Moldboard Plowing with The International 1066 and Five Bottom Plow!

Time to roll over some dirt with the moldboard plow! We are using our old yet mighty 1066 black stripe edition. Hooked to our 550 International plow! Thank you all for watching make sure to let us know in the comments what you thought of the classic tillage setup!
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[@colmortimer1066]

One thing I really like about this channel is just how much the whole family gets involved in the videos, a lot of times like a son will start a channel and film his dad and family some, but it is still very much centered on the person that made the channel. Here, it seems like around half the videos have Aaron in them, and the others George goes out with a camera or I have even seen Owen or Mason filming that day, each person brings a slightly different perspective and style to it all. Farm videos are often going to be the same types of tasks, and over time we have seen it all, but the different perspectives and personalities really does keep it a little more fresh.

[@33pearlqueen]

Yessssssss, this video! Red Power! I received my Gierok Farms hat today and it's fantastic. Every person who has watched a video, subscribed, liked, etc. should buy 3. Let's see Aaron pack 100,000 hats.

[@joelhersberger]

There is something satisfying about watching that dirt turn over and bury all the trash. Keep up the great work

[@minkavleren]

Here in Denmark we plow A LOT. and we mainly use reversible plows because its a lot easier, a lot faster and more efficient, which i think is what you are looking for as well, having the ability to turn around and go back down the same furrow you came, plus you basically eliminate dead furrows. reversible plows if you get setup right with the right type of moldboards, sheers, coulters, edges, points etc. they can burrow trash really good and not only from corn, but grass fields and other crops as well, so if you wanna go down that road, i would highly recommend it.

[@yolundadelorenzo6840]

Great footage George! thank you!

[@280813jb]

Love the sound of the IH 400 series Diesel engines.

[@tammygurke7482]

My favorite farm family…THANK YOU GIEROK FAMILY WE received our hat the other day/my hubby loves it❤❤❤❤❤

[@kennethhall5070]

Thanks for the explanation on why you plow the way you plow. The different parts of the turn plow and about the low spots in your field. Great job explaining all the working of the tractor and the bottom plow connections. Awesome videos, great job from you and your hard working sons!!

[@tomgrissom5990]

I liked the explanation of mold board plowing. Thanks, very good video.

[@ronaldbeuron3766]

I can still see my dad trying to back one of those plows into the shed for the winter 50 years ago... and getting very frustrated lol!

[@douglasmacarthur8775]

Moldboard plowing and corn picking... My favorite field videos !

[@steveschweiger6569]

Love the sound of Red Power.

[@georgenetroe2670]

I love all your farm and the John Deers. I must say your International and Farmall are the best. Your plowing was so awesome. The education makes you fill I own the farm with out the cost. Young man's dream are fulfilled by your videos. Thank you for all the hard work your family puts in to allowing us to following along. Thank you George Netroe Urbana VA

[@peterbaumert6516]

So true, moleboard plowing is art with steel and soil. Nicely done and so satisfying.Years ago,, I spent many hours in the fall operating a1086 and a 5 bottom plow.

[@markflick1641]

I could smell that fresh dirt .Great video, thanks for taking us along . What a view . 👍

[@Jman771]

I for one loved listening to you talk about the plow!! It should matter to everyone that works or is fascinated with agriculture because it is one if not the most iconic implement when it comes to farming!!

[@mikebrown1188]

Nice setup. That tractor sounds great.

[@kellywilson8440]

Now thats a good looking rig you got there and nice job !

[@jamesbarbour8400]

With a reversible plough (or rollover plough as you Americans like to call them), there are several advantages. You don't need to waste time marking out your field, there is no empty runs, which waste fuel, as you can run back down along side the work you've just done, also most reversibles for a tractor the size of yours, will be mounted on the three point hitch, so you'll get the added advantage of mechanical wieght transfer, since the top link is always pushing forward and down on the tractor, when the plough is in work. Would suggest a four furrow reversible as a maximum for your size tractor, since the tractor has to have the hydraulic capacity to be able to lift it in the first place, without the front end of the tractor going skyward. Some front end wieghts on the tractor would also be beneficial, in this instance. Bear in mind when lifting a reversible out of the ground, that you are effectively lifting almost two ploughs weight, owing to the double set of mouldboards and coulters, plus skimmers, if fitted. Generally speaking, tractors can pull more furrows than they can lift, hence the development of semi mounted ploughs, but their disadvantages are that unless you use an intermediate coupler, like that available for the MF 86 for example, you won't get the advantage of the mechanical weight transfer through the top link, for the reasons stated previously. MF tractors using the MF 86 semi mounted plough usually used it with the intermediate coupler, as not only did it give the mechanical wieght transfer mentioned previously, but also actuated the draught control mechanism, which was sensed through the top link attachment point on the tractor. Semi mounted ploughs are ideal for use with tractors that have lower link sensing, where draught control is concerned, but unless an intermediate frame is attached to the three point, rather than simply attaching the plough directly to the lower links only, the mechanical advantage of wieght transfer does not occur, hence tractors not having the intermediate weight transfer frame fitted, will invariably experience more wheel slip, than a tractor fitted with it. Some food for thought - hope it helps. Incidentally, your main plough frame looks suspiciously the same as the MF 86 semi mount, only the tail wheel actuation and front attachment details differ on your plough.

[@ryany4326]

Reversible plows and roll over plows are 2 compeltley different things. Roll overs are the queer things they used in Europe. Reversible plows are more modern and can be had with 7-10+ moldboards. They are semi mounted or drawn with on land hitches. There isn’t 2 sets of moldboards, only one set of moldboards that’s it capable of plowing either direction. But thanks for the dissertation showing us you don’t know what your talking about

[@terryhawkins4295]

That's the video I was waiting for, to see that 1066 do some real work. I've always heard that called dead heading when you run back without plowing. Keep em coming!👍

[@michaelbergman8249]

Always wanted to see this combo working together! Just perfect!

[@Timkrenz-gr6ol]

❤😊DAD HAS A LOT OF PATIENCE❤😊

[@garyforney9421]

It's fun to watch the 1066 do some field work. I put a canopy on my 966 . I think they look great, and I was very happy with it. I put what they call the " old man step " on the left side. While they may not look cool it sure made getting on and off a lot easier. I never regretted it.

[@bradfordricher3685]

Your videos are great. I watch them over and over again. Every time I learn something new. Thanks so much.

[@karlfahrendorff1050]

It's about time 1066 working awesome northwest wi thank you

[@DonWelter]

Nice combination of tractor and plow. We plow under sod on occasion, but primarily use a coulter chisel for our primary tillage. Back in the day good plowmen were known for straight furrows and well-laid out plow lands where I grew up.

[@dairyfarmmidwest1615]

Nice Tractor to boot

[@raymondhenderson1516]

Great video and love seeing the old equipment still working the ground.Back when we farmed moldboard plowing was the thing everyone done back then.Old Oliver 7 16 pulled behind our case 2470.Great memories and thanks for sharing this video.

[@jimjohnson9237]

My brother an I did most of the field work many years ago. 2 bottom behind a McCormick W6. I loved the smell of the dirt, great video and explanation. Thanks

[@jasonbeecher509]

McFadden in Sharon springs NY will have fenders and steps

[@jonbruce536]

What a great tractor. We had the same set up. Great old horse could cover a lot of ground in the day.

[@stanhensley3082]

Cover crop looking great!! One of the best things you came do for the soil. Thanks 😊.

[@toddjacobs5660]

I like those 1066's great tractors , that plow does a pretty good job 👍

[@johnhenderson299]

That plow work's great

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Pretty interesting. Remember my dad plowing with his old JD B and a much simpler plow. He managed to plow his wallet under one year, and found it several years later. Thanks for the ride.

[@user-cb7ir6rc1t]

Sir you did a good job of plowing and teaching about plowing. I enjoy your videos. I still like farming the old ways.with older equipment. I learned to drive tractor on a Farmall M but did the heavy field work with the other red tractor MF. Please keep your videos coming and stay safe.

[@ronzezulka6646]

Great video George. Great rig with a master atthe controls.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

It was so dry early in the year but your corn looks outstanding. Nice how things work out when it's all said and done. I agree with you about moldboard plow trash under.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

It's not trash, it's organic matter. Left on top, it saves moisture and helps reduce weed pressure. But sometimes you need to turn the ground.

[@danw6014]

My plowing is limited down to planting hay seedings and teff grass. Everything else is notill through covers. We had blue clay on farm I worked on. Back then we plowed everything with a 7040 Allis Chalmers and a 2000 5/18 Allis Chalmers plow. We had 1000 lbs on the front of the tractor but when you hit that gumbo the front of the tractor was hanging a couple of feet in the air.

[@brianhansen826]

In our area the old timers plowed round and round for years. Every field has a "plow hump" along the fences

[@ronzezulka6646]

We pulled a 550 with a clod buster rake with an 856 on the high side of 2nd. Great combination.

[@strong40]

I grew up with a 76 1066 just like that. We had a 4-18 plow which was usually undersized for it

[@jimsteele7108]

Hey, the 1066 needs to feel its purpose too!

[@larryklostermann5779]

Nice video. I worked for a guy who had a 1973 “1066” and 5 bottom 16 inch plow which I drove a few times. Nice setup.

[@dlzastera]

I for one like the IH cabs, a lot of spring field work in the evenings were cold same goes for fall plowing. The IH 550 plow is a very good and easy pulling plow.

[@randybennett5417]

That 1066 can still roll some ground. A true mussle tractor.

[@burtzorn4059]

Dam nice job of plowing , lots of work. Hopefully you can find a roll over plow . In your case save you a bunch of time. Sure do love old school plowing. I don't think you can beat it especially every two or three years.

[@bruceprentice6441]

I have a 966 Black stripe IH, which is the same tractor without the turbo. Yes a somewhat awkward tractor compared with modern tractors. You climb through the door, then go down the hallway to the seat 😂. I always had the doors of all summer too but I was glad to have them back by November. I chopped corn and hay with my IH tractor, and pulled a 5/18 MF 880 auto reset plough, usually ploughing between 100-150 acres each year. And I would have to change plough shears every 2 years. Shines and Landslides would last longer, and only change as needed. These days I no longer plough. I have moved to a hi-speed tillage piece that cuts and mulches cornstalks while throwing some dirt on top. Next spring one maybe two passes with the same tillage piece, and the field is a nice seed bed for soybeans or small grains. I travel 7-8 mph doing 16’ a pass with my CaseIH 8920. Uses much less fuel than conventional tillage and maintains plenty of trash on top for winter to prevent erosion. I used to believe as you said that it was necessary to bury the trash. I have found that leaving some of the trash on the surface, the crop residue actually decomposes faster as it is exposed to the sun , wind and rain as well gets plenty of Oxygen to aid in microbial decomposition. Burying the trash limits the amount of Oxygen, and slows decomposition. There was nothing I liked better than seeing a nice freshly ploughed field, and watching the dirt rolling over and covering the trash. No more do I do that, and we have some heavy clay soils too. Not saying what you are doing is wrong, just takes more time and fuel to get the same results

[@nathanalmond8280]

Thanks for sharing the video. Y'all are good farmers and I enjoy watching your channel. I'm 55 now and I still do a little bit of farming but I'm not a full time farmer anymore. I grew up on IH tractors and worked on a big dairy with John Deere tractors. Like both but I still have red ones not that I haven't had green ones. Beautiful soil and I really appreciate your explanations for everything you do. I still believe in plowing every so many years. It's an art and if you do it right it makes working it down easier in the spring. The roll over plows work good. I'm in Virginia and I have heavy soil but a college buddy who is in South East Virginia in sandy land has said the reverse plows work good for him. I love my 1066 it is fender and rops with the top. Do you get the Red power magazine? There's quite a few places to get the brackets and fenders,rops, and steps that look like IH ones. Nice looking tractor and plow. Nice job too. Take care.

[@joelwindsor525]

Best tractor on the farm

[@travisjones1241]

These videos with your dad talking are great! I'd pay to have him come just give advise on my farm. He should retire and do farm consulting for small farms lol.

[@ArmpitStudios]

I couldn’t get one farmer to understand that always moldboard plowing a field in the same direction (say, clockwise) would eventually raise the center of the field. But I sure do like how neat you make the edges instead of just being a slob about it. 🙂 I’m surprised you don’t have the plowing dual on there for actually *plowing*.

[@patsymoore-ff2gz]

Perfect soil conditions ❤❤❤😊

[@virginiagraber9070]

WOW NICE JOB. (Dad 👌👌👌Years, Years ago. ) Thank you. Indiana

[@glenmomrik727]

Love the 1066 plowing put a lot of hours on one of them from the mid 70s to the 90s that plow wouldnt last a hour around our limestone had to have the automatic reset plows here great video found memories

[@mikeburgan7675]

So impressed

[@jvin248]

Ear corn looks great! I heard 'tip back' is due to high summer heat when the corn is pollinating, so that may be what happened last year. The rye+oats looks good, I run 2-3bu/ac rate of rye for cover; based on the Wisconsin Research testing (I'm in Mich); which if you are putting down 100lbs you're in the same ballpark. Their research targeted planting prior to Sep 15th for optimal results where you get the most biomass at spring planting time. We had six weeks of drought right during germination period so we were delayed overall but I saw (and I tested all ways from disking prior, which was a weedy disaster) that planting into standing rye and letting the crop sprout where I then flattened the rye as the best way. There's a five thousand acre farmer in Iowa supplying big cereal factories organic grain that uses only rye and corn/soybean no-till, so it works at massive scale. The standing rye protects against weeds until you flatten it into ground cover the crop is sprouting through and has a sprinting start against the weeds. The standing rye brings up moisture from several feet down plus hosts more dew capture. Corn I strip tilled (because I only have an old shoe planter) but I had beans I just broadcast into the standing rye where they just sat on the soil surface, no seed treatments either, and they sprouted. Then when flattened the weeds are shaded again and the crop gets a compost mat under it to cool the soil. Every gardener is chasing compost but when you go to field scale you can never find enough compost cheap enough unless you use rye. I did find the random oat variety I planted in an experiment turned out to be a short variety. Rye has had less 'engineering' and seems to retain height that we need for this type of application.

[@danw6014]

Rye also seems to act like a herbicide even if you chisel plow it in. I think it is probably more beneficial to actually wait a little bit to plant. I think it is better to get faster emergence than it is to plant early and let the corn dibble along until the soils warm. I like to plant when the rye is flowering and terminate a few days after planting. Hopefully I only make one application. This year I would like to do an interseeding covers when the corn is about V5.

[@goatfarm64]

We use a rollover plow 7 bottom does a wonderful job. But they are hard to find and pricey. Love the 1066 would look great cabless. Keep up the good work love your channel.

[@davidcoblentz7468]

We ran a 1086 with a 6 bottom plow. I love the sound of an international singing pulling a plow.

[@johnmarshall9065]

Did you hear the one about the farmer and his trusty shovel ? He didn't like to heave loam without it.

[@robertgoth5570]

😅😅😅

[@TheDieselDiary]

Can’t wait to plough with my 1468!

[@johnhenderson299]

Great content

[@SamElliott-wx1tu]

Try Worthington ag or Allstate ag parts for steps they carry original and aftermarket parts

[@fullers1966]

I guess the best thing is just to see if you can try one out to see if you like it that's awesome the best way to learn about one

[@gobermeyer6738]

Very nice perspectives! Greetings from Germany.

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello enjoyed your video. That would be expensive plowing like that yes you need a turn over plow. Seen a few forsale around here. Have a great day

[@last9up]

I really like the explanations on how the plow works and the parts. I only know about farming because of a video game and always wanted to learn more about the tractors and machines. Thanks.

[@matthewdavis4081]

A set of cover boards would help with the trast build up on each bottom. And fresh land slides would make that plow almost like new again. Great video and i have found that the roll over plow to have move advantages because of weight to stay in the ground on dryer years, my clearance in trash and better time management on head lands and turn around time

[@DoubleDCustoms]

All States Ag Parts has the steps fenders and canopy for the Ole 1066. They have a Wisconsin location somewhere. As far as the roll over plow both IH and Case IH made them, now Arts Way makes the same one. They are on Tractorhouse some models are 125,145,165,140, and possibly 150. We have a 4 bottom roll over and our 1466 loves it.

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

I have a JD 4200 roll over plow. 4/18 bottom unit. It's heavy, and really rocks you when you flip it. Also needs regular greasing during the day so it doesn't hang up mid flip. Both a Ford TW20 and JD 7800 walked away with it, but they both shook hard on the flip. I believe a Long (JD bought theirs from Long) switch plow would be a good one. My plow doesn't have coulters, and did fine in heavy residue. I think the switch plows would,too.

[@user-du1um2pl4g]

My friend RED BIBS BILL just got the WHENEVER PLOW HOOKED UP TO SNOOPY AND TOOK IT OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SUNDAY ❤😊😊😊

[@joakrage3972]

My dad pulled a semi mount reversible ovurum 5 furrow set at 12 or 14 inches with our 6310L tractor no problem I'm fairly certain the 6200L could have done it is being lent out at the moment and has since been changed to a 16 inch bottom when i do some ploughing with it again i am expecting it to make the 6310 work a lot harder We have fairly heavy clay loam soils with lots of big rocks so the hydroulic reset is a huge plus

[@joshpeiffer4122]

Looks like our 1066 except we have a Oliver six bottom behind her

[@nashcobb3056]

thank you

[@martymurphy7477]

cool video

[@randycharest4507]

Enjoyed watching the video guy's 😊

[@scottkonik3398]

All States Ag Parts in Black Creek may have the fenders and steps.

[@nickkorzeniewski230]

Yeehaw keep up the great work y’all

[@jvin248]

My folks used a 550 IH plow or equivalent of what was available in late 1960s for the five bottom that matched the 806 my father bought as a set. It was a great setup. Nice seeing yours operating. The last few years before my father passed away he found two or three parts plows at auction (for cheap). My brother has all that now. Anymore, it seems you need a plow to bust up sod/hay fields but after getting into grains you can use covers and no till. I'm still transitioning and experimenting/learning as I go on it.

[@thomasforst7327]

Nice 1066

[@user-qh1dk3fh5q]

Dude, nice machine brah!

[@terrydarow8401]

Nice job plowing that tractor is a beast u could pull a 6bottom plow also roll over plows r nice but they do have some weight to them

[@gordoncarpenter1552]

Vegetable farmers in my area use switch plows south west Michigan

[@walkersundstrom]

I have 5 bottom rollover its really heavy. John deere still has parts for it parts guy said everyone does switch plow now because it's so heavy

[@Travis_Rivers]

That ole girl deserves a good workout like that now n then . I love them black strips

[@robertgorsett1586]

my dad did not farm but inherited the family farm. He rented the land out but we had a bunch of pasture ground he wanted to farm again. I don't think the renter was to happy as he had to plow it up. It had been in pasture for at least 20 years with lots of rocks. Renter had a 1086 with a 6 bottom(with springs). He spent more time doing wheely's(sp) than driving all 4 tires and even had a dual on the outside. It was comical to me, but again, hard on equipment for the return.

[@ashleythompson5550]

Ive ran both kind of plows u prob like a switch plow the best

[@elifleming5723]

If you’re looking for an open station/canopy kit get ahold of Jim at Jim’s Fix It in Himrod, New York. Mennonite fella that specializes in IH and if he doesn’t have the stuff he’ll know someone that does.

[@daleculver444]

So before you all had your John Deere tractors was the 1066 the main work horse on your farm?

[@johnwilkinson6067]

In my opinion plowing is the best thing you can do for the land if you can get by without erosion

[@bradjenkins932]

LMAO.

[@johnwilkinson6067]

@@bradjenkins932 why not

[@bradjenkins932]

@@johnwilkinson6067 It creates a hard pan and destroys microorganisms in the soil.

[@johnwilkinson6067]

@@bradjenkins932 your going to have a hardpan no matter what you do and it gets rid of a lot of trash and weed seeds most people dont like it because you cant cover 50 ft per pass

[@bradjenkins932]

@@johnwilkinson6067 We don't have a problem.. We inline deep rip every 4 - 5 years.. the only time we molboard, is to put a new hay field in.

[@adamkonopko3580]

Każdy lubi orać 😉👍

[@naturegirlmia]

There is or was a 4 bottom case ih 4bottom roll over plow for sale in Orefield PA Eckroth Eqt sales its on auction time site,

[@neilweber6338]

We never plowed one way we plowed in sections the next time you plow it you reverse the direction so the dirt always went back in the same place.

[@rodmcdougall7924]

Need a subsoiler for the hard pan bottoms every few years

[@kevinwittstruck8764]

I didn't know that farmers still plowed the field yet, I thought everyone does no till method

[@johndeere7245]

I would not buy a John Deere switch plow on your ground. Works great in our sandy ground, but that clay you got, you wont like it. Lemken reversible plows are cadillacs, but $$$$, a 4 bottom plow slatted bottoms is going to be edging $60,000 without options. Me personally, I'd stick to IH/Case IH 145 infurrow/165 onland plows just for parts availability. I run a Massey 57 and left hand parts are starting to become an issue to get. You can still get IH left hand 18" bottom parts relatively easily. My suggestion, if you really want a rollover plow, is to have a little patience and watch Tractorhouse or Fastline for an IH/Case IH 145 infurrow with hydraulic reset and coulters. Hydraulic reset will have more underbeam clearance than a rigid or toggle trip and only available on the 145, and the infurrow plows were the only ones available with coulters. I'd say your 7810 ought to be able to handle a 5 bottom without too much issue, albeit 4 will be far more comfortable to pull.

[@tomspielmann9220]

RED POWER!

[@karlkasper3012]

Don’t know how far you are willing to go for parts? Cook tractor in germantown il and the have another place in Missouri.

[@user-du1um2pl4g]

IF you come to the Le Sueur County Pioneer Power Association grounds I would show you a 4 bottom Rollover plow !!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@TimmyWade-ss8yc]

My dad's plow was JD 5 bottom mounted plow I think 5-14s the 1086 w could pull it in hi 2