This Old Farm Plow Day 2021! Caterpillar, Case, Farmall & Oliver Equipment Turning Over Ground

[@ThisOldFarm]

What a fantastic day we had! I ended up finding a work around for the down computer (just downloaded the editing software onto my laptop) so I will be working long into the night tonight to have it up and good for tomorrow morning! Sadly, though, I'll have to wait to finish your video tomorrow. KZbin being the marvelous videos site it is (said with sarcasm), I can't watch the video at high quality without it buffering every 15-20 seconds if that! Stupid electronics! That's why we run old equipment, haha!! Thanks again for joining us this year, even if it did end up only being 3 of us plowing! Can't wait for next years with hopefully a better turn out!

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

Sorry I couldn't be there, bud! But next year will be a BLAST! I think the Suicide H will HAVE to go!

[@ThisOldFarm]

@@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch All good Kenny! Can’t wait to get that H in the field, as I’m sure you can’t wait either!!

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

@@ThisOldFarm I think we are all excited for it to hit the dirt. It's something that we all have a part in. MANY of us!

[@regunter6599]

Growing up in a totally flat area in Southeast Missouri in the late 50 and early 60s I can't ever remember seeing an MD although Ms were everywhere. I did drive a 60 or 70 diesel once, but diesel tractors were not common when we left the farm in 1964. Olivers in our area were green, I know there was one Oliver dealer about 30 miles from where I grew up and a Case dealer in the town I lived in but Case tractors, M-M, were not often seen. John Deere, Farmall and Allis Chalmers were much more common. I never saw any of the older Case tractors in the field working. When we left the farm diesels were just making a big push into the market, mostly thanks to the 3010 and 4010 John Deeres. Four years later new gas tractors were rare. Love seeing the old iron working.

[@kennycraze]

Nice to see the SC at work. I had one identical except without the tricycle wheel stance. It was an awesome work horse and took a lot of abuse and I never had any mechanical issues at all!

[@orgcoast5990]

Great video. There is something hypnotic watch plows turn soil. I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley; caterpillar country. Lot of D2's with industrial seating and orchard seats. Great workhorse tractor. Your D2 did not change engine note when the plows were engaged; it seemed as if the three plows were child's play.

[@00nutt]

Now Squatch had his drawbar set right. The cat stayed on flat ground instead of one track in the furrow and the other on flat ground. Lesson learned from the inspection on the other!!!!

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

Love seeing old iron working. Thanks for sharing....

[@kenthawkins2418]

Great job Squatch. I don't remember ever seeing a "slat mouldboard" plowing before.

[@kenthawkins2418]

@@squatch253 Thank you for explaining that. I'm surprised that I haven't seen them here in NC, where we have so much red clay soil.

[@bcbloc02]

Looks like everyone was low gear plowing. Gives you time to relax and enjoy. 😎

[@donbullock8790]

I live over 500 miles from you but I'd love to watch your tractors in action. My uncle had a farm about 20 miles from where we lived and when we visited it was always a treat. He had 4 tractors; 2 Farmall's A John Deere, and a Oliver. All of His equipment were 1937 models. He even had a 1937 Plymouth 4 door car and a Plymouth pick up same year. I think my cousin still has the car. They have plow matches near by ( 20 miles), hopefully the COVID thing will allow those to happen this year. Thanks for the great video. Looking for the next one. Be safe and well.

[@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch]

I wish I could've been there with you guys, but I was doing a little collaboration of my own! Met up with Hans the Tractor Hoarder and did some muddy riding. Great video and it looks like you guys had a TON of fun! I look forward to the plow day that we can all have and get together with.... Even if we are turning already-turned dirt! I guess if I have to, I will shoulder the blame. Ha ha!!! That just means more dirt for you all!

[@mikewigim4529]

You've got the hitch offset so both tracks are on the land side. No uneven roller wear on this D2!

[@richardcavalloro8355]

wow, the old iron sure moves a lot of dirt.......I could watch those plows all day

[@tractorhyatt7044]

Looked like everyone had a great time playing with vintage machinery. Let the tractor and threshing show season begin! 🇺🇸🚜👍

[@stevenm3141]

Thank you for the view, bless us we love America. It's so beautiful where you are.

[@bradleyberman9863]

So many ways to comb the earth! The sounds that your plow makes are amazing. A chorus of metal gremlins, crying out for oil. How come there were no rocks?

[@horatiohornblower868]

Unfortunately we have to miss the smell of freshly ploughed earth. When I was a kid I used to go ploughing with my granddad. He ploughed with draft horses at that time. Never felt more united with the earth than then.

[@johnquinn3899]

A great plowing video. Can’t get over how well the wheel tractors did without landside wheel weights.

[@clydeschwartz2167]

Excellent video it's nice to see the tractors out plowing and working instead of being a display like so many people do with there old tractors

[@clydeschwartz2167]

@@squatch253 your welcome I always enjoy your videos have you made any progress on the d 2 starting engines situation

[@timrink256]

Looks like a good time was had by all. Running the old iron can make for a fun day. Until the next day when you feel like the old iron.

[@billyjamison9733]

AWESOME!! Thank you for bringing everyone along!!

[@bearbon2]

I think the SC is about at it's limit with this job.

[@jimaagenes8445]

Enjoyed the video! Nice to see that organic matter plowed in, would be awesome if more farms did that, instead of granulated fertilizer or anhydrous ammonia! Can’t believe the stencil is still on the Oliver plow, did it spend most of its life under a roof? Don’t remember seeing a slat plow In action. What is advantage/ disadvantage to the slats?

[@deweydodo6691]

That people is a scoured plow that will turn over soil nice and smooth .

[@KPearce57]

Nice to see Vintage equipment working, especially the MD grew up with one, A Super MDTA .

[@davidb8872]

I love the smell of diesel in the morning

[@trailrider0194]

Just got back from a vacation in the Smokies. I had a good time but I would much rather have plowing in the field with you guys. Looks like you were having fun.

[@AndyFromm]

FYI, just saw a 1947 d4 forsale on Facebook in Sartell MN

[@Bellboy40]

Hey Squatch, that last clip of you backing the Iron Mistress over the camera was neat. I almost ducked to keep from getting my head bumped! 😂 I love to see those plows turning over the sod. It seems calming to me. Thanks for recording all that for us.

[@johnnyholland8765]

I can only imagine the carnage if you hooked a stump with that plow pulling it with the Cat...

[@regsparkes6507]

I was noticing how well those three ran. No competition here, but that Case ran so very smooth sounding, like a purr coming from that engine and transmission. I enjoyed this video a lot, and many thanks for the great videography, which I know, takes up a lot of your time. Thanks a lot 'T', I do appreciate this. ( I said "do appreciate" because chances are that I'll watch this again. )

[@IndergaardAcres]

I dumped an entire can of seafoam in the tank. I love that stuff. It was giving me some issues prior to that day. Putting a good load on it sure makes a difference

[@regsparkes6507]

@@IndergaardAcres I've heard good things about SeaFoam, but have never used it, only as penetrant, and in that instance, it works well too.

[@IndergaardAcres]

If you have an engine that gives you running issues (dirty carb for example), it works great to clean everything out

[@whitebear9699]

Amazing there were still signs of paint on the cleats.

[@bobpaterson1845]

Love seein old equipment doin what it was built for 💪 wasn't sure if I heard u callin Connors boards slap boards or slat boards but was always under the impression that they were a fairly recent invention as some o the big horsepower tractors with 10 an 12 furrow ploughs use them really helps reduce the drag 🤔 Great video 👍👍

[@stevenrapp3217]

As Always.....really good stuff. Give me a lawn chair and a big pitcher of lemonade and I could have sat under one of those shade trees and watched all day!!! Almost sinful you all are having so much fun!!! (Smile)

[@bobcrone6151]

Love it! I see all these Ag channels where they have huge rigs with giant air seeders and they are planting in no-till ground with all manner of terrible looking stubble... and I get the “no-till” thing... But .... how many of you are old school like me and are screaming under ur breath to TAKE A DAMN MOLDBOARD to that nasty field first! 🤣🤣🤣

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

So real.....so true.....so genuine.....I could smell the turned earth.....thank you.

[@halsnyder296]

Pretty cool seeing those machines working!

[@seastacker8582]

Very nice! I love the look of the old Case machines.

[@rickyjessome4359]

Man I would of loved to been there for that! The old IH's and the Iron mistress looked awesome on the fields.

[@Ihbinder14]

I just like a good ole plow day!

[@rogercarrico4975]

Oh man!!! Really enjoyed this. Just love watching that dirt roll👍

[@JasperFromMS]

Plow day. I thought about this. People have probably been getting together for a Plow Day for the past 5000 years at least. I can't do it because I don't have a farm or a plow, but I'm enjoyed to watching it.

[@couttsw]

Probably time for Toby to get a drone and activate follow me mode, some aerial shots would be a great compliment to the footage.

[@glennstasse5698]

Nice to see guys helping a fellow farmer get his field plowed.

[@LLImprovement]

`Old iron was built so well, meant to last and perform. I've bought a few old pieces for more then id like but you bet that're going to last so much longer then anything new.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

I love seeing old iron in the field,great video.

[@karljacobson1575]

My first plowing was done with a plow exactly like yours, in 1963!! God I wish I could find one!!

[@somethingabouttractors241]

I've done the Ol' traction bounce a time or two. Great video.

[@kevinschroeder3889]

That is dry. Hope you guys get some rain. Connor seems like he's a good kid. I'm glad he won Kenny's Raffle.

[@SootHead]

Was cultivating and planting just yesterday. Why am I sitting here watching somebody else do it today.

[@digitalshackonthelane]

Can't get enough of the iron mistress when she's a cackling!

[@kenuber4766]

Man you're right! That ground is drier than a Popcorn Fart!!!

[@FarmallFanatic]

You ever come home and the 3 bottom is gone, I did it 👍

[@Edwardmodos]

Until September 2020, I lived on Oliver Street in South Bend, about a mile and a half from where the old Oliver plow factory was... Which was surrounded by where the Studebaker buildings were... They're trying as hard as they can to erase all the history that remains as if they were ashamed. Probably the only shame they can feel is the hard work of good, honest men.

[@stumpy2816]

Awesome the old Iron gittin er done👍👍

[@neilshep50]

Q: Hey Squatch, how straight is your furrow? A: As straight as the guy in front.

[@stevemccoy8138]

Thanks for the ride along.

[@jerriwebb8031]

love seeing that old put back in play

[@alwaysbearded1]

I love the "steady cam" footage where instead of chase vehicle you just walk, and have to slow down sometimes. Thanks for the view.

[@mikestewart7338]

I have a Super M and would have loved to have been a part of that. Except for the fact I live about 1000 miles away in South Carolina.

[@KG-yn9qi]

Did notice kept both tracks on hard ground 👍

[@Arnthorg]

How big a plow could the D2 pull if you really pushed it?

[@debbiepenner4832]

So when your plowing and start to go off your line just a bit. Do you just pull a steering clutch or do you still have to tap the brake as well?

[@michaelgarrison4599]

Can you retrofit or modify a new set of rubber tracks to run on the D2? Or is it cost prohibited?

[@Ham68229]

Believe it or not, that's how they used to "break" in engines, a good old plow, gotta work the engine and a plow will do just that. It don't matter how many show up, what matters is, did you have fun? Cheers :)

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Like #37 Thanks for the video! Life is a learning curve! Hindsight is 20-15!

[@alvinyoung1258]

Listen to the old D-2 sing.

[@donaldwallace7934]

You guys needed an Oliver Fleetline to round out the color scheme there. Squatch, Pete Larson fired up his MD Farmall for the first time the other day. She sounds great!!

[@seniorelectrician6831]

I notice you don't have your blade on, did 't need it just extra weight. Did you take it off for this or was it off already? how much time is involved in taking it off and putting it on?

[@dearanel936]

This phone is being discontinued and the good news is you're not losing a subscriber my new phone has got the subscription just looks like a new subscriber

[@scrotiemcbogerballs8286]

Great video buddy thanks for sharing

[@Onerouss]

Wow, that is some light colored soil. I'm used to the black stuff in NW and central MN.

[@jpoppinga8417]

Dad used to joke Everytime the wind blew he lost half his real estate. That and how we were never more then half a day away from a 50 year drought

[@4051a]

Looks like you had lots of fun. What gear were you running the D2 while you were plowing. In ground around here I usually run my D2 in second. The place that I farmed has been sold so I have to sell all of my implements and find a new place to keep my D2 inside. I have an online auction going right now that ends on Monday,

[@johnkanaly1242]

Great video as a city boy I’ve never been that close to the dirt. Lol 😆

[@WACRE44]

Thanks this is so much fun like I was there lol

[@AndyFromm]

I'd love to take my m to a plowing bee but I never know when & where they are

[@michaelscriffiano9267]

Great job guys

[@ronaldkearn3322]

I love spring plowing! Love to shine up my plows. :-)

[@ron827]

I recall an old saying from when I was a kid on the farm, "The worst job of fall plowing is still better than the best job of spring plowing." I believe that has a lot to do with hard freezing in MN which mellows out the large chucks of soil.

[@rodneywager2142]

Good deal Squatch. What gear do you plow in?

[@scotthanson7888]

Out here in the western Dakota's those trip rope plows are scarce, the scrap iron guys have gotten to them..

[@deweydodo6691]

not all of them .

[@jamesdiehl8690]

You needed a fun day away from work and banging your head on 1113 this winter. You still have much to do.

[@robertironside3166]

Expensive way to plow the field [fuel alone eh] lol Where's your front blade [I can't remumble where you put it by now].

[@joegrandjean4666]

Ok now on to this old farm

[@timmywarren2349]

I really like your videos keep it up

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Nice to see. Don’t know if there will be a Plow day here in PEI this year. Dam old covid has ruined a lot of activities.

[@juztyn00]

So, I just bought a Farmall H which is painted (cleanly) John Deere Green. I want to hear what Squatch's advice we be in this situation.

[@anthonybenanti5651]

Hey Squatch, I’ve been working on this farm local to me and they are moving out selling off and scraping lots of old equipment. They have a low hours very old cat road grader and a bunch of nos cat parts. Figured you’d be the guy to talk to about it. I’d hate to see it go to scrap.

[@wayneb2490]

That triple slat bottom sure busted up the clods.

[@anttimaja9931]

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[@BillTheTractorMan]

Looks like a blast! I would enjoy joining you guys some time, I'm from up by Alexandria.

[@notajp]

Always wondered what the idea was behind those slat plows. Just less drag or what?

[@ThisOldFarm]

From what I have read on forums and the such, they are meant for heavy soils like clay. When the clay is wet and sticky the slats create less drag for the dirt to move across and thus keeping it moving across!

[@jankotze1959]

Awesome video

[@pettyfogger2305]

Looking pretty buff, Toby!!!

[@danfisher7856]

Good old fence catcher case

[@RustyCarnahan]

Kinda neat, or ironic, or whatever word you wanna use to describe it, that I'm watching this video tonight after spending 2-1/2 hours of seat time with the JD 720 Diesel #7203672 that raised me, and a set of newly acquired JD 555H 3x16 plows in some hard, HARD clay and clay/loam soil.

[@thomastrieschmann2682]

Hear about the guy in the insane asylum? He was out by the fence to the main road. A farmer drove by pulling a manure spreader. It was rounded full of smelly, juicy stuff . The guy yelled out, what are you going to do with that? The farmer yelled back, I am going to put it on my strawberries. The guy looked at the attendant in the white jacket and said, I put sugar on my strawberries and they think I'm crazy.

[@jondavidmcnabb]

So what is getting planted?

[@ThisOldFarm]

Corn will be planted on 30 inch rows. It will be chopped for silage in the fall!

[@weird1600]

Looks like a great day

[@barkingmouse8152]

Worth while building up / hard facing / machining the track links?

[@brycewiborg8095]

Did you offset the draft so you can keep the track out of the furrow. Hard to beat Oliver plows.

[@mickdog2]

MD sounds like a JD