Vintage tractors! Potato harvest with the Fordson Dexter.

Harvesting a few potatoes down at my dads Mark Stringer in Yorkshire UK. Using the Fordson Dexter and a Johnson potato spinner. Also an appearance from the Fergie 35. #vintagetractor #fordson #potatoes

[@colinmayes9446]

A lovely old tractor, a joy to watch, thank you.

[@jamesstokes8692]

Great video

[@philatdovefarms5854]

Back in the early 80s my dad would use a potato digger just like that for his 7 acre crop and a gang of older school kids and family would pick them all up in baskets and tip them in trailer, don’t think that would happen now, especially the school kids working 🥴👍

[@AndyTerra]

Smiling all the time👍 Thanks - I really enjoyed watching this.

[@sparky5860]

Thanks for sharing….. I am new to farming… I just purchased my first tractor which is a 1947 Ford 2N… My wife and I have a small homestead in the state of Michigan USA…. I enjoy your videos……

[@jstringerandsonsfarming]

Thanks for the comment. I hope the farming goes well.

[@robertsmith9810]

Every grower in our area had JOHNSON/LATER Rnsomes hoover as they were nick named. we also lifted Parsnips with ours

[@jstringerandsonsfarming]

It’s a great machine. I amazes me how well it works.

[@willhunt512]

What a pleasure to watch , we originally farmed 1000 acres but now down to 350 acres , il love watching how it used to be done , I was definitely born in the wrong era

[@jstringerandsonsfarming]

Thanks Will it amazes me how effective some of my dads old machines are. I am sure we can’t go back but I think most people would agree there has been a bit of something lost with progress. Mike

[@stephen4032]

What was the variety?

[@jstringerandsonsfarming]

The potatoes are a variety called Melody. They seemed to do quite well given the lack of rain. They did get a bit of blight but not many tubers affected. They taste good as well.