TRACTORS PLOWING at the 2023 Half Century of Progress Show

[@ronlukow1]

Great video. Thanks for spending the time in the dirt getting close-ups and the hours & hours of editing necessary to get a finished product. We've plowed @ HCOP for quite a few years now. We were in your video with 4020, a 1206, an IH 450, and the 400/M piggy-back. For those that are watching, you should know it pulls very hard @ Rantoul. You usually don't bring your biggest plow. Hope to see everyone in '25!! Maybe it won't be quite as dusty. Thanks again - Ron

[@bigtractorpower]

Ron that is very cool. Thank you for sharing. I have admired your tractor plowing it’s always so busy at that show I never get to meet many of the owners. I would like to learn more about your 400/M. Could you email me at [e-mail]

[@ScottPykare]

I REALLY need to get to this show. It'd be absolute heaven!!!😊👍🏻👍🏻

[@8Nguy1948]

Where's this located at ? I would like to attend this also if it's not too far away from my house.

[@codyrooker4551]

@@8Nguy1948 Rantoul Illinois. Next one is in August 2025

[@motohio1796]

My favorites are the 2 wheel drive open station tractors. I especially liked the Ford 8000, John Deere 4020 (my all time favorite John Deere model) and the Olivers. Growing up in the ‘70’s helping on the family farm where we only had 1950’s era gas tractors, I thought these tractors were really cool back then. In our area we had successful John Deere, Oliver, Ford and International dealerships, so we saw a lot of these tractors around, but seldom or never saw anyone working with Allis Chalmers or Molines.

[@timhood6970]

Good to hear you've joined us Ford owners!

[@StephenHall-ut6kb]

Merry Christmas Jason and Big Tractor Power team! I missed the 2023 Half Century of Progress show due to work, but it's my favorite show. I look forward to the 2025 Half Century of Progress show. My favorite tractors of this video were all the John Deeres. Allis-Chalmers and Ford though brought back fond childhood memories.

[@Hinesfarm-Indiana]

Good video Jason, we went there on Friday, really neat to see. All the Allis-Chalmers D21s where really cool to see also.

[@jtoddjb]

this is as good as it gets. I'd watch this type of stuff 24/7

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching Big Tractor Power. With 2,814 videos on the channel you can watch 24/7 for a while 😁. It’s fun getting to share these tractors.

[@JuggernautSam]

806 is my all-time favorite tractor and thus, favorite in this video. Spent more hours on one growing up than I can count. I'd love nothing more than to restore our farm's 806 and bring our old IH 5 bottom plow down to a show like this! Merry Christmas, BTP!

[@carlhelmick7711]

I love each and every one of those tractors. They don't make em like that anymore. I don't even like to tractors they got today. I would rather have one from back then. They look more like a farm tractor. I grew up back Then with those farm tractors. So i'm a lot more partial to those tractors. Watching this video with those tractors made me feel like a kid in a candy shop.. They were so awesome and still are today.

[@samueljoejr5191]

Jason, that big Ford is looking good,big ups!!

[@JonathonTaylor-u6e]

Jonathon Taylor here. green and yellow all the way. John Deere is my favorite tractor and my dream farm tractor for my farm.

[@marknewman1971]

Nice looking John Deere 7520 and John Deere plow. You gotta love The sound of that straight pipe

[@chadengemann8237]

Was at the last two times they had this event and loved it so mutch making plans to bring my own tractor next time. Look forward to this show every time.

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool. What tractor will you bring in 2025?

[@chadengemann8237]

@@bigtractorpower i am into johhn deere two cylinders, i have a jd60. I am hoping to have a plow by next time. Also thinking about hooking to the sled for the antique pulls.

[@chadengemann8237]

@@bigtractorpower i have seen you there the booth times i have been there.

[@shawnbrown8888]

Great video Jason! Like your ford! Like to see more of your tractor maybe doing some plowing???

[@robertburt9071]

Nice old tractors and plows A blast from the past Very enjoyable video Thanks

[@bigtractorpower]

Half Century is a great event for plowing.

[@davidmicalizio824]

Plowing vids are the best!

[@robertevenson8568]

Nice to see one MF 1130, sounded good. We used to have a MF 1100 with a MF 86 5x14 semi Mt plow.

[@joshjones3408]

Nice ford big tractor power good looking tractor....👍👍👍👍an great video as always 👍👍👍👍👍

[@404nitro]

Merry Christmas BTP!

[@jankotze1959]

Thank You so much Jason, my favorites are your FW Ford, the Ford 8000, MF 1130, JD 7020 and any JD 4020's but ALL are super awesome

[@luisnunes7933]

Oldies plowing show!

[@jdtractorman7445]

Nice tractors. I like the front wheel assist on the IH 1026.

[@bigtractorpower]

That 1026 is a stand out tractor.

[@tomreisinger6220]

Have you ever driven one?

[@bigtractorpower]

@@tomreisinger6220 I don’t have not driven a 1026 or a 56 series. I mainly have experience driving Steiger built 4wds.

[@alevans51]

I love this show! Incredible machines!

[@RadicalLinguisticDescriptivism]

In this video I think the 2 Steigers were my favorites but that ford you have is pretty dang nice! I really enjoy the Half Century of Progress coverage that you give us. Always a treat to see the classic tractors at work. Merry Christmas Jason! Thanks for another incredible year of tractors and farm machines at work!

[@HemontoSoika-fv3fj]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 11:33

[@littlerougue]

I can't even pick one but those tandem set ups just tickle my fancy

[@frankscruggs4749]

Good video.

[@OldIronFarmToys-eg8tz]

You're FW30 Was One of My favorite tractors at The show this Year❤

[@craigsibley8161]

Excellent video 👍👍👍 Excellent video 👍👍👍 Excellent video 👍👍👍

[@ThomasDrehfal]

Your Ford is a beautiful tractor! What a great show!

[@MikeJensen-wo7oh]

Nothing better than a plowing video, except being out doing the plowing!

[@SimonKL11]

This is such a nice show😁👍 you have a beautiful looking FW-30 👍😉 Thank you for the video👍👍

[@AkbarMoncongloe]

Excellent video brother

[@kygreenskeeper8326]

We have a old Ford 8330 and it still gets it done... Air doesn't work though. Lol .. Thx Jason

[@woodaker85]

Love your videos , very exiting to see old classic american machines working. Best reguards from Norway.

[@matthewstevens7114]

That 6030 must've been insanely loud.

[@SouthernFarmingTV]

Bet it had a 619

[@tomreisinger6220]

Insanely loud would be the 1950 Oliver with no muffler.

[@matthewstevens7114]

@@tomreisinger6220 yea. 😆

[@jacktice7287]

A lot of classic muscle out there still getting it done.

[@bigtractorpower]

It is an exciting event.

[@ShyaneGrace]

Your videos are so informative and entertaining at the same time! You have a real talent for making learning fun and engaging, which is something that sets you apart from other creators in your niche. Keep up the great work!

[@tom1568]

I love 6030's....they are just monsters.

[@gleanerk]

I liked them all ! Good to see some Ferguson tractors

[@standixon4426]

My grandson and I watched this video together and he would say…”wow” when each tractor would go by. Our favorite tractor was the JD 6030s which he gets to see on my farm! Thanks for this great video!

[@bigtractorpower]

The 6030 is one of the all time greats. Thank you for watching. I am grad your grandson enjoyed the tractors plowing.

[@piperdoug428]

Loved to see yer FW30, my favorite Steiger product

[@NaTech94]

*Great video, Jason! We visited on Friday, and it was fascinating to see. The Allis-Chalmers D21s were especially impressive*

[@bigtractorpower]

The D21 is a cool tractor. I wish more of them had been plowing.

[@dekr3415]

Thanks for all your work making this video. Its amazing and refreshing to see who and what equipment is the true backbone of farming. I love the modern equipment but admit it gets tiring watching young punk millionaire farmers who inherited the farm from family dominate the videos. Thanks so much for doing this, and I love the Ford!

[@CountryTesla]

Wife crochets, I watch a tractor vid, life is great this winter! Looked like an IH 490 on that good lookin FW30.

[@bigtractorpower]

496. It worked well.

[@CountryTesla]

@@bigtractorpower I should have looked for the lift cylinders on the wings, good upgrade

[@spike3082]

The 826 as I have one sitting in the barn mostly retired except for the cruise down the road to get the bush hog for mowing duty as well as the 1066

[@pedrowall9320]

It's hard to pick a favorite Jason, I'm a big fan of the 56 series international ,and 6030 john deere, very nice ford you have, love the content

[@Farming_With_Cole]

5020 was my fav

[@luisnunes7933]

Hello!

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy bigtractorpower

[@bigtractorpower]

Hi. Thank you for watching.

[@Andrew-ev3vd]

My favourite is that ford 8000

[@bigtractorpower]

The 8000 is one of the all time great tractors.

[@paulofrancisco565]

👍👍👏👏🚜🚜👌👌

[@JasonShipley1979]

Excellent video!! I really enjoyed watching all the tractors in the video in action plowing! Keep the videos coming!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@michaelsmith-dm3kb]

Excellent video and such an array of tractors.My favourite has to be your fw30 my favourite all time tractor,its immaculate and so well looked after.

[@WillE454]

Those straight piped Oliver’s are always so loud

[@siegfriedacker7682]

Hi Jason, As always,nice Video. I still miss a Special Video about the intoduction of your FW 30. I also missed it on your Christmas card, where only the international and the John Deere were shown 😅

[@noahater5785]

Ngl, I have a soft spot for anything powered by a Detroit Diesel 2 stroke engine

[@bigtractorpower]

The Oliver 1950 and 950 are Detriot power all the way.

[@outbackladas]

Love ploughing videos, I liked the Inter1066, probably because I own one . Regards from Down Under.

[@bigtractorpower]

The 1066 is one of the all time greats. 👍👍

[@gazenglish5747]

Whats difference in plowing and ploughing

[@3frogltd987]

Depends on which side of the Atlantic you live on.

[@harvestingharrolds1086]

1456 Gold Demonstrator. I'm going to plow an old hay field with my 1456 this year.

[@bigtractorpower]

Very nice. I am a 1456 fan. I would like to film one plowing up hay. If you have time email me at [e-mail]

[@JBGOTGAME]

Really enjoy your channel especially corn and bean harvest at Garnett farms

[@bigtractorpower]

It’s a great farm to visit.

[@paulmartin8784]

I really liked your FW 30 A lot of nice tractors hard to say what my favorite tractor was I'm do like my farmalls

[@Farmgamerpro]

My grandpa has a farm and has one similar to this one

[@bigtractorpower]

To which tractor?

[@glenkellner9936]

I would love to come to the 2025 event!

[@bigtractorpower]

It is well worth the trip.

[@anmarvanwyk2043]

It's hard to choose between JD4020 and IH1066 and JD6030 ...all favourite ones lol

[@8Nguy1948]

I have have never even heard of a Wagner tractor .

[@bigtractorpower]

Wagner put the first articulated 4wd tractor on the market in 1954. They were a 4wd specialist and a strong seller through 1968.

[@CanterburyKiwi]

John deere made some great modles throughout the 80s and 90s. We have a 4040 at home, which were very popular in New Zealand in their day.

[@rayrussell6258]

I enjoyed the video. It's really saddening though to think how many tractor brands no longer exist. One I didn't see here but remember from my younger days was Minneapolis Moline. For awhile, I had a JD 4010 gas with narrow front track wheels. Never see those anymore, always the 4020 wide front.

[@davidschollenberger6871]

I think I liked the white 180 the best even though I’m a jd man

[@bigtractorpower]

The 2-180 is a cool V8 CAT powered tractor.

[@larrygro]

No way would I like to be sitting behind that Detroit all day.

[@tomreisinger6220]

Somehow we survived with one , but it did have a muffler, don't know what possesses someone to run it without one.

[@joelg8004]

Was the 6030 the most powerful open cab tractor made?

[@3frogltd987]

Yes, I believe it was. The 6030 was a beast, the trans and rearend we're overbuilt and tough, many 6030's were repowered with Cummins 250HP engines. The drivetrain easily handled the added HP.

[@clovisedanilo2073]

Lindo vídeo meu amigo que Deus te abençoe sempre você 👍

[@noehueber6602]

Hello everyone good vidéo big tractor power 1:27 beast sound from détroit diesel

[@donaldellis3609]

Thought the objective was to bury the trash when ploughing. 😊

[@Marsha-vo3qw]

🍺🎅👍

[@bobnistler]

🎅🎅

[@silas_brugger_yt5708]

Do you think they would allow a person that has a little lawn mower and a one bottom plow to participate in the plowing demonstration

[@bigtractorpower]

I think so. It’s really tough plowing ground. I would contact the show a www.halfcenturyofprogress.com I think it would be cool to see a lawn and garden tractor plowing.

[@drkies]

Is there any info on the big custom john queer with 890 hp? Looks kinda interesting. Likely cat powered, hence the name copy cat?

[@nellsonstout7001]

Yeah, it’s a 3412 powered tribute to the identical test tractor used by DMI

[@drkies]

@@nellsonstout7001 interesting, dmi has put out a lot of good equipment over the years

[@OldIron2188]

2-180 should be able to pull a 5 bottom with ease, someone should stop putting stickers on it and do some rebuilding. Cool tractor nonetheless. Sweet fw 30.

[@bigtractorpower]

Rantoul is a former Air Force Base. The fields are along and in between the run ways. There are all types of soil mixed together. It’s extremely hard ground to plow especially in late August. It was over 100 degrees at this years show. The FW30 is a cool classic. Ford really made them stand out.

[@OldIron2188]

@@bigtractorpower Gotcha, thanks for the insight. Didn't consider the tempuature.

[@Rightwinger1982]

So many over inflated tires

[@bigtractorpower]

This event is for farmers, collectors and tractor fans. You will see different levels of experience in the field at the show. Most tractors make 3 passes one way. It’s basically an event to show cool tractors working.

[@Diesel.09]

Are wenot gonna talk about that oliver or…?

[@bigtractorpower]

Which one the 880 Tandem, 1950, 1755 or 1655?

[@johnhatt1219]

Jd model 50

[@dsp11000]

Thanks for including me in your video, that’s me and my 1969 1130

[@bigtractorpower]

Very cool. I am always excited to see a Massey in action. I enjoy seeing all the tractors at the show. It’s always cool to find out who owns them.

[@dsp11000]

@@bigtractorpower if ever around Terre haute Ind , your more than welcome to do a video of it, have a good new year!!

[@adnanchadhar8329]

Good video