Half Century of Progress 2023 Friday highlights in Rantoul Illinois

Some of the action from Friday at the half century of progress see 3 v-12 conversion tractors, vintage harvesting equipment and just a few D21s. Also check out Precision Paint in Epworth Iowa if you have a project that needs the professional touch the 4520 that they brought down was hands down one of the best looking John Deere’s at the show
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[@rp1645]

Another comment I have is. The Double tractor with the manul wheel grader. That had a small Detroit Diesel in her. I own a (353) & (8V-71) both RUN and are in my Retirement TOYS. 😊 Back in the 1970s a farmer had one outside his gate at end of drive by highway. Me and my sister use to get on and spin those BIG wheels 😊 well one day the farmer asked me if I wanted to grade for him.😊 My arm muscles were Tired before we went 50 feet. I think the guys running them back in day got as massive workout with those grader wheel control for mold board 😊

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

My grandpa had one that was similar but it was so rusted only one wheel moved never had the chance to try it behind a tractor. The Detroit diesel the most convent way to convert diesel fuel to smoke and noise, sure do love the sound of a 2 stroke diesel reved up

[@rp1645]

@@BIBSTERSrepairshop YES the (8V-71) is in my 1971 SeaGrave Engine. Mated to a Spicer 5 speed. I put the stacks going up instead of the way they came out underneath. My wife's ideas Like you said, to keep the smoke off people watching on the Parade route. Man she just Revs up going down the road, it's music to my ears. I must shift by ( RPM) to get her in gear.

[@africadreamin]

The Oliver 500 and 600s were David Brown 880 and 990 built in Huddersfield England. The Chamberlain tractors were manufactured in West Australia and were legendary in their day doing more than any other tractor to open up Australia.

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

The tandem chamberlain was a first for me to see that way they had it flex was pretty impressive

[@jazzerbyte]

Cool collection of equipment! That Allison Chalmers has a great name.

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Yeah that thing is awesome

[@ronzezulka6646]

The crawlers plowing,,way cool. No one else has shown that.

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Something you only really see at this show that many early gas tractors working thanks for watching

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Thanks for checking it out part 2 drops soooooon

[@rp1645]

Thank you for showing the plowing/Tilling On the (870 CASE) was that engine used in there construction line. Did the Farming side of tracker use a different ( HP) because Construction line used low power to scoop front bucket. As with Farming it seems in my Humble opinion you want the least amount of fuel BURN at a Higher speed forward😊 just asking the Difference.😊❤😊 Love your films of the outstanding Farm show. Boy how LITTLE the great very well behaved HORSE 🐎 plowed versus the especially wide row the track ( I call them Dozers) without blade.😊

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Thanks for checking out the video yeah it’s crazy to see how far things came from the 1900s mostly horses to the 50-60s big iron doing the job

[@ronzezulka6646]

Harvest always steals the show

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Alway neat too see that stuff still working in the field

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Damn that guys got some money in those v12s, That v12 Chrysler was smoking alittle

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Yeah he does used to run a pulling sled for years and always been one who could build anything

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The Oliver high crop drop boxes are chain drive. Great video!

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Awesome that thing was neat out of PA

[@mattprater7184]

cool video and the M farmall was a popular tractor for repowering they sold a kit to put a 2 71 detroit in the tractor and they also sold a rarer kit to put a shephard diesel a three cylinder if i recall

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

I have seen stuff on the Shepard engine swap it’s so neat to see this stuff out still getting ran and used

[@matthewgray3375]

Chamberlain were awesome

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Always cool to get to see them here in the states

[@johnwayne6778]

Nice foot wear blue guy.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Nice

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Thanks for checking it out

[@martingardener90]

Great video but I think you miss-spoke at 19:04, you said those 500 & 600 were made by David Bradley - I think you meant to say David Brown, Made in Meltham Mills ,UK.

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Yep totally correct on that I think at that point in the day my Brain was already trying to melt out of my head.

[@martingardener90]

@@BIBSTERSrepairshop Would love to get to some of these big shows in the US someday.

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

@@martingardener90 this one is definitely a bucket list show in my opinion. I will say from 2021 to this year I bet there was almost twice the people and you have to either rent a golf cart or bring a side by side. Start planning now and call on a cart right when it opens I think this time it was march 1st. But it’s totally worth it also plan to spend at least 2 days if you want to think about seeing most of the stuff.

[@opiegm29]

Get em the dirt. They sound good how do they work?

[@edwardkelich5096]

My cousin had a 7288 with Ih 496 disc he worked some stalks around 3-4 In afternoon

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

I’m not sure I saw that but part 2 drops at 8 am tomorrow

[@alexmikhael5061]

29:55 that 1466 TURBO is SCHWIIINNNNGGGGGGGGG type niiiiiicee!! :) just saying!

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Yes it was

[@alexmikhael5061]

27:03 that OLIVER 880 is wild!!! YOU WANT 4wheel drive... I WILL GIVE YOU FOUR WEEL DRIVE YOU GIVE ME TWO TRACTORS!!!! what? ok... thinkin they gunna use the rear of one put on the other... but noooooooo they just weld them together with a pin and some hydrollikz... lol

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Yeah the amount of tandem tractors at this show is always neat there was a John Deere 2510 and 60 that were hooked together too

[@alexmikhael5061]

@@BIBSTERSrepairshop does havin the dual or tandem tractors help with PTO POWER for stuff like bailing or other higher power needed at the PTO (whatever task that would be!!) ?? like, runnin a bigger bailer than ONE SINGLE TRACTOR OF SAME SIZE CAN, cuz the front one pulls & the back one supplied ""FULL"" power to the PTO ???? would that be a ''thing'' ???

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

@@alexmikhael5061 so you would only have the pto from the back tractor but you could set it up that it could be using almost all the power to run the pto have the transmission in neutral so it’s just being drug along and the front engine just has to pull the load. Not sure how that would work but you could run something that would use 100% of the one tractors power on the pto.

[@jacobbuckley8232]

Man theres alot of money in those tractors

[@johnathan6050]

I went to a tractor pole and I saw you

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

I’ll be there again tonight come say hi

[@freebooter247]

What model was the STEIGER QUAD TRAC at the the very start of the vid

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

So I can’t remember what it was before but currently it said Lion 1000 on the side kinda a play on the old names for steigers

[@Thebigtipper101]

That Steiger is sweet as hell

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Yes it was super neat to see

[@mikewarfel7511]

So you dislike AC D-21's ? Maybe AC in general?

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

No I like D21 they are certified tanks

[@opiegm29]

I want to hear somepulling

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

The pulling videos from Friday and Saturday are on the channel now they have the early glad tractors both nights

[@marlborodemoura1377]

Que marca é esse trator verde? ?

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

Stiger

[@marlborodemoura1377]

@@BIBSTERSrepairshop Stiger é Case? ?

[@markrskinner]

Graps.

[@freebooter247]

Top Kick Suburban should have finished it with the wheel wells👎 to red neckie

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

It was interesting looking for sure