Farm and ranch life south of Chester, Montana - mid 1950s home movies: harvest

[@donaldberg7955]

IN 1965, I came out to Chester as an 19 year old and drove combines on the Kolstad farm....drove JD 55’s obviously with no cabs, can still remember the “itching”in the Barley dust. Great memories!!!

[@MichaelYeager-k9u]

In early 90s i went to Chester and drove for my Uncle Leo Jensens farm. He had passed but there were still family running things. JD 7700 was quite a nice ride compared i am sure..still itchy.

[@gregorygorbach8350]

@@MichaelYeager-k9uIn the late 70s I worked for Harold Jensen, Leo’s brother. Occasionally we would work with Leo so I got to know him a little bit. Ole was the third brother.

[@sd31263]

I ran a JD 95H with no cab on a farm in eastern Washington in 1980. You really can't call yourself a combine driver if you haven't run one of those old machines without cabs, radios, computers, AC, hydrostatic drive, etc. The 55 and the 95 really make a man out of you.

[@MichaelYeager-k9u]

@@sd31263 Leo would tell me about those days...the piss ants swarming and the horrible barley dust.

[@MichaelYeager-k9u]

@@gregorygorbach8350 Really great family and very good to me. Ole had quite a big operation as well. Sylvia has most of it now and i believe leases it.

[@davidporter4162]

Thank you for the video. The bit at the end showing how many people used to be needed too harvest the crops compared to now.

[@TibberProductions]

You're welcome. It is amazing how far farming has come in such a fairly short period of time.

[@joseduarte176]

I love seeing the hard work behind fresh produce.

[@clutchman1066]

Great video of the harvest crew in action !! Great music also. Please find and send more if you can.

[@TibberProductions]

@clutchman1066 trying to get my cousin's movies from back then.

[@matthewheinze1231]

Thanks for sharing these awesome home videos!!!!!

[@TibberProductions]

Glad you like them! I'm trying to get the films from my other cousins so I can convert them.

[@JulianKeller-om6wz]

Wow.. look at all those IH combines! 10' headers? Maybe 12'? My dad had a Massey Harris 90 Special. About the same size as those things. He was always standing up too. Didn't think anything of it back then cuz that's what everyone did. But geez. They could'a hit a washout with the front tires and flew over the steering wheel right into the damn header! Thanks to whoever posted the video! That's freaking awesome! Ahhhhhhh! A cold beer at the end of the day! Those guys knew how to live!

[@TibberProductions]

@@JulianKeller-om6wz thank my parents for taking the movies back then.

[@farmingfishingfamilyontari2814]

Thanks for posted your family videos

[@TibberProductions]

You're welcome... just glad my parents took the movies for us to see.

[@robwar2288]

My sinuses are plugged from watching!! Omg we have no clue!😂😂😂😂

[@TibberProductions]

ya, they were pretty dusty coming off a combine.

[@Red-bf8jd]

Wish I lived back then, I owns a JD 55B in 1986

[@TibberProductions]

awh, but combining now is so much easier. Believe me, it was dusty before cabs. The only thing that's the same really is the long hours.

[@farmingfishingfamilyontari2814]

That pull type must have been massive

[@TibberProductions]

looks that way and I suspect, not the easiest piece of equipment to operate.

[@volkergreve1684]

Would be interessting to see how yields have risen up in the Palouse the last 60 years.

[@TibberProductions]

Here ya go, quite the article: www.palouseheritage.com/blog/tag/Palouse+History

[@rodneycody8746]

Nice

[@mikedaniel5067]

IH 141's ?

[@TibberProductions]

probably International Harvester as we had a lot of equipment from them. Cousin Kenneth might know if they were 141s. It may be a while but I'll try and find out.

[@JurieNeethling-f1v]

I am 99 percent sure that is 141 combines. I owned one. Much better machine than the Masseys.

[@rmk8259]

@@JurieNeethling-f1v dad had a 127 no cowling over engine uncle had a141 it had cowling

[@JurieNeethling-f1v]

@@rmk8259 Hi hope you are well. In the early 70s I saw 2 IH 123 SPV combines working near our farm. They dual wheels on their left side and a single wheel at the back. The 141s were light years ahead from them. I am from South Africa.