Straight Piped Ford 8600 Chopping Corn Silage!!

Today we started chopping corn silage at the main farm! We filled the silo at the other farm and capped it off with plastic!

[@jillyoung5881]

Yup! She has a sick fuel problem. I worked on those back in the 70s and they were the finest tractor I ever worked on. If you want to keep it working, and if it doesnt have one, get a turbo kit and put on it while you are getting your injector problem fixed. I will grant you will use less fuel, gain huge HP and that thing will RRUUNN. like a kitten and pull like nothing you have ever seen.

[@birdsnestfishing698]

Man idk how many times I’ve came back to watch this but every time I see the 8600 it reminds me of growing up on my grampas farm in his 7600 and 7700

[@crslyrn]

That chopper's really working the 8600. It looks & sounds impressive going across the field. Stay safe.

[@landmarkcattle5220]

yeah it works it pretty hard! thank you! i'll try!!

[@the.family.channel]

Think I just found my new favorite channel, love seeing these old fords work, thanks for posting.

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Thanks for watching!!

[@rodder2046]

I have a faint ringing and sounds of crickets chirping in my ears to this very day because of spending 12-16 hrs a day on a straight piped 8600. That was 35 years ago.....I still miss that tractor....... .

[@landmarkcattle5220]

You can still find these tractors online but they're pretty rough looking!

[@rodder2046]

Yeah I know... They are rough and eat up with hours. These tractors got used hard. Occasionally I see one still working in the field. I just wanna sit and watch every time I see one.

[@Boodlemania]

Love the old iron. That's what a friend of mine would call "real eye-watering horsepower". LOL

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Thanks!! Haha!! That's hilarious!!

[@Fordfarmer9700]

That is some damn impressive corn! You cant keep a good tractor down she's running strong from the looks of it!

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Thanks!! It's putting out some power! It's been chopping like this for 40 yrs now. Had it since 1977 lol

[@aaronjames7124]

Them old Ford's are tough! Still going strong under the new holland name

[@bigtractorpower]

Awesome to see a Colby built Big Blue forage wagon still hard at work.

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Thanks!! 40 yrs old and still doing a great job!

[@richardbailey7472]

Didn't know COBEY made the big blue wagons

[@redironacres]

Nice tractor. Always liked that style of Tractor from ford

[@landmarkcattle5220]

I do too! too bad they changed it lol

[@Ham68229]

Those were the best Fords ever besides the *10 series.

[@larsonvalleyfarm]

Holy smoke signals! I think I can almost see your signals from here! Cant wait to see what you guys got to replace the 86 with on the chopper!

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Haha!! I think the new one will need a fuel pump adjustment when it gets here lol

[@jamesbuck3818]

Good Lord.. You got to LUV Those "FORD'S".

[@jamesbuck3818]

Gotta LUV Those 9000 Series FORD'S!

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

that was working the tractor. I heard you say "limping along with this tractor". I've had to limp along with my equipment too so I know exactly where that came from. it's not like you can say hey corn don't dry down I need a few more days for the part to arrive so I can fix the tractor. we want things fixed right and as they should be but lack of money and crops not waiting sometimes means limping along with what we've got. thanks for the video.

[@landmarkcattle5220]

You are exactly right!! Break downs usually happen at a time when you don't want it to happen!!

[@redbovine]

We had an old AC7045 we chopped with. On a calm day you could tell from miles away what we were doing. The black plume of Horsepower!!!

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Always easy to find in tall corn!

[@pricecattlefarmpricecattle7449]

Sounds good! Raw power

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Thanks!!

[@jakeziegler599]

I could watch this all day!

[@landmarkcattle5220]

My dad has the front row seat!

[@Ghis1964s]

....now how could I not swear it was you filming this and talking ;)

[@dansheets2145]

Neat old tractors

[@jesuschristlives4436]

That's a big Ford!

[@richardbailey2223]

The farm I work on have a TW 10, a TW 25 a 7700 a bunch of New Holland's and a 3594 CASE/ INTERNATIONAL

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Looks good! Rolling coal like a county tractor pull!

[@davidlegg1034]

Going to be a long day

[@AndersonCattleCo]

Don't let the tree huggers see that black smoke, lol

[@chechnya]

Well, you shouldn't be seeing black smoke to begin with.

[@dylkel2929]

@@chechnya hi Greta

[@jeffreyhicks4651]

Love to see that smoke looks like a steam engine so cool

[@banditfarmer1900]

Old girl is a rolling coal ! Got to watch it again now ! Bandit

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Thanks bandit!! How's red doing? Love the truck videos!

[@banditfarmer1900]

She's coming along , Slowly ! LOL Nothing like running into little problems all the time that just eat up time . This has turned into a project and a half and its taking a lot longer to get this done than I figured it would, I thought a month tops I'd have it done and back on the road. Last night I ordered the last of the parts I need to fix it with and now its down to the nitty gritty to get it done ! Bandit

[@jeffreyhicks4651]

Thats a really nice Ford love listening to that straight pipe and the sound of that chopper. How many rows is that chopper?

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Jeffrey Hicks thanks! Just a two row

[@gordfinlay5558]

I bet that’s driver’s response will be “what’s that!!!”

[@Kieran-wi9xm]

Every thing sounds better with a straight pipe

[@andylieffring3987]

Love your videos, I'm a huge fan of Ford. Logged a lot of hours on an 8000 with a straight pipe myself growing up , but it had an aftermarket cab on it. Where are you located? What state?

[@landmarkcattle5220]

We had an 8000 and traded it for the 8600! Then the turbo lol I'm in kentucky!

[@andylieffring3987]

I should have been more specific....I'm actually in Richmond KY. Are you close to Bardstown by chance?

[@jesuschristlives4436]

@@andylieffring3987 you collect fords to?8000 and 7700 neighbor owns but I didn't ask if he'd sell I have 3 jobs but they don't pay that good

[@jesuschristlives4436]

Ive got 3 small ones now need big ones for a hayride locally my name is having though I sadly drive a JD 8400 with a discount it's a shuttle shift and I like Ford or New Holland tractors

[@jesuschristlives4436]

Hayride and having are supposed to be Haybine

[@alanchatfield5533]

50hp per row to get a move on. This is a 6.6 n/a and about 100 on the shaft. Smoke is standard, we have this motor in the UK in the tw and 30/40 series

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Those are great tractors

[@alanchatfield5533]

@@landmarkcattle5220 yep I like them. The only sad problem with the 4 pot and the 6 was they go porous, but yea they are brilliant the tractor in this video is basically a tw10 in the UK, it's my favourite as it has no turbo and is reliable and simple but boy do they smoke lol,

[@macfarms]

Sounds mean, that harvester sure is working it hard.

[@landmarkcattle5220]

It really is! The tractor really is underpowered for the chopper

[@tacomas9602]

Landmark cattle Gear slower :P

[@tomjones8209]

Sounds like that old girl is working hard

[@dogwoodish]

how many acres a day ?

[@tedkahler9738]

That is just little smoke!!!

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Haha! Not much here !

[@mattrepp8833]

That's the way it should be. Pull type chopper and 70s horsepower the real deal.

[@Masseydriver]

That's some nice silage corn. How many horsepower is your 8600?

[@landmarkcattle5220]

dynoed @ 135. we put the 87 or 9700 exhaust manifold and turbo setup on it and adjusted the fuel pump. I also put different piston rings in to handle the added pressure!

[@mrnascar9129]

Why not buy a bigger tractor?

[@jesuschristlives4436]

@@mrnascar9129 because if you get a Ford you keep it for eternity there the greatest of all time

[@jesuschristlives4436]

If you find one tell me I have 2 and I'm 16 I'm collected need to start custom operation with old tractors then of course some new Holland the next best thing

[@mrnascar9129]

@@jesuschristlives4436 4020 was the greatest. But at 16 in time you will learn adding all that hp will find the weaknesses in the tractor.... mostly the clutch no matter what make......that is why i say just get a bigger tractor

[@mrnate4280]

That was my all-time favorite tractor growing up on the dairy farm if you ever want to get rid of it let me know

[@landmarkcattle5220]

We did purchase a replacement tractor but I think we're going to keep this one lol

[@wanderingman8921]

One row forage harvester?

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Wandering man it’s a two row 890 new holland! Thanks for watching!

[@michiganfarming1955]

Just a rolling coal!!

[@landmarkcattle5220]

It really pulls that tractor hard!! I'd like to see how the new tractor handles it!

[@michiganfarming1955]

Landmark cattle can't wait to see the new tractor!!

[@asifhayat297]

chopping corn Salag is for sale

[@kenchilton1319]

A tractor blowing that much coal is bad for the engine the higher exhaust temperature wouldn't be good for valves or turbo.

[@landmarkcattle5220]

Ken Chilton that’s correct