Going Old School - Let's go!

[@jasonhill8574]

It would be awesome to have a interview with your dad about how the farm has changed in his lifetime

[@mikeznel6048]

Your dads glasses tell it all. Hes the kinda guy that gets stuff done and knows what he's talking about and keeps his mouth shut if he doesn't. Just as awesome as I thought he'd be. Lucky to have a dad like that.

[@Boon778]

The noise the discers make is just so satisfying :-D

[@ickabod545]

I was thinking the same thing! 😁

[@Its_Me0000]

You can tell, your dad really loves being in front of the camera.... LOL - but he is in his element with Massey talk...

[@mikemitchell2554]

He's pretty awesome!

[@Its_Me0000]

@@mikemitchell2554 He raised an awesome son.

[@TalhaBLOGS]

@@mikemitchell2554 Which Camera do you use while shooting? Please make me reply....

[@joshuadoll9000]

@@TalhaBLOGS It's his phone, not sure what kind of phone.

[@sanmarino_cs1698]

Really enjoying seeing your Dad on the videos. Get him in the 1050 and see how he finds it 😎

[@darrelllowery8854]

Thanks to dad for being in video and giving a tutorial on my generation’s farming.

[@littlejason99]

Mike's version of "Farming Simulator"... Running the equipment without seeds. LOL

[@farmerpete0768]

He was still able to hire a worker 😂

[@tylerpixman7841]

They auto buy seed

[@jeffbrandon9179]

Your dad it great to listen to. I hope this is the start of him showing up on more of your videos. I love these two segments.

[@josejuarez8044]

It was awesome seeing your dad explaining the tricks to running them seeders

[@farmcentralohio]

A video with Mike's Dad, automatic thumbs up. Tell him thanks for being okay with being on camera

[@leddielive]

Always a treat when Mike says goodbye and then come back again, please don't ever stop doing that.

[@cr4zyj4ck]

30 years from now, some future farmer is going to do a video about the air drills he learned to seed on back in the day. "We had to calibrate manually, and had to actually sit in the tractor, we didn't have these fancy farming robots you kids do these days!!😄😄

[@mikemitchell2554]

Bahahha oh man! I hope not! 😂

[@STONEDay]

Will the robots pull each other out when the get stucked?

[@anderspedersen6750]

At the rate ag tech is changing, I don't think it will be 30 years.

[@fowletm1992]

We were supose to have flying cars by the mid 2000s if you ask someone from the 60s lol Be a bit till we get autonomus farming even though I can already jump out of the tractor amd it'll steer its self amd evem turn at the end of the feild It's all the little things like getting bogged amd running out of seed that sound like a simple program to add but they're quite complex

[@anderspedersen6750]

@@fowletm1992 I'd argue we have it today, just requires a person monitoring. We're not that far off that we can do that remotely, maybe not from the comfort of home quite yet, but imagine sitting in a nice outfitted van, monitoring 3-4 tractors working together in a field. THAT I don't think we are that far away from.

[@davidstout5883]

I like seeing old equipment working no electrical stuff going wrong

[@hammerslammer3006]

Ernie looks proud and right at home! Super glad your dad made another appearance!

[@ViciouslyFish]

Lee laying in the dirt was freaking hilarious 😂😂😂

[@nathansharp7376]

So cool seeing the old equipment come back to life reminds us of a simpler times

[@stanleyjones4180]

great to see and hear your dad in the video mike, great farming family enjoyed this and all the videos you make mike

[@harveybauer4607]

Greatly enjoyed this throw-back video. Fitting tribute to equipment manufactured by Massey-Ferguson.

[@douglasshields9325]

It’s awesome you have your dad involved

[@AureFreePress]

That was definitely AWESOME Mike ❤️ Thank you for making this happen 😊

[@rubenbraekman4515]

Mike at 14:54 with all those bins behind you is just an awesome sight! Really puts things in perspective 😅

[@hedleyjackson5131]

Great to see the old kit up and running

[@easylife1963]

Mike Good to see your dad, and hear his commentary, it adds greatly to your story

[@HOWNDOG66]

Love seeing that 1105. Had a toy one 40yrs ago.....still have it but it's got lot's of hours on it..

[@paulskorheim3721]

Very interesting, never seen a disker before. The Perkins diesel in the 1105 sounds awesome too.

[@corgraveland4874]

This was really special. Great to see your dad around. Hope to learn more on how this all went in the past and developed up till now. Thnx buddy.

[@anthonybrown9110]

Awesome seeing and listening to your dad explain the old school drill

[@jamescollins4260]

Great to see how ye did it there on big farms 20 years ago. Good stuff Mike!👍

[@jeffyoung2089]

Thanks Mike

[@Myamericanlife61]

Mike I remember when we planted wheat at home I used to have to ride on the back of the drill to make sure the drill was dropping seed and to stop the driver when we ran out out of seed lol 😂

[@bigboar9446]

I grew up doing this too. Didn’t end so well with with me though. An uncle lifted the gang of discs and my foot was resting on the end of the ram, squeezed a hole right through my ankle against the fert box. Amazing I can still walk

[@philscott6827]

Mike, if the Massey’s work, maybe you should plant a small plot near the farm and then harvest with the old Massey combine. So you could show old school farming. Great content in your videos.

[@guzzimon61]

Seeing the amount of slip on the tires.gives an idea of how hard this would pull loaded !

[@chadborton4625]

Mike, I really enjoyed these videos of you, your brother and father getting the old Massey equipment demonstrating in the field! It was very interesting seeing unusual, to me, farm equipment.

[@straightpipeacres6365]

Hahaha the old massey was just a scratching in the low spot lol awsome 👌

[@mattclark8436]

Thanks for making this video! Now that I have seen the discers in operation I understand how they operate. You take care.

[@Myamericanlife61]

Wow what an awesome video Mike really nice to see ya dad out there getting involved man wow old school that’s amazing thanks for taken us back in time freaking awesome 😎

[@gypsyjack49]

In the early 1900 these ploughs were adapted to sow a crop by the Sunshine machinery company which later became Sunshine Massy Harris in Australia. They are another Australian invention that went all over the world. In Australia they were called a Sunderseeder. I know I used 16 plate (disk) regularly behind a 745 Massey Harris with no cab and can still rember how cold it used to be sowing (planting) with the thing. We used it through the 50s to the 80s put in a lot of crop with it over the years.

[@bobtanner4068]

That Perkins is humming!

[@rushhookhornadventures20]

Your dad seems like a pretty cool dude! I hope we get to see him some more!!

[@garyhusband3395]

This is so great Mike. A lot of good memories. Tips and tricks. The familiar sound of the disks. I remember many times a perfect sized rock would stick between the disks and it was a nasty job to get it removed like your dad was telling about the mud getting wedged. We ran a 16 foot IH discer for many years both for seeding and tillage.

[@carlfalt174]

You should have seeded that 10 acres to see how it grew over the season. PS: Hope you guys didn't loose any crop to the bad frost last night. Woke up to -3 this morning and three inch thick ice at Rimbey this morning

[@dalehilpert6692]

That was fantastic to see the 1105 and the discers in operation keep up the great job I in joy your videos

[@allansmith7333]

You can here the disks scraping over the stones... Way back when after years of disking round and round dad had the idea we should do headlands backwards to pull dirt back from the edge so it wouldnt pile up a ridge. Now that took concentration to keep a straight edge

[@davidthompson4260]

Hey mike you keep thanking us but I think we need to thank you, you have some of if not the best farming vids on KZbin. So thank you pal!!! 👍🏻👌🏻

[@mikeznel6048]

That is awesome Mike. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@petergardner2334]

good to see old stuff

[@jamesbushman801]

I find the old way of doing things is just so fascinating. 👌

[@davidkimmel5153]

Nice to see your dad out explaining how things work. Enjoy his story about cleaning out mud

[@Rcod2013]

Hi from oz Mike. I was in Canada in Saskatchewan in 86 on a farm near whitewood on east side. My boss had forty foot airseeder behind jd 8430 but still had the discers there because nobody wanted them back then. That old 1105 did well pulling them.

[@douglasdrain9664]

Awesome mate thanks for the run back in time

[@leesteele9290]

Your appreciation for the past is impressive ,hard to believe how far things have coming 30 to 40 years !!! Hard to imagine what the future holds. !!??

[@farmerfuller87]

Awesome got love old skool I bet you be surprised what you could get done.

[@matrat5660]

You should hook six or how many youve got together and them put them behind one of the big tractors, that would look awesome!

[@charlessmith3995]

Mike now we know where you get your humor from nice seeing dad at different times

[@whodatdere1]

I can only imagine how many people think you guys are crazy for loving the smell of dirt. That is one thing I miss about being on the farm, that smell and feel is something you just can't describe 100%. I am also curious, what your step count is when you make videos like these.

[@lylefjeldstrom1408]

I can remember pulling two 15 foots allways grew a good crop with them . Had to carry a couple new blades with you but they were a good unit for there time !!!

[@byamrcn]

Makes today's machines look like alien spaceships...but it fed the planet for all those years. Thanks so much for restoring it and keeping the history alive.

[@mikes9887]

Good morning Mike this is Mike and Sherrill from Arizona. We just finished watching your latest video on the Massey Ferguson discourse. We really enjoy your videos on the older equipment. Now my dad worked for John Deere for 40 years in the state of Iowa so I understand some of it but I am always interested in the older equipment. As well as the new year, keep doing what you’re doing, have a great day.

[@tmonteIH]

We called them "one-ways". Ours never had seed boxes though. Would use them as the first tillage pass after wheat. Great Grandpa swore by them. Still have his 10' IH 150 one way. Hoping to get it back in some dirt this summer. Love seeing yours in action.

[@jameskemp5532]

Here in Tasmania(Australia)we had what we called one way ploughs(disc plough that was the same principle as your discer as you call it but with no seed/fert boxes & with much larger disc's ) that we would run a metal disc that was a little larger in circumference then the tyre. That would bolt onto the rear wheel & would stop the rear from coming out of the furrow in hard ground & taking what we called the cut off! Like it does when turning on the corners. Note: you had to remove the disc to go down the road

[@rongrace479]

That is pretty cool seeing the old drills working

[@mickbennett2595]

Awesome awesome awesome Mike I love old school and it shows how hard farming was back then and it's hard work yet to this day

[@normpowell3566]

A Father's wisdom. Worth every word. Listen and learn. Good to see him out with the old classic equipment. 🎖️

[@CA-yq8oi]

I have been watching your KZbin through springtime here from Sweden and I am very inpressed over what you are doing / Thank you.

[@elizabethliska5377]

Many farmers in our area including my father pulled 3 discers. The biggest farmers pulled 4 which was quite a sight!!

[@joelbittner6212]

The close up of the back tire around 10:00 shows just how close it is to losing traction and spinning.

[@jasonwilkins6908]

My how time's have changed Awesome from oklahoma

[@christopherdavies752]

That's awesome bit Steele Mike love the vid bro thank you

[@RodrigoIglesias2772]

Hey Mike, it´s always nice to see that pop up notification from you!, Have a nice day sir. Saludos from Argentina

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Good morning Mike. Love it. Greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@touchofgrey8922]

Seeding and weed control all in one pass, what a concept. Chem companys don't like (wide levels) discers takes $ away from their drug dealing ways. Lol!! Fellow by the name of Ralph Boulter taught me at a young age that they were called wide levels as the term discer was a trade mark name Of Co-op Implements. He was the biggest wig of Massey Ferguson in western Canada back in the 70's. Odds are pretty good Mike that he likely had met your Dad at a Massey trade show in Swifty. He married my mom back in 77 and farmed our land in Kyle till their divorce in 88. Decent man, RIP Ralph. TOG out.

[@robertthompson1489]

Awesome video great seeing your dad again--hope you eventually get the packers on it so it looks complete

[@dwightmc1471]

Back in the 80's and 90's that was our unit a mf 1155 two mf disker like that think it was 36 feet. Now the disker are snow fence and 1155 is still being used on the farm as a yard trator now. Love the sound of those disk running and the claiming as it hits rocks bring back children hood memories

[@ryanchristian3450]

No u guys are awesome with all ur content is great u give a lot of information to people that dont knoq much about farming and new atuff to people who do or have farmed. Everyone does it different

[@wolfonthehill5134]

Nice look back at how seeding was done. Makes us appreciate the improvements in equipment designs

[@alviney5138]

great video / great explanations by everyone / good to hear the excitement in your father / 1105 sounds pretty smooth mechanically / we used to get a pretty good kink in the 8630's when pulling 4 - 15's // good on you

[@arkiefyler]

Hey Mike, I gotta never-farmed anything bigger than my yard question! I'm tryin' ta figged out how you used that seeder efficiently. Making "circles" like you did was just for fun I suspect. My guess: 1. Start at the right-hand edge of the field. 2. At the end, rain the disks, drive to the field center. 3. Seed the center strip. 4. At the end, lift the drill and drive to the left-hand edge od the first trip. 5. Repeat until "most" of the field is planted. 6. Make one more round trip on the turn rows. 7. Buy a rig that can turn in BOTH directions!!!

[@k.koster1008]

Great to learn about the discers. Never seen them before.

[@letoniemas6606]

would love to see the Air Drill and the discer running next to each other. I thing that would be a majestic view

[@SoWhatIfI...]

Try swinging your drawbar over a couple holes. It will let the tractor run a bit straighter.

[@daniel_poore]

MIKE - It was AWESOME to to finally see your Pop! Just from that little bit I can tell we all want to hear and see more of him. I know youve said time and time again, he isnt a big fan of the camera... but he did great these past 2 parts for being camera shy. ( I dont blame him I am too.... i get it! ) but I think the channel would benefit greatly if you can warm him up to the idea a little more.

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video mike, nice to see your dad again , your dad has all the knowledge, teach the younger people how it was done

[@johnpierce1251]

I like watching the new equipment work but there’s a soft spot in my heart for the old school ways that Massey and diskers are awesome blast from the past nice job restoring them both guys keep up the great work

[@jasonh.8362]

My God, look at the sky!!

[@davidsellars4327]

Those diskers do a great job on the stubble. Doesn't look like the tires have more than 15% slip. Bet an all wheel drive tractor would do great even without duals. One of my instructors always said that soil is what you grow stuff in, dirt is what you get under your fingernails.

[@matocro8745]

Its nice to see them old girls run

[@mikes9887]

Hi Mike this is Mike and Sherrill from Arizona. Just finished watching your latest video on the Massey Ferguson discourse. Really appreciate learning about the older tools, my dad worked for John Deere for 40 years so I am familiar with some of it. However I really enjoy your videos all the way around my wife and I We space alone or headerboth do. Have a great day keep doing what you’re doing we really appreciate you.

[@christopherwrennjr1527]

Love that massey setup

[@brendanwhite9799]

Great to see the old gear back to work hope ye get them back seeding for nextyear

[@stacydavid1350]

Thank you MIKE took me back to my youth.

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video!!

[@FoodwaysDistribution]

2 videos today! I am tucked in bed and just watched "Switching into Lentils!" (which has disappeared now) well green glumpy lentils and calibrating the tank😎

[@SuperFranceman]

Would love to see you get the discers operational next year to do a ten or twenty acre plot to see if there is a yield difference between the discers and the air drills.

[@truecrimefan837]

Thats awesome Mike! Thanks for sharing.

[@billwhitman1529]

Actually this was a really cool video. You can tell how todays seeders have improved with erosion control the focus. The Massey 1105 was a horse with true horsepower as opposed to what we see today.

[@olfert7]

Great. Thumbs up.

[@vxnova1]

This is a great documentary of how it used to be done, great job mike

[@cecilnewton8171]

We call them sunder seeders here. Nice to see some history Mike. It’s easily forgotten

[@hughperkins707]

You need to move the drawbar over and run the tractor tires in the furrow. That’s what we did way back when and then your tractor pulls straight.

[@waggtech8793]

The original minimum tillage drill. I was always amazed how well a disc stood up in rocks. The old timers said you could till nearly as deep with a one way rolling disc plow as you could with a moldboard plow, with the benefit of less hard pan.