Kibble Equipment - The Last Plow Sold by John Deere

[@davidcolgan3268]

Thanks Sam! May I had a little history? I was an engineer for John Deere for 36 yrs. When I began, the Metric plows, 2800, et al, were tested in the Montevideo area. In the early ‘80’s, I became the principal design engineer for the current production plows. So, I had to come up with solutions for problems with those plows. Eventually, a number of those solutions were combined into the 10 series plows, 2810 and 3710, introduced in 1987. Last fall, I was asked to come out of retirement to assist with this last build. I witnessed this plow being prepared for shipment on June 1, 2023 at Des Moines Works. I am honored that my legacy endured for 36 years. I hope to visit Kibble someday to see this plow.

[@Johndeere42302008]

Just curious if you did any work on the roll over moldboard plows?

[@davidcolgan3268]

@@Johndeere42302008 I designed the 1-pc frame on the 4600 and a couple other small tweaks before they were discontinued.

[@RJ1999x]

No offense, but they should have changed the tail wheel assembly on them, I owned 2 and they were constant problems, made way to light for 6 bottoms

[@America-First2024]

Absolutely an important moment in history! Especially, since moldboard plows are still beneficial for tillage.

[@georgepoirier9014]

A big thank you to John Deere.

[@miniaturefarmer464]

I love moldboard plowing. Well done, Mr. Deere!

[@garrykoch9526]

Well said Sam. It is kind of a sad moment when your company sells off or discontinues its roots. The company I work for, has divested the companies that are it's roots.

[@briantilden9306]

Glad to see Sam "The Tillage Guy" got to talk about John Deere's last moldboard.

[@georgepoirier9014]

Amen to that !!!!❤❤❤❤

[@CC48409]

It should be put in the museum with the first plow.

[@bodiehot]

a really sad day in john deere history

[@RJ1999x]

Not really, that plow was horrible, they should have quit years ago

[@bodiehot]

@@RJ1999x i said it is a sad day when john deere quit making plows

[@RJ1999x]

@@bodiehot I'd say a happy day for anyone that ever owned or plowed with one

[@bodiehot]

i am not talking about that plow in general. i said all plows.@@RJ1999x

[@aeromach2007]

@@RJ1999x ,, granted I have been out of it for quite a few years now, but what do they do about corn bores, etc

[@Gypsy2057]

That plow belongs in a museum. It is the ending chapter of that part of history.

[@davidcolgan3268]

John Deere Archives has THEE last serial numbered 3710.

[@CC48409]

I agree

[@frontagulus]

I disagree - the best way to preserve equipment is to keep running and maintaining it. Makes me sad to see technology buttoned up in museums never to operate as originally intended

[@robertmoulton2656]

You are correct . Sad day indeed 😢

[@stiegerstx500]

Not a fan of deere products myself but id put that thing in the back of the shed and leave it alone just for being the last one think of how cool it would be in 50 or 60 years down the road to show that off

[@brianbarclay4316]

Not a fan of a quality product is what I took from your comment 😂

[@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly]

Belongs in a museum, for sure!

[@stiegerstx500]

@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly definitely hopefully whoever buys its takes care of it so it doesn't end up parked on a fence line in 20 years or so

[@Auchioane]

Now you have me curious, why are they no longer selling plows?

[@719vol]

more advanced tillage methods available.

[@matthewkabanuk443]

Simply economic that they discontinued it. I talked with a guy who was making moldboard plows for Deere right before they stopped and said that it doesn’t make sense to keep a product going when you only build 1 or 2 every year.

[@arthouston7361]

Modern farming has turned to a process that is somewhat incorrectly referred to as No Till, which actually means that instead of plowing, you use a disk based system of breaking up surface plant material to prepare the soil for replanting. The benefits are you use less fuel because you don’t require the same amount of power as a moldboard plow, and second, you reduce the loss of topsoil. So the No Till method removes some cost from the production of crops.

[@artstewart1894]

I practice no-till on my Wisconsin farm. 85% of my ground is complete no-till, i.e., for the past 20 years, NO soil moving tillage has occurred. The corn planter places the seed under the prior year wheat stubble (which had been planted to a cover crop). The beans are planted in prior year corn stubble. And wheat is planted in prior year soybean residue. True no-till saves at least a couple of tillage trips over the field, saving money. But the greatest benefits are improvement in soil structure and soil microbiology and erosion reduction. I would never consider using a disc for primary or secondary tillage (assuming I tilled, which I don't) A disc is a good tool to to compact your soil (a bad thing)

[@oliver69cork46]

Amazing from the company that invented the steel plow and changed agricultural history.

[@lfeco]

I rather felt the same way when GM stopped the Pontiac line in 09.

[@marm842]

I grew up not far from grandetour illonois an moline illonois. That is so sad.

[@cameronmcconnachie7794]

My dad always said the guys that buy a John Deere moldboard plow are the ones that can’t afford an IH plow. All jokes aside, that’s still pretty neat though that your selling the last one

[@jimstepan3038]

Nice presentation, young man!! Significant, indeed!! Sad news, "but the handwriting was on the wall"...

[@America-First2024]

Just the 3710 is discontinued. The 995 will still be offered.

[@matthewkabanuk443]

Correct, because cotton/peanut farmers still have a demand for the reversible moldboard plow.

[@charlesjenkins8078]

Thanks.Really enjoyed.

[@Wileybird03]

Well where did it end up?

[@georgedeppner418]

Thank you for the information it is history

[@8tomtoms8]

Great video, very sad moment in time.

[@CC48409]

Not one runs terraces anymore around here. They push out the slews and draws the old timers let grow up in trees to stop the ditches. They call it cleaning a place up. 5 years later theres a ditch and a sway that 5 end dumps wouldn't fill. The plow is a tool of conservation not just tillage and it means more work to maintain what god left us. Some ore just all about speed to serve greed around here. My grandpa would knock most of my family in the head if he was still here. Spend a half million dollars on a tractor when they could spend a few hundred on fuel to keep thier topsoil from running down the Mississippi. Mr Deere, it is a sad day in farming. Its like some have forgotten how to farm. For those who know it takes 50 years to build an inch of topsoil and farm like it does GOD BLESS YOU. Rest assured your not the one the old men are cussing when you walk out of the coffee shop or sale barn.

[@RomeKG471]

Your absolutely right! Farmers used to rotate crops, hay, corn, soybeans, hay.... now it's all get it done in a few days and go on vacation, these millennial farmers don't know what real farming is anymore, just buying fancy grain semis and having the biggest four wheel drive tractors and combines. Around my area the State pays farmers $300 per acre for putting their farms into wetlands, what a waste!!! just more mosquitos and geese that eat the neighboring farms crops off!!! Sad!

[@bradobbink6564]

should go to a museum to remind people of our past.

[@brycekirby1567]

Great information, times change plowing frequently is hopefully is a thing of the past

[@allenlesperance2163]

I feel we should keep the plow. This allowed our country to excell in good production. It will Always be required. I'm some form of production.

[@smiller3110]

What is the price? Sounds like a good investment!

[@jeanbrandt2624]

Seems they don’t share our aversion to plowing in Europe. I see many videos of moldboard plowing going on over there

[@l337pwnage]

Don't worry, in probably 50 years, we'll be back to that single plow.

[@anvilsbane]

Or less….

[@lucmarchand617]

Yes is end era but people don't understand farm change a lot all years.i live calgary alberta and last 50 years is shocking with better tractor,combine,grain truck,farm dealer,grain distribution,railroad grain car,grain terminal vancouver,prince rupert bc everything change yes john deere was big thinker but the company change a lot too.thank you video 😊

[@taylor11089]

Nice to see Tillage Man Sam & Kibble Equipment Calling Out John Deere and Deere Executives for Discontinuing their Roots!

[@petebusch9069]

It belongs in a museum dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brianlubeck4184]

John Deere gave us the steel plow but Oliver gave us the chilled plow

[@markward6076]

Ground should be plowed once in a while anyway so the farmer doesn't forget his roots. Does everyone agree ? 👍

[@artstewart1894]

I'm a no-till farmer. I can still remember my roots, even though I don't turn my ground over each spring. I can still go out into my fields and dig into the soil and get my hands in it. But still, I miss the cool damp smell of a freshly opened furrow.

[@scottroeger]

Kibble should keep it as a showcase item

[@SamMaass-s5h]

It was built to work. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@nitmorm8135]

Nice 👍

[@6by6by6]

There’s no electronics in a plow that they can build failure into requiring dealer service so there’s no profit in selling them.. there’s also dozens of other plow manufacturers in the market space now so Deere’s share has dwindled..

[@matthewkabanuk443]

I talked with a guy who was making moldboard plows for Deere right before they stopped. He said that it doesn’t make sense to keep a product going when you only build 1 or 2 every year.

[@Beyonder8335]

There’s also no electronics in a chisel plow or disc ripper, or VT but they keep making those. Simply not enough demand for moldboards anymore.

[@jtn-minn8105]

Buy it with paper work stating its the last 3700 series plow..... park it in the shed....

[@jdtractorman7445]

I was going to say that was the first implement John Deere himself made when the company started. Now, it won't be sold anymore. Times change I guess.

[@alviney5138]

really good

[@tf7274]

I saw 4 codders pins for $15.99 the other day at Deere...so they probably don't need to sell plows...

[@America-First2024]

😂

[@anvilsbane]

Main reason I took up blacksmithing, tbh. I make small stuff like that.🤣

[@kevincreech7345]

Ill still take a kneverland or overum plow any day of the week before a deere plow

[@recegg8665]

NICE CONTENT!!! so sad to hear .... KIBBLE stay tuned!

[@bertrutledge4546]

It is a sad day in John Deere history but farming practices have changed and there is not a large enough demand for this style of tillage equipment. Mr. Deere just turned over in his grave.

[@RJ1999x]

Doubtful, seeing if you read the history of the plow, John Deere actually stole the polished mold board plow from a blacksmith in Illinois he was working with, after he ditched his creditors in Vermont

[@Mighty-Quinn]

I don't see this leading to anything good

[@EDBZ28]

I thought Deere subbed out manufacturing of their plows to yetter years back?

[@trevorn9381]

Not sure about the plows but Yetter has been making the 71 planter units for them for years.

[@brent9393]

The best thing to do is park it in the shed

[@deanreinke1148]

It’s “ Tillage Man Sam!”

[@wagonerjared]

Guess that opens the door for other guys to take that market share. Plowing is the best solution to combating chemical resistant weeds.

[@jjm2948]

Jesus….we are really screwed. Wish I could plow back into the past when these were still offered

[@robt9863]

Salford plows is where its at with kverneland euro bottoms

[@7rixee]

Tillage man Sam 😊

[@rapidcars1]

whatever happened to sticking with tradition, I mean land rover range rover, refuses to get rid of the adjustable armrest when they clearly don't need it because they have a center console armrest .they keep it for tradition

[@matthewkabanuk443]

Eventually tradition becomes hard to finance if you only build 1 or 2 every year. 😕

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

Well I thought the new way of farming wants to do away with mold board plowing and go with No till

[@MeadowFarmer]

The Hoover vacuum cleaner company originally made horse bridles. When cars came along their sales slumped. Vacuum cleaners were starting to take off so they switched their business model. JD is still making farm equipment, its just that plowing isn't a big thing anymore.

[@AntigYT]

Really sad😢

[@shoresharp8349]

John deere has already made billions in profit this yr , so its not like they are cutting them lose bc they are losing money.

[@matthewkabanuk443]

Simply economic that they discontinued it. I talked with a guy who was making moldboard plows for Deere right before they stopped and said that it doesn’t make sense to keep a product going when you only build 1 or 2 every year.

[@alowl450]

No more prairies, no more plows.

[@Jake_davis3]

That’s tillage man Sam

[@brentwelin3612]

He is not saying john deere plows are the best he is saying that john deere is to good to be botherd by having to make one if they keep turning there nose up they will drown when it rains

[@DIGGER19860]

Blackrock motivated john deere to make this decision.

[@longshooter457]

Thats ok...they never could plow as well as a IH 710.

[@RJ1999x]

588 white was the King

[@gliderider7077]

Big mistake

[@snowman5609]

I'll take a red one please not a fan of the green

[@NCOliverfarm]

Was never as good as Oliver plows.

[@11jimcleveland]

Terrible. John Deere current management is probably more interested in d e I nonsense than actually producing useful equipment for farmers.

[@matthewkabanuk443]

Simply economic that they discontinued it. I talked with a guy who was making moldboard plows for Deere right before they stopped and said that it doesn’t make sense to keep a product going when you only build 1 or 2 every year.

[@p71collector]

They will probably get a premium price for it too. Some collector will pay big bucks for it!

[@EDBZ28]

Entire reason for the video I’d be willing to bet.

[@keithdeley7236]

Americans need to spell it wright plow no plough yes

[@matthewkabanuk443]

Troll

[@keithdeley7236]

@@matthewkabanuk443 up yours mate

[@brendanmckenna1983]

Your right ploughing it is .That plough is about 25 years out of date. Look at Keverland and Overum and meney other plough manufacturers here in Europe 🇪🇺 there light years ahead of this

[@frontagulus]

Pommy bigots called Keith ought to stick to their knitting (and use "correctly", not "wright") - plow forever

[@Beyonder8335]

@@brendanmckenna1983not much innovation with plows here because hardly anybody uses them anymore, while across the pond they seem to be fairly common still.

[@billwang4086]

Not that important. 20 years from now you will be doing a video on the last traditional tractor being sold.