Harvesting the old way

JD 55, Case 600, and IH 151

[@AndrewSteffl-d4h]

Watching this brings back a lot of memories. For a number of years we ran one Green, One Red and one Orange (Allis-Chalmers rather than case). Spent many a Fall day, and many nights as well - when it stayed warm enough that the dew didn't form and we could keep going all night long - throughout the 60's into the late 70's on a 1959 round back, open station JD95, while my brothers (and for a number of years, my mother) ran the International Harvester 181, and an Allis-Chalmers SP-100. Even though it was pure torture on these open station machines when the wind wasn't cooperating and the chaff & straw were so thick you couldn't breathe without a bandana tied over your face...I miss those days dearly; maybe because it felt so good when you could finally quit for a few hours, and take a shower & get a couple hours of sleep before it was time to get the machines greased-up, fueled-up, and ready to hit it hard again. The old open station machines we had were eventually replaced by a New Holland 980 and a couple JD7700's with cabs...then by a few JD8820's...and over the past 40 years - the newest, biggest machines John Deere had to offer. It's hard to explain to youngsters today what farming was like 50+ years ago, before air conditioned & heated cabs, navigation systems, self-leveling platforms, grease banks (a lot of folks don't know what it's like to find all 50 to 80 zerk fittings on some of these old vintage combines)...even running a machine with reliable BRAKES!...just like it was hard for my Father and uncles to explain to my generation what it was like pitching shocks into a threshing machine pulled to the field by horses and run off a long belt from a Steam Tractor or stationary steam engine 60 or 70 feet away.

[@cecilkoselke7878]

Our 181 had a cab, the first combine we had with one. Then went to the 503, and 915.

[@paulthegreat3521]

I have a John Deere 6600 and I love using it for wheat harvest, I can’t imagine how much fun using one of those would be.

[@natureshandmade6313]

I was 7 years when me anda my dad used to harvest with equipment just like that. He had 2 machínes just like the two first ones on this video. This is worth my tears!! Lovely ❤️

[@charleyferguson4695]

these old machines are amazing

[@lindarogers6071]

The world needs more of THIS, instead of the other event, for old combines.

[@brucerazor5202]

The core of America and heart

[@DG-ne8iq]

Bonjour, JD 55 pour l'époque était déjà moderne: chauffeur au milieu de la machine, commande de scie par un roulement oscillant. En France peu connue, comme Case. IH était répandue= premier grand réseau dans tout le pays mais la 151 avait en concurrence Massey-Harris , mon père a eu une 780S en 1956, moteur Chrysler ou Austin 6 cylindres essence. En France il y avait aussi Claas et Clayes devenue aujourd'hui New-holland vers 1961 ces 2 marques ont devancé les ventes: robustesse et fiabilité. La Clayes 103 une grande réputation de débit de moisson puis la 122 ,135,140. John Deere en moissonneuse-batteuse est apparu surtout après 1967( fabriquées en allemagne): 430, 530,630,730: un bon début de ventes. Si IH n'aurait pas développé les Axiales: ils auraient perdu la bataille......Elles sont encore en 4° place des vente et bonne réputation de simplicité et solidité, actuellement.

[@92xl]

We had a 151 on the farm back in the 80's. Reliable machine.

[@حيدرفرحان-ك3ط]

٣ث٣٣ث٣قثق

[@jeffreybeauxfontaine202]

My grandfather had 4 55,s in Calif. He harvested wheat, milo, corn, ect..., i remember them well.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Dang the very good old days...

[@a.j.leonard964]

Love seeing those old combines in action

[@tiger5551]

I miss our 55 combine

[@cdbfarm65]

so awesome.......amazing what we use today.

[@kenfarmer3266]

Had an international 101 and a case 660 combine spent a lot of time with the grain dust running down my neck.

[@MrBillygoat]

Yes and that dust itches like hell too

[@gordoncorder2382]

well that is old--but I rode a bagger unit--then picked up bags--misery

[@tucnytulen4008]

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[@icelineman]

Old oddities to us High Tech for their day!

[@jcepler]

Where was this video recorded? The buttes in the background look familiar.

[@peteragro1865]

Hello super video. I've got a question how many hectar did you harvest whit this set-up?

[@davehughesfarm7983]

When the whole word goes to hell we will be using these old machines again..

[@kevinklingner3098]

Why was the jd operator only cutting half a cutter bar full and putting the walker row through ? Seems silly when the others are taking a plfull width.

[@verngoossen3628]

cut just a little till the machine was shined up after sitting all winter---- instead of pluggging-----

[@jstarr7506]

So it shoots the berries out the back then you go 'round with like a rake attachment or something?

[@gregorymalchuk272]

It shoots the chaff and straw out the back and stores the wheat berries in the built-in grain bin.

[@odairferreira3315]

lift the reel that stops imbuccando.

[@jeffkreuziger1984]

my grandpa had a 203 ih

[@ГвидонВишневский-о2ш]

Цепь на тёмно красном комбайне не смазана на жатке уже очень давно

[@jannovak6870]

...neskutočne hrdzavá skorodovaná reťaz na podávači .....ha ha

[@miguelangelvalderrama1808]

Were you breathing near to the mriphone???????💨

[@bigbudw5093]

It’s called wind

[@luizalbertolopes2091]

Este tempo eu fasso parte se não conhecia a máquina não era operador hoje são Nutella

[@verngoossen3628]

@@bigbudw5093 always wind in western Kansas-----

[@MohMoh-pn3ic]

BONJOUR BONJOUR

[@rodneycody8746]

N😂