First time plowing with Grandpa's John Deere 8640. Pulling a 7 bottom International 700

[@UplandHunter354]

Why is it so satisfying watching dirt turn over? That tractor is a beast

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Damn thing could pull it idling! Love plow videos. Bunch more being added now

[@ChristopherCarlson-j7o]

I think that my biggest draw to plowing, dirt completely turned nothing left in top buy new soil

[@jamesramsay2800]

Ran a brand new 8640 in 1980. Absolutely loved that tractor and pulled a 10 bottom 800 series international moldboard plow in b range 2 and handled it like a dream on some very steep Eastern Oregon wheat fields

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Wow thats some speed and power. How long till A.C stopped working? A track radio? Thanks for sharing

[@chrisanderson6837]

We had same plow on our 8630. We use to crank the big crank by the cylinder 10 turns for striking out. Seven /18 and an 86 was my life. Put over 10000 hrs on it till we traded it on 8870

[@ThomasDrehfal]

Grandpa would be proud. That 8640 is not even breaking a sweat with those 7 bottoms.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Definitely levels to this game. I love it! not stressing the tractor out to much. Appreciate you watching and commenting

[@adrianchetwynd1334]

Sounds like it could go up a gear and drop the revs to achieve the same output with less fuel.

[@forestwoods5499]

Of course it shouldn’t break a sweat, that plow was made for a 100 horse tractor such as an IH 1206. This 8640 should be running 200-225 HP.

[@forestwoods5499]

We use to pull a 3 bottom plow with a Farmall 400 that was only 40 hp. A 60 hp IH 560 can pull a 4 bottom plow with ease.

[@edlehman5726]

⁠@@forestwoods5499also depends on how deep you’re plowing. We used to plow 12” deep with two 6 bottom plows.

[@raincoast9010]

It really goes! We always use to spray old engine oil/diesel mix on the bottoms and coulters after they polished up.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Good stuff! We just threw some paint on her

[@mikecubes1642]

I always sprayed mine with silver spray paint after I was done for the year. they didnt rust and it wore off easy the next time I plowed

[@larryperdue508]

So relaxing I could watch you plow the whole field 😊

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Lots more videos on channel. Thanks for the support

[@darrenolm7325]

Nice, love the old 8640's. Used to ride in them when I was a child, great memories 😊

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks for sharing!

[@brianolson1211]

back when tractors were tractors, loved it.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks!

[@gordongrimsey2428]

Thanks for all the details on how, why and when you use your equipment. Great job. Stay safe and warm.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks, you too!

[@gerrydutch3589]

That’s pretty cool that you found your grandfathers JD at auction. My grandfather had an 8630 he bought new.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

No auction. found randomly in a guy's tree line. What happened to the 8630?

[@bcroft68bc]

When I was a child I would go with my uncle to a farm about 40 miles from where I lived. He was a tractor mechanic and fixed any of their tractors when he was needed. They had a team of 8630’s and 8640’s. I would get up in the cab and pretend I was driving them. I just loved those big John Deere’s.

[@thomaswilliams2253]

The old girl is walking away with that plow. Great save on the tractor and the moldboard plow. And she sounds healthy under load.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Appreciate that! Makes it better it was Grandpa's:)

[@BhupatiBandichhor]

​@@MichiganMarineFarmer❤❤😂1 LP❤

[@jovanr3938]

Why is john she=girl i dont understand that in english language?

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

@@jovanr3938 we call are trucks and tractors lady names usually

[@BillCoxoutfit]

That plough is awesome!! That John Deere is getting after it for sure! good job guys!👍💯👊

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I spent my childhood in northern Indiana working on my uncles farm. He raised hogs and at his peak was running 10,000 head. Not the biggest operation, but pretty large. He worked about 18,000 acres and 14,000 was corn just to feed the hogs. Occasionally when it was a good year I can remember him selling 2 or 3 semi loads, but mostly it was ground up for feed. The rest was beans, wheat, some alfalfa and sunflowers. And John Deere was his brand. He had over a dozen tractors, 3 of them being this model. As a ten year old kid I wasn't allowed to run them. I was relegated to a 4440 with a front loader attachment. Running the fields to remove rocks, cleaning up spills, burying dead hogs, pulling grain carts at harvest, that kind of work. But I can remember watching all three John Deere 8640's side by side making short work out of a field. I believe he was pulling 10 bottom plows, but that may not be right. Hard to remember that far back! Nice video. Brought back some really fond memories

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Wow! Those are amazing stories! Appreciate you sharing

[@bigmedicine8042]

Man. That big John Deere and International plow does a fine job still. It's just as simple as that.

[@Volfarmer]

Love that tractor, it’s still running like a top. It didn’t even know that plow was behind it. Thanks for posting the great video.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks for watching and the nice words!

[@eddiephillips6740]

Lot of people on here go plowing but not many can plow excellent job

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Nicest comment this month! Much appreciated. Learning more everyday

[@JimHerman-o3q]

Bottom line...... the plows I thought were cut up and refined into new metal ! Or at least they should be ! Soil erosion. Thats the primary reason we have lost much of the top soil ! When plowing......and after a 6 inch rain.........two foot ditches through the fields ? Hello....need a change here !

[@mammothammo7357]

She looks good. Nice classic John Deere!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks 👍

[@shawncrumrine9523]

Nice tractor , great save, awesome it belonged to your grandpa, i love the old iron!! Plow looks like its doing a beautiful job!! Good to hear your doing some organic farming!!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yeah crazy we got to find her and bring her back! Things a ripper! Love the plow . 7 shovels allot more then 5. One of the only organic certified farmers in area. Hard to do. Thanks for support

[@shawncrumrine9523]

@@MichiganMarineFarmer yeah it is hard to do especially grain! I've got a small cow calf organic grass fed beef operation and do organic hay.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

@shawncrumrine9523 where you located?

[@shawncrumrine9523]

@@MichiganMarineFarmer I'm near ada, Ohio. And you?

[@jimbob8969]

@@shawncrumrine9523I think he said Ann Arbor in an earlier comment.

[@jrhendershot1936]

Great job that old tractor sure sounds good and pulling that plow with ease

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yes it does! Thank you!

[@neiljuedes1661]

I remember plowing with a Massey Harris 33 pulling a 3 bottom plow I loved it !

[@jeffpaggett7274]

Rusty plows, bald tires - legend!

[@beaudamien]

I really miss being on a farm. Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks for watching/ commenting. Helps a lot

[@jeffharper7579]

I miss helping farmers to, I use to help local ones back in late 70s and early 80s but I now work at a small stone quarry so I tell everyone ( especially kids) I'm 56 almost 57 and I play with real Tonka toys😆👍😊

[@dirtfarmer7472]

Just found this, when I was farming we had a Stiger nice tractor, & used a 9X18 Case moldboard, the smell of fresh turned dirt was always nice. The bank said that we were through farming in 1985

[@marks_sparks1]

You have that plough (I'm Irish 😊) running lovely with that 8640. Great video

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Much appreciated! Thanks for the nice compliment

[@davidhaskins9457]

Love the old school moldboard plowing, a fading farming practice

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Coming back do to organic demand

[@williamfinders6259]

He is hauling ass now. your grandpa would proud of you boys and dad.

[@TheFarmerfitz]

Awesome. They definitely are a good pulling work horse. Just pay attention to the motor. Check the oil drain plug after sitting in off-season before starting. If no coolant comes out first yer good, if it does you got troubles.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks for the tip!

[@curtisbarrett9106]

The tractor looks good! Kinda sounds like it might have an exhaust manifold leak with the slight ticking going on. I had a 8450 that I redid the manifold on and it went away. But other than that she looks great!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks for sharing. Yeah small leak

[@ChristopherCarlson-j7o]

grandpa be happy for you, nice work fellas, you all got it figured out quick

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks 👍

[@josephbald23]

Really nice to see on the field again! What a great job! 😁

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Appreciate that

[@clintonfirereports]

Love the tractor, great job guys!!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Appreciate the nice words! Enjoy your sunday

[@tedbegeman4302]

Sounds great guys, well done!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thank you

[@jamesbuck555]

I appreciate you "Tuning" the plow!.. 😊

[@williamgreenway9893]

When I farmed my brother drove 1 . But it had 20-8-38 Firestone with duals It would pull anything that you hooked to it .It was HOT!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

That's the size of these tires

[@lttl858]

Great job guys, pulls 7 like it wasn't even there.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yeah amazing how powerful it is!

[@wademills1616]

8640 should pull 10 to 12 bottom depending on conditions easily

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

@wademills1616 we are gonna be easy on ol girl. 7 is plenty for size of fields.

[@brianbergen887]

She's a keeper. That thing will go from dawn to dusk and not break a sweat.

[@kathryngeorge3272]

Looks great!! Memories! ❤❤❤

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Will be here forever;)

[@robertburey4704]

Tractor looks great for having sat for so long.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Brother just touched up the paint

[@AndraeTaron]

That is a sexy Tractor, and a sexy plow keep up the good work 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thank you

[@MidwestFarmToys]

My Guy is dragging the hitch on the ground I could almost cry 😫

[@danvanhoose6783]

Good job.shining up the molboards.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Amazing how much smother she gets when the paints gone

[@lowellmiller6663]

Lift a little sooner and as the plow is lifting start into a loop with a hard left then right. You'll be back in the furrow sooner. Very nice vid!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thank you ! That's my father. I'll let him know :)

[@thenderson5509]

I feel like these old tractors will make a comeback. Someday all the old combines, plows, disc's and cultivators will be face resurrection. The farmer can work on this equipment. No call to the local dealership needed.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

I agree! Problem will be finding the parts

[@stevenpayne3707]

Use to run an 8440 with a field cultivator ahead of the planter. Loved the 40 series 4WD tractors.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks for sharing

[@3dranchmanitoba]

Been following your progress on the 8640. Nice to see reclaiming and repurposing a piece of family history. Looks and sounds good! Greetings from sw manitoba canada.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

How she going aye? Appreciate you following along and the support

[@3dranchmanitoba]

@@MichiganMarineFarmer you need to brush up your Canuck skills as it's pronounced EH! 🤣🤣🤣 see you have a 4455, do you like it? We run 3 4450s here. 2 power shifts 2wd and 1 quad MFD. Great tractors lots of hrs on them but still go and go.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

@@3dranchmanitoba EH! We have a 4255. Only 4500 hours on it. Grandpa bought new. Have a 4430 as well. Love both of them!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

@3dranchmanitoba hows the crops this year with all the smoke? Seems like it effected Michigan stuff

[@3dranchmanitoba]

@@MichiganMarineFarmer had lots of smoke here too. Was very dry in spots here, we managed to get just enough rain to get things thru till about mid Aug. Since then, showery and high humidity, been slow harvesting and haying. We have very little crop mostly pasture and hayland but hay crops are decent to good. The grain guys for the year we had are pleasantly suprised how crops are yielding.

[@trucks0079]

Good video sharing ❤

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thank you! 🤗

[@williamhunter2411]

I had same plow .. pulled by 1805 MF 3208 CAT...600+ acres a year .. best light easy pulling plow ..

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yeah pulls great

[@aaronbell7639]

That is a thing of beauty right there!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

appreciate it. brother did a bunch of work on her

[@normanschillerstrom1226]

Nice work after a little adjustment. Adapt and overcome, Semper Fi

[@kennardjohnson7875]

Need a piece of rebar to punch around to see if your plowing level, back in the day we had homemade 2 inch by 6 foot levels on plows so you could see everything from the seat.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Good stuff

[@southtexashay777]

Had no idea you had a KZbin channel, love that big tractor. New sub.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Appreciate you being a brother since the start!

[@jaythegreat_wt4964]

I love to use this tractor in fs22 I wish I could farm in real life. I’ve bene on farms but never worked any fields or anything like that, I plan to hopefully work on one soon though. Wish me luck guys I’m excited to get that experience.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks for watching

[@6920-n4d]

Beautiful! Sad to see plowing is a thing of the past now the last 5-6 years due to severe droughts most of us here in the Balkans switched to subsoiling and it conserves moisture better than the plowed ground goes deeper than the plow and is more wider so at the end of the day we plowed roughly 9 hectares with our tractor its a deere 6920s and with a subsoiler we go around 10,5-11 ha with the same fuel😮

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Wow! Super cool! Thanks for sharing. What Country?

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Coming back in the states do to Organic farming

[@6920-n4d]

@@MichiganMarineFarmer Bulgaria 🇧🇬

[@6920-n4d]

@MichiganMarineFarmer never been in the states and I do NOT wish to buddy we've all seen your policies towards us i have all the respect for you you're a hard working man and a fellow farmer but your government man it's dragging the world to it's end. Best of wishes and stay safe 🙏

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

@@6920-n4d appreciate the support. Most Americans feel the same way. Maybe we can bounce back one day soon

[@shanegeorge9157]

We had that same plow.. 8100 pulled it no problem

[@billhunter8408]

I had a IH700 7furrow plow .. great plow for MF1805 3208 CAT

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Nice! Thanks for sharing

[@davidward7672]

Why do John Deere guys pull so many IH automatic resets instead of a John Deere plow I think you all know the answer to that one

[@tonycoupland6281]

International had better plows!! Would be my guess!!!

[@forestwoods5499]

And why such a big John Deere tractor? An IH 1206 can pull this 7 bottom plow. I have seen it done several times.

[@timbulthouse7961]

Probably because you can't get an Oliver plow anymore. Everyone knows they are the best ever.

[@daw162]

​@@tonycoupland6281Oliver stopped making plows.

[@Mojave9370]

@@forestwoods5499 maybe that's what he had to plow with.

[@jimsmith9819]

plow was working good once you got the depth gauge adjusted properly

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yes it works nice

[@Farmerzeb1618]

Wow she's got a nice shine !!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Brother just touched up the paint a bit. Thank you!

[@neilstuarr2278]

Awesome tractors .

[@neilstuarr2278]

That plough is a bit small for her!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks 👍

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

That's what she said

[@piperdoug428]

just found ya n subbed, i just picked up a White 8 bottom for my AC8550

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Beast! Thank you sir!

[@mikescaffo4850]

Sweet old iron horse john deere the best

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

It sure is! Appreciate the watch and comment

[@kevinneukam1096]

Plow should run level. Front needs to be raised up and the back trail wheel should be raised up.

[@tj8364]

Good sound 8640 up and running again

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Appreciate that!

[@CaryGuyer]

It's not down pressure, what you are doing is trying to get the platform leveled up so the boards are at a consistent depth. Nice setup for doing some old school mold board plowing. Sounds like maybe you need to do a valve adjustment on that deere though.

[@damanifesto]

You found an expensive tractor like that in a tree line somewhere? Good job getting it back working, best of luck next season.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yes! Was my families. Sold it at auction. Randomly found 8 years later sitting in the weeds

[@user-qh1dk3fh5q]

Always liked watching fields being plowed! Where do you farm in Michigan, if I may asked?

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Close too ann arbor

[@kennardjohnson7875]

Back in the day we plowed so deep never had to touch the steering wheel.

[@panders55]

Tractor is running great, not enough plow, about 5 dottoms short for the tractor.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Haha man that would be a huge plow. Need bigger fields

[@dannypalmer7701]

I used to plow garden by hand plow! Lol 😅

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Basically the same :)

[@acme855]

I so enjoyed the ride, Thanks Let's go Brandon

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Sorry I didn't have a buddy seat for you! You know it buddy!!! 😜

[@DarkVoidIII]

I've always wondered how fields have nice neat edges even when they've been initially plowed with a staggered arrangement running diagonally like that. How do they make nice neat edges with plowing implements like that? That tractor is very strong, look after her and get that exhaust manifold leak fixed sooner rather than later! She will do much hard work when it comes to the field work associated with getting a crop grown and ready for harvest! 😁👍👍🚜

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Will do. Thanks

[@williamgreenway9893]

It's got the power!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Sure does

[@TrevorStruthers]

Congrats on the virality of this video.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thank you! Finding this tractor has definitely helped build youtube quick

[@ms-tw4sj]

I think you found your new plow horse

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yep

[@spencer1096]

That tractor could handle a 10 bottom plow easily

[@davepayne586]

nice bit of plowing.covers well

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yeah I really like it. Thanks for watching and commenting sir

[@ClaytonDavis-zs1qf]

it might have an exhaust manifold leak with the slight ticking going on.

[@christianhollauer881]

was the lubrication done?

[@edwardrentfrow525]

It looks like an IH 710 plow, because I had one.

[@craig1474]

Careful mixing colours like that. Green & red make brown! Lol.

[@jeremymullen5378]

🔥heck ya guyzz.. beautiful setup, rolling the dirt perfectly 🔥👊🔥🔨🏍⚙️🚜

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Much appreciated sir!

[@jeremymullen5378]

@@MichiganMarineFarmer if ya get some cylinder collars, you can lift that wheel up nother hole, put 2” collar on cylinder then u have lil up and down from tractor for closing furrows. Also take some weight off the pin in the gauge wheel spread out to back Wheel

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

@@jeremymullen5378 cool thanks

[@c.carney1948]

Just looking at the intake manifold on that tractor, is that a Cummins engine in it?

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

No

[@c.carney1948]

@ ok, thanks. The big cam Cummins has a manifold that looks real similar.

[@jtn-minn8105]

On your strike out your plow should be running more level left to right your furrow wheel was a little shallow, should be pretty good once you start working the land out though,with the furrow wheel in furrow.

[@Bulgarsen]

hi ! Just subscribed

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thank you very much! Hope you enjoy

[@taylormckee9627]

How long did it take to get the shares all polished up? I am thinking about a round and hald.

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

About that

[@jessehill9439]

does it have an exhaust header gasket leak? when she goes under power

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yes. We wanted to see how she ran first. Exhaust in the future

[@rongrose3746]

Love it !😊

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks!

[@HuntGamingProductions]

My grandpa let me plow at a plow day with a 1943 e3 co-op and a 2 bottom oliver plow

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Good stuff

[@ralphllivrah9551]

I thought the 4960 was as good as it gets. I preferred the hydrolic sear over the air seats. The top of the line 60 series were the best ever made.

[@michaelfoort2592]

Haha. To me this looks like a very modern tractor

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

40 years of work

[@davidtanner4020]

Sounds like you have an exhaust leak, that plow will do wonders for you guys!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Yeah I love it! Small exhaust leak. We will get her fixed. Thanks for watching

[@listcheck]

poppys frikken unit

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thing would even pull my ex wife in a sled. She's a biggin

[@robertconville6269]

Awesome!

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Thanks!

[@michaelcochran7895]

It’s gonna pull hard until the plow bottoms get scoured.

[@mikecubes1642]

it broke up nice but you need to level the plow more and you could pull another 7 bottoms with that monster

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

Got to be easy on her! Thanks for watching

[@Gary-md9ly]

Tiny plow for that tractor.

[@germanmpower7010]

Ese tractor puede tirar un arado doble acción de 70 platós y rinde el triple

[@franks122]

Is this your first day ewre working??

[@MichiganMarineFarmer]

What?

[@robertobudrovich1453]

240 hp ??