David vs Goliath

[@jfdb59]

I think the thing I appreciate the most about you is your unabashed enthusiasm.

[@allennierman8382]

Oh is that what you appreciates about him

[@jacobszymczak9323]

Goes to show how well designed the separator and "combining" part of the combines were even 20, 30 years ago. It's amazing that something as futuristic as the Ideal 9 mostly just gives you much faster production over like, the same relative improvement to grain separation, cleaning, and loss

[@johnkelly903]

Nice to see the old Massey smoking

[@karstenrohrs]

Very interesting, I’m 12 years old and this is my second most watched channel, my folks farm and when I talk to my dad about your 50 ft and your 6 ideals it makes his day

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha thanks Karsten, where do you guys farm?

[@karstenrohrs]

We farm in Winterton KZN South Africa

[@mikemitchell2554]

@@karstenrohrs that's awesome man! Thanks for the comments and interest in what I do 🙂

[@karstenrohrs]

And thanks for being the third best Farmer ever behind my dad and my brother

[@donmathias1705]

We run a 750 and a 865. Last harvest the 760 was pulling in 320 bushels per 35 min or 550 odd bushes hr in irrigated wheat down here in New Zealand. Machine done around 4800hrs. I rebuilt the header a couple of seasons ago, completely reskinned it. Good reliable machine. We had two minor holdup during harvest, the 750 blew a water hose and we lost about 45min and then it stripped a drive coupling to right front wheel. We had a spare and lost less than 30 min. We are running an 18 foot head.

[@jimheitkemper8216]

I have a 750 and a 510 in running condition that I just as well sell , Because I am old and No Longer in RUNNING Condition

[@robward7662]

I’m 55 and remember the first 760 then 860 / 865 when I was probably 15 or so they were beasts, huge combine for there day and quite a few years infact.

[@pdoug1000]

Drove a Massey like that in Alberta in 1975. It was the king in those days. Back then I couldn’t have imagined a combine any bigger. A friend of mine and I went west from Ontario and between us we combined 4000 acres of wheat that fall.

[@rossm7734]

I remember when these 760 headers came out in the 70s they were amazing back then compared to the older Massey 587 s

[@maccaswifi7071]

we used to have one and a tow behind but it caught fire and my dad had to keep putting it out to get it down the creek to later be picked up for scrap, before that we had about 100 horses. we were considered big farmers now we are really small

[@AdamSmith-uv6kr]

I’m more impressed with how clean that sample with the Massey was. Wow!!! 30 years of technology advances and she’s still keeping up pretty good I’d say.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Right?!

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

U could cut seed wheat with those old Massey’s they didn’t gain anything with rotors

[@jimheitkemper8216]

@@sheilamclaughlin963 perhaps the rotor allowed the shelling process to speed up a step

[@jscmoto46]

Love hearing the Perkins in the Ferguson talking trash! Sounds good!

[@tommyzoo]

Ahhh the 860 and 865 combines were the wall poster combines of their era !! Still a great looking combine and so good seeing it in the field. Great video again Mike

[@mikemitchell2554]

I appreciate the feedback BMC! Thanks!

[@scottmcgregor2757]

dont forget the rotary White fellas. started it all

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Massey actually bought white rotor at the time, got crosswise with white over something and white refused to sell the 9700 White which was tested of the harvest run all agreed it was the biggest combine at that time

[@pete5044]

Only found this channel yesterday and i'm glad i did. Greetings from Australia Mad Mike, you're a weapon.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Ha! "Mad Mike" I have thought of using that as my name before - interesting you used it too 😂.. And thanks Peter, thanks for tuning in, I appreciate it!

[@redbull8661]

I remember riding up there on our 760 catching grain samples. The Massey would do a great job getting the grain clean but they just had so many moving parts to get it done.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

The fendt has twice as many moving parts...rotor and cylinder and 2 beaters

[@jimheitkemper8216]

What about the Gleaner F ? ,,. The Masseys were not nearly the moving parts as deere and gleaner , And were not any uglier to work on either

[@redbull8661]

@@jimheitkemper8216 the deere back in those days had a lot less moving parts. They didn't have a re-thrasher and the sieves and straw walkers all moved in the same direction as opposed to opposite directions on a Massy. None of them compared to the IH Axial flow though, that by far was the simplest machine and way ahead of it's time really.

[@lunaflight7717]

Do more vids on the massy....its always nice to see a fellow massy working

[@joeldespres]

Damn that Fendt has to be the most bad ass harvester that I’ve ever seen

[@SomeTechGuy666]

New Holland 10.90: hold my beer...

[@BRZHenrique]

@@SomeTechGuy666 In my opinion the Ideal looks best

[@plowboy7700]

In the right hands the Massey is one of the best wheat machines. Dad had a 510 when I was little. Loved that machine.

[@jimheitkemper8216]

In The Masters hands All North American combines do Great ,,. You Just have to KNOW THe MACHINE and all its capabilities adjustments and quirks

[@combinelover8988]

The 760's sample is outstanding!

[@mikemitchell2554]

Right?!

[@provenxreaperx]

holy thats clean

[@seisix6]

Worked for MF and the ethos was always cut and clean on the machine...most of the competition were about getting it off the field quick and dress it up after.

[@hawki5120]

Not at all boring. That was so cool seeing the Massey out there working.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks Hawk! I appreciate that

[@markmcdouglas3700]

Hey Mike. I harvested with a Massey 850 back in the day. Compared to the same year models these machines were light years ahead.

[@ksufarmer5319]

Very nice Mike! Keep it up. Love the Massey (and the Fendt!).

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks KUSFarmer! Much appreciated!

[@liftbig03]

Such a cool video! Have you done a video about the history of your farm, detailing the equipment you started with and added over the years? Keep up the great work and glad that no one was hurt in that recent combine fire!

[@russrecker5344]

Fun video Mike! I like it when you giggle makes me laugh! That was just cool watching that old Massey' work!

[@mikemitchell2554]

Ha! Thanks Rus

[@tobiaskleinsasser5613]

You need a Wikipedia page or something. Trying to keep up with you via KZbin has my phone suggesting more frequent breaks

[@JustinRK81]

got to love the sound of those massey fergusons reminds me of my 255 at home 🤗🤗🤗

[@ignasanchezl]

"Let's jump on this thing" *runs to the header* Me: OH PLEASE DONT!

[@mikemitchell2554]

😂 🤷‍♂️

[@robertnaberhaus5319]

The 300's, 410's and 510's was all I seen in my area when I was a young teen!!

[@robertnaberhaus5319]

One fall was wet, the Massey 300 with a two row heads was the only ones to keep going due to the fact that they had the same drive tires as the 510's! 510's had the six row heads on that was heavier than the two row heads!!

[@trentlewis1473]

Grew up running a 510 westren special with a 350 Chevy. Nothing touches her for canola, slow but no loss out the back and super clean in the hopper.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

Sounds like the bearing on the sickle box is going out when you walk beside the header.

[@kamuzu]

Naahhh that is just the cover that popped loose and is rattling tin on tin........you can see it flopped down.

[@landlifem5872]

A lot of the Massey combines here in Australia we often run a screen up on top of the grain box to take out any seconds. These old girls give a much better sample than the new stuff and no way near the losses. For the smaller average they are a far superior machine, but obviously no way near the capacity of the new gear . Good to see it going.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

There is no way a conventional cylindered combine will match a rotary in the loss department. Straw walkers are easily over loaded. Rotaries use centrifugal force to separate grain from straw. Rotaries are much cleaner.

[@landlifem5872]

@@SomeTechGuy666 Having run both machines I can guarantee you a conventional combine with a screen will always give a better sample and lower losses. Yes they don't have the capacity of the modern rotaries, but they still do a better job. You mentioned overloading the walkers, that just comes down to operator incompetence. A good operator can make the best of anything, an incompetent operator will always have a lower grade performance.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

@@landlifem5872 Any machine will do a good job if you run it slow enough. Why do you think nobody builds a conventional cylinder and everyone builds rotaries ?

[@landlifem5872]

@@SomeTechGuy666 If you have actually run a combine you would know running a combine slow is as bad for losses as running it over capacity. The key is to run your machine to capacity. Trends play a big part in what type of machinery is being built, also along with the fact for a walker header to have similar capacity the width of the combine would have to be rather large to allow the throughput of required material. I'm by no means saying rotary combines are no good, but was just stating the fact that the old Massey walker combines with the screen on top will always give a superior sample with less losses.

[@SomeTechGuy666]

@@landlifem5872 I grew up on a large grain farm. I have thousands of hours running conventional and rotary combines. If you want the real truth on rotary versus conventional, consult the PAMI test reports on each. Conventionals won't touch a rotary, which is why they are no longer made.

[@Paddington60]

Think I have worked on some boats with the Perkins Engines, are the 6354s? I understood ours were 125 hp, the 6354T on another boat was 150 hp. The two on the wooden boats used a pint of oil a day Port Engine and two pints a day Starboard Engine, odd right. Well, the Port one ran a Jabsco Rubber Star bilge pump. So that the pump star never ran dry a small feed pipe was taken from the engine saltwater cooling system after the heat exchanger, about a quarter inch pipe. So it seems the larger bilge pump was sucking on the saltwater cooling so the Port Engine had a higher volume of sea water passing through the heat exchanger than the Starboard Engine, so it ran cooler. Once we twigged that, we used to run the engines at tick over when we were swapping passengers instead of turning them off for the quiet. That extra cooling resulted in further savings on engine oil used. Good engines.

[@sinisabalentovic9617]

Fast and furious farming edition!lol

[@philipevans5433]

Your camera work is superb.

[@leighriley6277]

That was awesome, loved the sound of that 6 cylinder Perkins 👍👍

[@henninghowe5702]

V8 not V6

[@juanballesteros6409]

mf 760 conbines came with v 8 cilinders 540 cu, in, not 6 cilinders

[@rlashbrook6865]

Thanks Mike keep them coming was nice to see the background in this one wheat as far as you could see

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks good sir!

[@blaneupshaw2152]

The days when you could get out and piss while the combine is still rollin

[@johndeere43578]

what the MF 760 has threshed in its life must first be generated by the Fendt. I love the MF 760 a great combine and a really cool sound.

[@scottmcgregor2757]

Find a White rotary and run it against the fendt. really like to know acres per fuel against these giant new ones. and cost per acre run.

[@erictoole5980]

I learned to harvest wheat/corn/soybeans on a Gleaner K2. Still have ut and an older K. They are going strong. A paid for machine will out put a million dollar one each time in my book. My brother has a 300 Massey. Great sounds.

[@integratirecarrotriver4026]

Keep bringing us the videos. Those Fendts are badass.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks man, I appreciate the support! Without naming names, there's always a few negative nellys out there!

[@integratirecarrotriver4026]

Mike Mitchell always will be.....keep on keepin on.

[@darylnottley8788]

Wow that was some challenge. I could see the Fendt was going to wipe the floor with 760! But that classic sound is unreal. I'm over the moon with watching this it's one of the best on here well done for showing this. 👏👍👌 😎

[@jimheitkemper8216]

Sound Yeah ,,. We had a 327 with headers in a 510 back in the 70s ,,. Man what a sweet sound hearing that beast growling thru corn at midnite in rolling uplands of southern ind.

[@sharpshooter7127]

The ole sassy massey is a tough machine. They made some tough tractors back in the day 👍

[@mikemitchell2554]

They sure did! They are awesome! 🙂

[@leebob86]

35-40 years ago, if you had a 30 foot header, that was a big outfit. 24 foot headers were common. Custom cutters would have 5 or 6 combines.

[@timmoore3534]

My family ran 12 860 Masseys. Then we traded up to 14 9600 jd in 1989!

[@jamesmiller5655]

Hi, love your videos, quick question, when you opened the engine cover on the mighty 760, it looked like the 6 pot A6 354t perkins in there? 140 ish HP I thought the 760s had the 180hp v8 perkins in them?

[@nathantodd4433]

Our 760 red cab had a Perkins 540 cu V8, I thought the same thing when he opened it. I was thinking the whole video it didn't sound like a 540.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Only the hydros

[@rudybriscoe3697]

Nice to see the Massey's out there working Next summer I'll have to video my n7 Gleaner for some old school thrashin.

[@mikemitchell2554]

You should!

[@Redart750]

Massey sounds like it is just a 354 perkins, instead of a 540. If so, a juiced 540 would have made a big difference. That is one pristine 760!

[@mikemitchell2554]

@@Redart750 I guess I am not sure on that, but thanks Kevin!

[@napalm182napier5]

Awesome roof view

[@scottboese6892]

I had driven those as a kid fond memories

[@DinoMartino1251]

wow cool race mike ...what a lovely old Massey...thanks for all your fun vids

[@zieske98]

I grew up combing with a case 1460

[@jamesmolesson9991]

6:09 I'd probably also look for spent grains on the ground. See how much it's losing out the rear.

[@albertafarmer894]

Yes do an explaining the automation features video.How far along with harvest are you guys half? three quarters done?

[@mikemitchell2554]

That time that you just found out that KZbin holds back certain comments in the categories of "Likely Spam" which this one was under prb because of the blue print which I have 46 of those and the other category "held for review" where ppl swear which I have 3 apparently?.., 🤷‍♂️ 😂 who knew

[@mikemitchell2554]

Now I have that awkward moment where do I just delete them all and start over haha or sort through them and watch that closer haha 😂.. I don't care for the "F" bomb ones they don't have to be here, some ppl get alittle to passionate about a colour I think

[@379insk]

Those Straw Storms worked great back in the day! Very high maintenance though.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha I know they worked good, but I was almost too young to remember the maintenance part

[@corgraveland4874]

Nice competition,, both great machines for their era.

[@Stigsens1]

That Fergu would struggle in Denmark where we some places got 190-200 bushels/acre.....awesome to see the difference

[@ronniesorter1888]

The old Massey may not be flashy, but she sure is getting the job done!!

[@mikemitchell2554]

Agreed Ronnie!

[@jamieshields9521]

MF 760 was definitely big for time at same time Australia MF combine was 3342 with 20ft Header, Perkins A6.354, 5 straw walker n 100 bushel grain tank. Love sitting up on my uncle 860 n listening to Perkins V8👍

[@mikemitchell2554]

I agree with you Jamie!

[@stevenward3117]

Thanks for the videos Mike, old MF 760 is an animal, Perkins sounds good, Be safe.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Your welcome Steven

[@sendingitinsaskatchewan2471]

Do you live in Saskatchewan. We have a farm in sask but we only farm about 700 acres.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Yes I do good sir

[@sidneyroughdiamond9169]

Great to see the old girl in action - really the Fendt is a badged MF knowing where the design came from

[@xuser48]

The Fendt is a Laverda/Dronningborg.

[@JDwoman]

The Fendt needs to cover more acres to offset the price difference between the 2 combines!

[@emile81]

I'd like to see the Fendt in 30 years, just saying that

[@damianhsjswjjsjshwdjdj]

Ajjajajajajaj you alright

[@ishkaranbrar313]

Fendt is also a Massey.

[@stevenlang9849]

@@ishkaranbrar313 nope

[@ishkaranbrar313]

@@stevenlang9849 Ideal combines are also sold under the Massey Ferguson brand. They are both owned by AGCO..

[@stevenlang9849]

@@ishkaranbrar313 That doesn't mean it's also a MF. A NH T9 isn't a case either

[@stuartleis9079]

That big expensive Fendt is only twice the speed of the old Massey?

[@ishkaranbrar313]

Has a 50ft header. Ideals are also sold under Massey Ferguson badge.

[@MayorofDipshittery-lq7if]

Back in the late 60’s early 70’s we ran Clayson combines, our “big machine” had a 12’ cut and the other ran 10’ but at least we could run and get through gates with the little header. 😂😂😂😱. How times have changed.

[@farminmanicmx]

Hey mike seen that the amazons are gone wanna give a update on what happened ? Thanks

[@mikemitchell2554]

Yes, it's on my very much to do list! Haha

[@twayenallan1739]

Sell me this MF in Kenya (Africa) it will be as new as your Fendt

[@kstan1257]

For so many reasons... I'd take a new Gleaner S98 any day! Over the new ideal 9T...

[@combinelover8988]

1.81 acres harvested by the M-F 760, in a single 1/2 mile pass.

[@dalebaerg5880]

Does the unloading auger get over the gain cart?

[@mikemitchell2554]

On the Massy? No really.. On the Fendt? Yes

[@dalebaerg5880]

Had an old A Gleaner that couldn't even make it over the truck.

[@brandonh8018]

Just watched every single one of your videos and I have to say I really enjoy the content... it would be great if you could upload more often 😁

[@mikemitchell2554]

Which is your favorite?! And top 3?

[@brandonh8018]

@@mikemitchell2554 My favorite is the one with the semi roll over because how much respect you guys show towards your drivers and and everyone 2nd is the Massey's furgesson vs fendt combine and 3rd is fendt 1050 vs 9rt tug of war😁

[@jean-jacquesmalherbe2858]

Nice to see the Massey still working so smoothly! Thanks for sharing the experience. Looking forward to more of your videos. How many hours does the Massey combine have?

[@mikemitchell2554]

I forgot to look, it I think around 2800?

[@jean-jacquesmalherbe2858]

Mike Mitchell still a beast with that hours!

[@jacobnaumann960]

How many of those ideals do you guys have

[@mikemitchell2554]

6 of them I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@MrBoarpig91]

You failed to give a price comparison . The Massey setup is worth about $5000 anywhere in MN. What'd that Fendt Cost ? Or don't you want to say

[@randydutka9302]

Just wondering looked like lots of green heads and kernels ?

[@laneboucher509]

The Massey sounds like it has the old 6 cylinder…..It also cleaned it up good enough you could damn near seed that

[@jaredgraff9460]

Wonder how an 860 would compare? Great video. It is nice to see somebody likening the old stuff.

[@mikemitchell2554]

I do! I appreciate that Jared

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Maybe 10% more? They speeded the beater up 40 rpm on the gray cab 760s I don’t rememberwheretheygot it on the 8s

[@walterlaubscherjr2011]

Awesome video I need more of this new vs old

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha unfortunately, we pretty much only have new 🤔🤦‍♂️ but I agree!

[@Stoutguy]

Awesome video mike, cool that you guys took the time to do it. I like the idea of human vs automation, do it!

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks good sir!

[@tedbarton503]

Hi Mike, your old Massey can still do the job well they was built to last have a good day 👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks Ted! I appreciate your comments! Thanks for viewing and taking interest in what I do 🙂

[@hutterite1]

Halfway thru the video...I wanna see a grain sample of both machines.

[@mikemitchell2554]

I agree! I showed the sample of the Massy, but forgot the Fendt 🤦‍♂️.. Gosh... The Fendt had a good sample as well, because it is running filler plates. But that old Massy was fun to ride on

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

They both have to be set

[@jamesmuir3810]

Can't beat a bit of old school.💨💨💨

[@dannaumann9758]

Hey Mike, loved the Massey 760 test, I have another good one for you. I have a Massey “Super 92” with a huge 16 foot header, probably about 1964 model. Always been garaged, bet it would be ready to work next day. Challenge??!!

[@julecardio638]

the sample by the fendt combine is similar to the mf?

[@mikemitchell2554]

Pretty close.. Both had good samples

[@runafoul1119]

Love the video buds...not sure about the Massey but we had a Honey Bee for our old 1640...prob fit the old Massey...

[@johndavidstutts]

I like stuff that makes smoke too. You all ever run rotary masseys?

[@mikemitchell2554]

Hey Brian, no we never did actually.. Went from those Massys right to the Jd 9600

[@johndavidstutts]

@@mikemitchell2554 thanks for the reply. Love watching your post.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks Brian! Where do you call home?

[@johndavidstutts]

@@mikemitchell2554 Archie, Missouri. I raise a few cows and help a couple locals row crop.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thats cool! Thanks for the interest in my channel I really appreciate it! 😊

[@Rx37Legacy]

5:02 Good ol' George Jones reference!

[@SomeTechGuy666]

$600K for 550HP in the Fendt. $1100/HP. $10K for 160 HP in the 760. $62.50 per HP. Sample quality is comparable. Grain loss might be comparable. Tell me again what is so great about the new combines ?

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha well, those old Massys were awesome and still are! But not practical for us here anymore. They have been out grown. That's like comparing 1977 pickup to my new 2500 Chevrolet and saying pull this 30ft gooseneck trailer through the mountains of BC carrying 20,000lbs and good luck. 😂 🤷‍♂️ The Ideals have been far from "ideal" (See what I just did there? 😂) but they are around 650hp, and can handle a 50ft header with ease 🙂 going 60ft this year 💪

[@benzman113]

The Perkins engine 5 star you have it on full stick and it can take it, like the EGR that is set up on the silencer & intake not seen that before look after it will see the deers to the graves

[@jeramy2398]

What's cost per acre comparison? I had a 850 hydro intercooler that would walk all over a 1660 case ih

[@mikemitchell2554]

Ha! I feel it would lean to the old Massy... We need many Massys! 🤷‍♂️😂

[@SilverGleaner]

My old Gleaner L2 could out combine my buddy's 1660, especially in corn. It was a long shoe L2.

[@krisbaird5555]

Cool video Mike spent Lots of time in those masseys when i was younger but dang that header on that fendt is awesome getting lots done thats for sure

[@mikemitchell2554]

I agree Kris, things have been working not too bad

[@kloppanator]

I knew which song you were going for there

[@walterlaubscherjr2011]

Awesome video need more

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks Walter! I I try to get as many out as I can! I just stay so busy it's hard 🤷‍♂️🙂

[@Bammsaidthelady]

I mean hey, the old stuff always gets the job done!

[@irishrebel1798]

Haha awesome video! Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks for tuning in good sir!

[@provenxreaperx]

how many acres do you farm ?

[@mikemitchell2554]

North of 30k and South of 40

[@jonny4688]

The Massey 850 was the first combine I learnt to drive a beast in its day and smoked like a trooper 🤣

[@zimmermanservice7474]

Definitely do a video on the Fendt automation. How does it work? Is it all its hyped to be? Love the old Massey 😜👍

[@andymarton6983]

What sort of yield are you getting from your wheat? Tons per acre?

[@MarkMark-um1ve]

Nice video, thanks for posting. BTW. It says 1485 bu/hr (give or take) in the description, that doesn't sound like much for a one million $ combine and head ! I'm surprised both weren't doing more per hour actually.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Hey Mark, apparently your comment along with 46 others has been held up by KZbin in the category of "Potential Spam" 🤷‍♂️😂 and I have 3 comments in the "Held for Review" because they are "F" bombs which I don't feel has place here anyways haha..but I guess I didn't know this was a thing, so sorry about that.. But to your point, we actually think that's pretty good for us in Wheat, corn would be a different story.

[@johnmills186]

Don't forget to mention that you could buy at least 10 of those Massy combines for the interest on the Fendt.

[@mikemitchell2554]

Haha that's probably true John!

[@dgdaner]

Getting hard to remember but I think our 760 had a v8 and ran a 24ft header. 30 was pretty big and required another cylinder.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

6 would run a 30ft head, the8 was for the hydros

[@karlrandow5004]

Also nice peak into the engine ROOM

[@martinfarrell5778]

Massey used 3 engines in those combines. The 750 and 850 used a 372 non turbo perkins engine. The standard engine in the 760 and 860 was the 354 turbo 6 cylinder perkins. 760 860 with the hydro had the 540 perkins v8 turbo

[@kentmathieson1342]

I had a '84 850 hydro with a 354 Perkins intercooled I believe.

[@garykleinsasser2114]

Nice video bud

[@mikemitchell2554]

Thanks Gary, thanks for the commenting support! Much appreciated

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Those new Fendt's are damn headache of moving parts..Will be a damn nightmare in 10 years...