Ear Corn Picking! WD Allis-Chalmers With A New Idea Picker....Best Feed For Cows!!

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Dirt,Grain & Steel

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@larrykrise3609 10 ай бұрын

love the old tractors.wd sure sounds good

@jimstewart8927 10 ай бұрын

I would think the only similarity of a WD and a 720 would be the word tractor and that might be a stretch! Enjoyed the picking video, thanks!

@davebalch7817 11 ай бұрын

I grew up and learned to drive on a wd nfe Good memories

@37903eral 11 ай бұрын

You are putting out good content. No drama, no bs, just good every day life's work.

@AndrewHCann 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video Brandon :) also yes picked corn in chop feed with some mineral salt and garins in chop feed by handmill is way my late Dad & Late Uncle and older elders did for years and fat up cows quickly and pounds too! Some farmers used Soybeans with grains , silo corn together plus minerals salt be blue or brown in powder form too! Yes that way I was told and taught too by elders ! Yes on muddy situations remember back 1992 and 1993 when dad do Pick.Corn he had get 3 tractors with main one , New Idea picker plus square wagon box to pull around feilds sure lots fuel of Desiel and Gas used lots Lol in tractors from 41 hp to 72 and was tasks to do plus traction control pedals on to ! But Old 1950 Cockshutt 40 did have option that to use brakes pedal and high range gear plus 3/4 throttle on old 230 Cubic Inches 6 cylinder of gas Buta 1 barrel carb plus 6 volt positive ground! That Brampton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 made did job Lol for 1950 only 43 hp & 60 torque and 3 ton weight!

@samholmes1156 11 ай бұрын

The picker does a nice job getting the husks off. Dad also did some nice camera work!

@America-First2024 11 ай бұрын

Feeding calves the way you do it is more ideal for marbling. 😊👍🏻

@garymessina1609 11 ай бұрын

Great video thanks Brandon and Dad

@ronzimmerman8968 11 ай бұрын

WD's are a little light for some jobs. Dad started with a WC, then a D14, both with full weights on the rear wheels. After those, he graduated to a D17 then a 170 and a 325 2-row. Thanks for keeping the old stuff alive, and Dad did good!

@randybedker1584 11 ай бұрын

Brandon you have a great dad always willing to jump in and help you no matter what. Great job dad.

@pepperstinson3141 11 ай бұрын

Wheel weights would probably help a little on the WD. We had loaded tires on ours and it did pretty good 60 years ago, but like you mentioned, they are a little fast in 1st, and short on power for running certain PTO equipment - “especially corn choppers”. 😀😀.

@fredcroad331 11 ай бұрын

I saw Mr WD in your yard a couple of videos ago. I have the same one. I restored it 12 years ago, along with a Super C. Now I'm working on a TO 35. Love them and use them in my garden. Very cool

@edelm6062 11 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to watch the older equipment in the field. Might be a lot more work but still it's fun to use the stuff instead of it rusting away. Thanks.

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

It's definitely fun I really enjoy it! Thank you!

@tsparky236 11 ай бұрын

No apolgies needed Brandon, Dad did a good job and well as yourself? Always a pleasure watching your videos, just enjoyable to watch. Thank you

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@hairypaw9165 11 ай бұрын

Your videos have great content and are very easy to watch. Keep up the good work!

@johnmacdonald6220 11 ай бұрын

Keep up your good work it is greatly appreciated seeing the older farm tractors and farm machinery in action

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@DirtVlogAndDadBods 11 ай бұрын

I’m going to start watching your channel more

@Travis_wolf 10 ай бұрын

Yes keep the vids straight forward just the way you do them is great

@alithemagicbum 11 ай бұрын

Nice video Brandon. Always enjoy the older equipment in action. Btw dad did a nice job on the camera.

@DonWelter 11 ай бұрын

Definitely got to be a different experience picking 1 row vs shelling 6 or 8 rows. We used to fill a crib and grind ear corn to feed dairy steers. Always liked cribbing corn as mother nature took care of the drying. Nice to see the old iron at work,

@peteschiavoni 11 ай бұрын

I enjoyed seeing the WD out there. Kind of fond of those orange tractors. Great job fattening up dinner. I’m sure they’ll taste amazing

@stevenlatham4397 11 ай бұрын

Back in the day, that was state of the art. The camaraderie those machines created between neighbors, when everyone helped everyone rolling 3-4 Machines wide. They really thought they were rolling along.

@baldydbt1443 11 ай бұрын

Great work buddy with everything especially the cows or steers

@roberthocking9138 11 ай бұрын

Great, job, great to see the old machinery at work. Imagine if you had to harvest corn one row at a time like that today !!! You did well with the camera on your own 👍

@Budd56 11 ай бұрын

Old man did a great job 👍👍✌️

@brittblanton8342 11 ай бұрын

Great video Brandon it brought back a lot of memories my Dad had a 1957 WD45 that he bought new in 1957 and one row New Idea picker like yours and he definitely picked a lot of corn with it through the years. Looks like you guys are going to be eating some good steaks and hamburgers 👍

@tim2140-c7z 11 ай бұрын

Brandon, that was cool ! I really do like these videos and we appreciate all the extra work you and your fam do to present them for us! THANK YOU! (brings back memories of my youth) ; )

@timharvey5089 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing us such venerable classic machines. Enjoyed seeing the ears of corn going up the conveyor.

@mikemoss9968 11 ай бұрын

That old picker does a pretty good job

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

Yeah it does I just need a little slower first gear

@benbiegel4683 11 ай бұрын

I know how hard it is to do videos by yourself I've done some youtubing myself on my channel you are a good producer of some great videos and enjoy watching them

@bradcoley6964 11 ай бұрын

Really enjoy your vids keep them coming GO GLEANER

@briancovel4567 11 ай бұрын

seeing you work the old school is awesome reminds of when I was in high school corn oats molasses what we fed out best beef keep up the awesome content

@johnziegler3695 11 ай бұрын

Great video and I like grain fed beef anyday

@georgedavidson1221 11 ай бұрын

Do not waste time editing. I like what you are doing

@lcdc59 11 ай бұрын

Another great video, thanks Brandon!!

@danw6014 11 ай бұрын

I just got in from picking ear corn and low and behold one of my favorite channels has a video of picking ear corn. My dad was one of the first farmers in my area to plant in 30 inch rows because he had a 323 New Idea picker that he pulled with our 70 diesel. I've never actually ran a one row. I have a 325 and farms I worked on a long time ago used 324s. I'll have to get some knowledge on the little Allis. My elderly neighbor has a WD45 I promised I'd help him get it running again.

@larrylong6268 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful operation, may take longer but it gets the job done.

@royscarbrough3589 10 ай бұрын

I think part of the problem with beef you buy from the store that is not “grass feed” is they finish on everything from corn to busted cookies or whatever. It matters what they eat. Processed food is not helpful for good taste in my opinion. But it is all than fake meat. You definitely had that AC over loaded. Especially if the tires didn’t have fluid in them. I may be wrong but those tires look way tall. We ran one with shorter, wider tires. Blessings.

@duanebolen543 10 ай бұрын

I miss them days ,the Smell of the corn had A.sweet smell , them was a long time ago but it was hard work when the crib was getting full an had to push corn back so elevator wouldn't plug up

@johnwilkinson6067 11 ай бұрын

you did a good job. it does make the best feed hands down

@baldydbt1443 11 ай бұрын

Is it Brandan or Brandon just to clear things up n as always fantastic to watch your videos and my son as you know loves watching and he said 'Hello Brandon ' I can't believe he's remembered your name and 1 month from 4 years old plus he was gobsmacked with orange tractor and Blake is his name your no1 fan from Australia

@johnnyholland8765 11 ай бұрын

Looks like fun. When I was like 12 years old my neighbor had a one row Ford pulled with a 2000 Ford tractor. Had a open slat old fashion corn crib and an elevator he filled it with. God that was a lifetime ago...

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

I wish I could go back to these times!

@rodbolinger8884 11 ай бұрын

Love to see the old equipment in action. We had a neighbor that had a wd allis with a mounted allis corn picker.

@jackbraithwaite8345 11 ай бұрын

Growing up, Dad always fed grain. One year he kept two steers out of the barn at feeding time so all they got was grass. The steers on grass were less dressed weight, leaner meat, but not as rich in flavor as the grain fed steers. It costs more to feed grain, but in my opinion it is a better quality meat, in both texture and flavor.

@knappfarms 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been arguing that for years corn is a grass so feeding it to cows is no different then feeding them hay that has seeded out but I agree as well with grain fed beef tastes better has better fat content and even looks better

@garytimms2951 11 ай бұрын

You make real decent good video I wonder if the 1025r would run that thing I have a 1025 I always wondered if that would work for picking sweet corn nice video

@danmartin9558 11 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the content

@wesleychristman8023 11 ай бұрын

Enjoy the video and the use of your WD

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@frankwurth5375 11 ай бұрын

Nice video. Before I got a corn head on my A Gleaner, I had a few different pickers. Dad had an early 1 row IHC picker with a side elevator, I only recall him using it a few times when I was a little kid in the late 50s. Mostly we used a corn binder as they wanted the fodder as well for the cattle. We would hand shuck the ears off and feed the stalks over the fence to the cattle. A lot of work but we were used to it. When I was doing all the work as a teen, I bought a WC with a mounted AC picker. It wasn't very good, a real pain to mount, and it hated the big ears of corn. They couldn't make it through the little channels that fed the ears to the elevator, would just toss them over the side! It also liked to un mount itself from the tractor and sit on the ground! A real pain to get it back on the mounts. Even bought a newer version and it was better, but it soon had bearing failure of those long stalk rolls. The bearings weren't avillable anymore, so I found a Oliver #4 mounted picker and put it on my old HP 70 row crop. Finally I had a good machine that really did the job! After I went to shelling, I foolishly let the picker sit in a small shed at the old home farm, my brother pulled a fast one and got mom to let him have total control of the place and kept me out and I lost all of my stuff there! I would love to find another good Oliver picker for my vintage farming enjoyment.

@georgedavidson1221 11 ай бұрын

Grass fed is for poor people

@timhenslee1025 7 ай бұрын

There is a #4 on marketplace Might even google it and use different sites

@timhenslee1025 7 ай бұрын

@@georgedavidson1221 Actually grassfed is the new buzzword for healthy beef and the prices recieved reflect it

@ronaldlee2376 11 ай бұрын

Corn is for finishing, to put on weight for charging by the pound. If we were raising for our own meat consumption, they were on grass until butchering time. To each is own preference.

@jvin248 11 ай бұрын

Good to see the WD running out there! You may be able to find a set of wheel weights for the WD. Plus always the loaded tire option (I'd go with beet juice or washer fluid to save rims). Late WD into WD45 got the Traction-Booster hitch system, basically matched the Ferguson Draft Control working around the three point patents (basically AC flipped the three point upside down), to automatically transfer weight to the rear tires to give a light tractor the benefits of a heavy tractor. WD45 power improvements you have the manifold already, maybe the engine was rebuilt with the WD45 cupped pistons and crank throw. How much were the wagon wheels digging into the field? Wider tires may help a loaded wagon float easier.

@bradcoley6964 11 ай бұрын

Best way to fatten a killing cow ground ear corn molasses and it makes the best beef do it every year

@glenschumannGlensWorkshop 11 ай бұрын

Good to see the old equipment doing its thing. Looking forward to seeing the 720 with that picker. Corn fed beef is much better eating than grass fed.

@alauer2101 11 ай бұрын

i was always told (Allis Chalmers would not pull a settin hen off the nest)

@zackbundy8097 11 ай бұрын

Nice weight on the steaks lol, like that u keep it real no "spongebob" needed

@mfreund15448 11 ай бұрын

I love grain fed too. Grass fed tastes flat

@jazzerbyte 11 ай бұрын

The Allis Chalmers WD does add some nice color. Even though 1st gear was fast, the hand clutch - live PTO helps, and the hand clutch was designed for lots of slipping without premature wear. Definitely enjoy 'real life' video with real machine sounds rather than silly sounds.

@jeramy2398 11 ай бұрын

My grandpa had a wd his was narrow front and my uncle had a wd45. They always ran new idea 1 row pickers too. My uncle said when he got wd45 made a huge difference on these hills. Grandpa always picked on flat rack hay wagons with side boards never picked big loads with wd and only went up certain hills with empty wagons.

@phud9657 11 ай бұрын

👍👍

@thomasmathewson6229 11 ай бұрын

I wonder how many people realize that David Bradley was a Sears Roebuck brand?

@bobtuckosh9870 11 ай бұрын

The old Allis just needs weights and probably fluid in the tires.

@markmoore8616 10 ай бұрын

Mine does 2 row you just don't have the right tire set up

@splatterize 11 ай бұрын

I have limited education on livestock. What I was tol is let them feed and then rain them the last quarter. Thoughts?

@chriswhite3420 11 ай бұрын

We feed our cows beer mash from local breweries

@rogerburkholder7524 11 ай бұрын

I wonder what that front axle was on originally. Definitely not AC.

@garybarrett-q8p 11 ай бұрын

you need to find the factory wide front look lo better l will be watchin!!!

@johnnyholland8765 11 ай бұрын

Oh yea you need a pair of old faded overalls and a stray hat on then you would be "period correct".

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

I'll have to go thrift shopping lol

@DeanDittmann-k6i 10 ай бұрын

Hey bud I have a question for you are you guys going to be getting any snow this weekend or on Friday cause I have to go to Indianapolis this weekend

@matthewdavis4081 11 ай бұрын

Could you image picking 1 row at a time and trying to pick 20 to 40 acres. It would take a month of sundays. Awesome video the picking rig looks amazing

@dirtgrainsteel 11 ай бұрын

It would take for ever!! I know how long it takes to harvest 2000 acres with the big machines I can't imagine 1 rows!!

@matthewdavis4081 11 ай бұрын

@dirtgrainsteel we picking a lot of eared corn when I was younger and I have been able to restore the 2 row new idea picker my grandfather bought new. Looking forward to seeing the johy popper picking corn in the up coming video

@charlietanner6211 11 ай бұрын

we picked 120 acres 1 row ferguson

@danw6014 11 ай бұрын

Well you are thinking about using it in modern times but back when that was how it was done corn only yield 70 or 80 bushels plus you probably would have had a couple of kids that stayed home from school to help. Two or three wagons and the picker probably never had to stop any longer than it took to switch wagons.