to write them down or remember them. All those stories about the bulls and things that didn't go right. How he fixed things. Or being chased by those black bears with cubs while on in open cab tractor.

[@morgcharfarms]

I love hearing these guys talk about their farm journey. Lord willing I’ll still be farming into my 70’s and I hope someone is around that wants to hear my story. Good stuff man!

[@morgcharfarms]

On my channel I just share stuff my little boy likes and funny stuff. I don’t share the struggles mostly because like you said the other grain farmers around here would try to kick me when I’m down. Wasn’t like that when I was a kid. Seemed everyone wanted to help when it was needed.

[@danleach7674]

Back in 1976 farm fest was in lake Crystal Mn.

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

Thanks

[@joshpitts7256]

Great Choice 👍

[@tommoyer3302]

Can't replace guys like John

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

No we just can't

[@tombrenner2189]

Bred cows during collge at Johns a few times. Always fun to talk with him. Its been a while! Great interview

[@katiekuehl2011]

Man this guy is neat to listen to. You need to interview this guy again sometime

[@wolfeislandexcavating5426]

Seems like a good guy I like the Mx135

[@kjcul6564]

Ryan love the videos great people your interviewing no bull very interesting stories starting out as tractor clips but turned out to be real farmer stories .

[@keithrobinson1331]

Great vedio love the Farmall tractor

[@The1850x2]

I love to hear these stories, Thanks!

[@davidkimmel4216]

Wonderful interview

[@rocket8351]

Used to pull our chopper boxes with a 400. Yea, little light for the newer wagons.

[@theda850two]

There should be thousands more videos like this to hand down. from generation to generation so that it is known what it took to exist .

[@randydutka9302]

Great video i imagine the conversation continued long after video ended

[@ryanroossinck7431]

As always, nice work buddy.

[@stevewalker9449]

These are great Ryan

[@marcussamson7640]

keep it up great job

[@manyamile410]

Great video.

[@govegasorgofarmin7942]

Question for all these folks, You ever think the small farm comes back around again?

[@RyanKelly-Wititan2]

I don't think so. I don't think the small farm goes away, but they just get bigger

[@dougschmitii6165]

Everything seems to be geared towards the larger operators. Around me, the smaller acres get added to the larger pieces that are around it. Even the big guys want the irregular shaped 4 acre patches of hay and then they mow and bale around tree branches that fall into it. I don't understand it

[@user-yr6dm4kv6c]

Keep up the good work,

[@tomhill4765]

Great stories.

[@user-ec7xk2we8o]

Hey ryan do some Blue Ford tractors please

[@robertward553]

Most of the smaller dairies in are area of western Washington are gone. I think only one is left. So sad.

[@williamstentzsr.9568]

Great video I

[@neilkratzer3182]

The 4020 comparison to 1206 is no comparison. The 1206 is an outright horse.

[@dougschmitii6165]

I thought the 4020 and 806 were closer size comparisons

[@FarmallFanatic]

Correct

[@FarmallFanatic]

​@@dougschmitii6165806 was aka the 4020 killer

[@jimwillenbring3966]

The 1206 was never ment to match a 4020, the 5020 was a better match in comparison.

[@josephsmith6415]

The 1206 is no horse compared to the 4620 that is more like apples to apples

[@TheGoodguy68]

Grass fed beef 8s where the money is today!

[@Military-Museum-LP]

There is no way that man is his declared age.. No way! He can’t be a day over 60.

[@steveengelbrecht7271]

My Uncle had a 1206 that broke several axles.

[@user-du1um2pl4g]

FARM FEST 76 WAS WEST OF LAKE CHRYSTAL Mn ❤😊