Z Crew - The Early Years Wheat Harvest 1988 - Massey Ferguson Combines

So I’ve figured out how to “rip” content from DVD’s and save them in digital format.
I would like to do this to all of our past years and will share the highlights to give you a better idea of harvest past.
Today’s segment begins on 6/7/88 and ends on 6/9/88.
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[@DAVIDKHAINE]

I sure miss those days. life was so much better back then ...

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

I agree!!

[@roncornelius8339]

Two gold star’s to Your Father for recording this video & You For Sharing This with Us!!!

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Yes!!! So glad we have this. Wish we had some of the previous years!!

[@robertmarino2158]

Tracy , amazing footage of custom farming way , way back then ! You do an excellent job in putting all of this together , memories forever ! You have the talent to do all of this , maybe in the near future , A . G. School districts , history teachers, Administration would put a program together with the help of what you have done , of course you being the main speaker, what a thrill & knowledge future farmers would get out of this amazing program ! The very best to you as your journey continue 's to develop ! Thank you for all the hard work & effort , countless hours , you have done , stay safe , very proud of you in what You have accomplished !!

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

WHOA! Thank you so much for your very kind words. I’ve had so much fun sharing our way of life. When I look back and think about how many years harvest has been a part of my life…I’m amazed. Amazed because the years seem to have gone so quickly. At the time, not so much. I have seen quite a change in the equipment!!

[@harewer]

What a treasure to see these videos of your family and the earlier years! Can’t imagine the emotions it must bring up for you. Reminded me that my uncle was always shooting video on his camcorder back in the early 1980s (northern Iowa). Gonna have to find out what happened to those tapes. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to see more!!!

[@karljacobson1575]

What a wonderful thing to have an cherish. Thanks for sharing! I wish I had a video of my father back in the 70s .....

[@Sprayer1962]

Absolutely wonderful! As we are similar in age I owned and ran the Massey machines . Was great to see your family in younger days as we all once were 😊. Please do more . Very nice for you to share.

[@chesterraybon3442]

That was great. I knew you could entertain us even though harvest was over. Loved walking down memory lane with the videos from years gone by. Can't wait for the next installments. You and Jim take care and God Bless.

[@gregschlafer7557]

Great stuff Tracey! Loved the history,. Great to see you again.

[@garlandhenry6792]

Fantastic story. Thank you so much for sharing your family’s memories. Can’t wait to see the next journey Happy New Year 💥

[@davidarnett5113]

Love seeing those pictures of Massey Ferguson combines. Our family ag business sold Massey Ferguson and I helped to work on many of the combines along with running a MH 82 on the family farm. Glad to see that you and Jim are well and doing good. Happy New Year to you and Jim.

[@hughperkins707]

How I wish I could/would have taken more pictures and videos of our farm back then. I’m so very happy to watch and hear your past and your future. Please keep doing what you’re doing. ❤️❤️ luv it.

[@williammartin5988]

My exact thoughts

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

I’m so glad we have what we have! I always take way more pictures and video than needed. But so glad to have the memories now!

[@joelhaas8273]

Amazing memories. Thank you

[@backachershomestead]

Thanks for bringing us into your family. My dad always loved those Massey combines. It's really amazing in 30- 40 years how things have changed.

[@lindahoward3698]

What great memories! Loved it! Thanks Tracy!

[@staceystorey4579]

Thank you for such a wonderful insight into your early days. We loved watching it here in Melbourne Australia

[@stevemccoy8138]

That was wonderful tour back to when we were young. I am older than dirt, Ha ,I remember the harvest crews from my youth in the 60s. Thanks for Sharing.

[@chrisheinen9628]

I can’t imagine how many memories it brings back, for you & Jim. Really good video.

[@allenhiemenz1439]

I really enjoyed seeing the history of your family’s business thank you for sharing this part of your family’s life

[@bobzoanni546]

Thanks for the effort! I'm sure the journey to do this has been extra special for your family. Wish I had something that nice with mine from the 50's and 60's. Only black and white, but I treasure those too!

[@haraldlenz7263]

That! Is! Awesome! Thank you for sharing your history!

[@allananderson8179]

Great family history. Thank you for sharing.

[@charlesdow4802]

Awesome video really love seeing the history of your family and the early harvesting

[@foxmelv]

Great video Tracey. Thanks for sharing. Glad we didn’t have to wait till harvest to see you back on KZbin.

[@dcctech5822]

Excellent!!. Brings back lots of memories for me too! Can't wait to get back on the fields. I 've had enough of this -40 stuff. Cheers from Manitoba.

[@mikesummerfield5051]

Great video, nice to know the history of your harvesting lifestyle. Looking forward to harvest in 2022.

[@mattkohnen1945]

Love seeing the old videos put more of them up. We also had two of the old Massey combine’s great seeing how they did it back then. Hello from cold Minnesota

[@ernestshaw9320]

Love to see how y’all started hope it will be better this year happy new year to you both From your friend in Texas

[@paulneuman2303]

Awesome and very interesting history keep it up. Thank you for a very interesting down memory lane.

[@markmortensen4341]

Wow that was a lot of fun too see!! Thanks for taking the time to do this and share👍‼️‼️

[@clfhnt]

priceless memories.......thanks for sharing

[@johncooper6934]

Hey those are great my mother tried to film the harvest in western Kansas Wheat, corn , milo even some fall silage they stayed at their home and my sis took them so only half of the family get to see them. Thankyou for the sharing and bringing back a lot of fond memories. God Bless

[@waynefiebiger3202]

This was great, I sure hope you do more than just this one. It's amazing to see how much the machinery and agriculture has changed since you first started. Thank you for the entertainment

[@frankmier9159]

Very cool, I ran with Jim Diebert one year! Thanks for sharing!

[@clarkehowardjr.8152]

Love this footage ! I grew up on the east coast ( Maryland ) and used to work with my dad on the dump truck and heavy equipment we used in his home building business. Brought back some great memories of those days. Thanks for sharing this.

[@davidchittick660]

Looking forward to the next one ,all the best for 2022

[@Doug-In-TN]

I enjoyed seeing how the journey started Tracy. I hope 2022 is a great year for you and Jim

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you!

[@mikemontgomery7337]

Awesome video. Great to see you back !! How agriculture has changed !!!

[@richardclark117]

I certainly enjoy the history of your family farming. I especially have enjoyed your VHS digital recordings. It’s nice to see the early lives of your children and you can see the love the two of you show to your kids. Just common folks making a living.

[@barrybaxter6161]

Thats was great love to see the family working together and see where you started. The old trucks are so great to see. Love how you still have the Ford service truck just like the old days.

[@genecochrane2129]

Thank you for this segment. I hope 2022 is a much better year for all of you than last year. That one was often hard to watch.. all the best wishes

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Some great family history thanks for sharing 🦘🇦🇺👍

[@chuckrobinson6244]

Really enjoyed looking back in time especially with the old Massey Ferguson combine’s and to have 5 generation going on the road that must have been awesome thank you so much for sharing

[@jhanlarosh6620]

Hay great to see some old videos of your family and harvest in 1988 awesome

[@rickrick7309]

That's to good to see from then to now an happy new year to your family

[@leepehl4758]

Thank you for taking the time to show that.

[@jrgenthomsen3841]

Happy new year 🎈🎊 to you and your family, thank you for a great video 😀😀 looking forward to seeing more 😘

[@jimmurray2965]

Wonderful memories and surely must be poignant for the older generations that are no longer with you. Thank you for posting these wonderful memories Greetings from Ireland.

[@fielddaves2279]

Tracy,I loved the pictures of the beginning. Please keep them coming. Field in Michigan

[@johndavis3237]

And a HAPPY NEW YEAR to ya'll! I haven't watched it yet but I'm SURE I'll enjoy it!

[@jlase]

"Harvest Cam" wow this is amazing to watch. Thanks for sharing.

[@brendondolan6488]

Well done as it’s great to see the past etc Your old combines are the same ones which we still use today

[@bertrutledge4546]

Thanks for the memories. I went on harvest in '74 and '75. We were based out of Fort Supply, OK and would start harvest in Duke, Oklahoma. We did Oklahoma, Colorado and Nebraska. Thanks again.

[@danskinner2671]

Thank You very much for sharing your past. I enjoy watching your videos from Roulette PA God Bless !!

[@keithschuebel650]

Hopefully there’s more to come awesome

[@danl9334]

that was awesome, thanks for sharing, those truly were the good old days, but 1988 seems like only yesterday, be safe and see ya tomorrow!!!!!!

[@bryanginder5903]

Great video can't wait for more!! The good old days!!! Good I Massey's, we still run 2 of them 750 an a 860!!

[@robertmarino2158]

Great idea , what a wonderful thing to do ! History going way back ! Can you share the years of the trucks , farm equipment , maybe a short story about them . You hit a grand slam by what you are doing ! How valuable these are , family going way back , keep them coming , stay safe , enjoy , memories forever !

[@jamespittman3365]

AWESOME!!!!!! Thank you very much. This brought many good memories of my own.

[@pattynelson2519]

We are going on our third year as subscribers and have really enjoyed watching your posts. Please keep making them. This particular post was so much fun to see where you stared from and see your family members.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you for sticking with us!

[@paddymickiemickie8221]

Loved it brilliant, brings back memories

[@ertlerik]

Thank you so much, that was a super video, 1990 was the first time to the US for me as an exchange student on a farm in nw Iowa, in fall 92 i went back and ran a 850 Massey in corn , great memory’s

[@larrybowman5665]

Glad to see some of the stories from the 70-80s I made the trips many times with my dad and uncles . while I was in school in early 70s I was out during summers. we stopped early 90s many great memories and great friends

[@anthonywood8390]

Thanks for your lovely memories.HAPPY NEW AND PROSPEROUS YEAR.God be with you from us in the UK

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you!!

[@mileagemaker9925]

Absolutely love this old video! Sure brought back lots of good memories! I live in a little town of Lisbon IL that had a Massey Harris dealer then turned into a Massey Ferguson dealership! Lots and lots of combines were sold here and a few still around until John Deere took over the combine market. I've run quite a few 410s and 510s and really liked them except changing over to corn ! Quick attach heads was great invention!! I'm retired now but still run my neighbors combine for the entire harvest. Yes it's a John Deere 😂. Thank you again for the great videos and hope you keep them coming! Enjoy your time off and God bless 👍

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you for sharing your memories. And for your kind words! More on the way…

[@jrgenthomsen3841]

Happy new year 🎊🎆 to you and your family 😘 thank you for a great video 😀😀looking forward to more 😀😀

[@benryzebol8349]

Just loved these wonderful videos, nothing beats the farming community people and all the equipment that goes with all the hard but satisfying work, love the generational depth of the family.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you, Ben!

[@kenbettygregor3900]

ABSOLUTELY------ WONDERFUL THANK YOU FROM MINNESOTA

[@frostyice218]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! That footage is absolutely priceless. I was entering my senior year of high school in the fall of 88. Born and raised on a dairy farm (exclusively with Massey equipment). This is going to be a very nice winter watching your posts. I was one of the people who asked you to do this - and you knocked it out of the park. Can’t wait for the rest.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you for your encouragement!! It means a lot. Have fun!

[@jerrykegel4556]

Back in the early 40s & 50s; my Dad was part of the area Thrashing machine crew traveling from farm to farm besides the dairy farm operations…. In 1951 he purchased his 1st Allis pull behind combine & started the first combing crew within the family of 5 boys…. This operation became so popular; Dad had to purchase a New larger, self-propelled Cockshot combine…. Oh, those fence gates all had to b changed to 12’ entrances due to the 10’ apron up front… boy was that new machine popular in the local Labor Day parade.. That operation continued till the boys went on their own ways in the later 60s…. Yes, was a great experience…. Thanks for bringing the memories back to life.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thanks for sharing your memories!

[@rodluft5737]

Absolutely love it, quality is actually pretty good. Love that gas price and remember those old hometown groceries and cafes. I believe 88 was the first year I went on harvest.

[@timkennedy9364]

Awsome vintage vidios keep them rolling cheeres on happey prosperous year Jim Tracey

[@curtiswolf313]

Thanks for sharing this Tracy, very cool! I can remember as a kid seeing the harvest crews coming through Franklin headed north. I remember them hauling the combines on the trucks like your grandpa did. That had to be a lot of work just loading and unloading the combines and dangerous too.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

No kidding! They backed the truck in a ditch and drove the machine on the truck.

[@frankvanee5035]

So neat to see your videos from 1988 ,, seeing you and Jim and your parents working at this. So Special But also see the Massey machines at work. At that time ,, 1988,, we had the n largest Massey combine c dealer in Canada here in our c small town of Fort Macleod ,, 750 was a very big machine in those days with the Percins engine. It’s just special thing that your putting this all together. Thank You. Frank

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Good to see you, Frank!! ❤️

[@eagle-tv1iz]

Enjoyed your videos with the Massey Ferguson combines. We share an anniversary year. I spent the summer of 1974 with Massey Ferguson test crew in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

[@Doobie2100]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@rickdewitt600]

My, oh my. Great to have these old memories on film. Jimbo still is not camera broke.

[@bryank4]

thank you for sharing the old vids. life before pcs and cell phones. my former inlaws were custom combining out of selfridge nd back about that time. thank you.

[@roncornelius8339]

Fantastic Job!

[@robertthomas5590]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@mhgeast5000]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@jameswest332]

Your pictures of how it was with the old now equipment was to what is now ,the changes from then to now !!My" Wheatie time" was 1965-1970 I don't have one regret for the experience ! I sure hope this year 22 is better than last season for You Guys,21 looked like a pure pain for you folks ! God Bless and have a great 2022 Run !

[@slundgr]

One of the best summer jobs I ever had in high school was driving a combine on a harvest crew. We had Gleaner-Baldwin C-II combines with an 18' header.

[@charlessmith3995]

Yes remember when excellent footage i remember driving them old trucks the Red Chevy truck was when you was walking in hi cotton looking to seeing you guys this year

[@tiaradarling8673]

I enjoyed this so much. I grew up in Dacoma, Ok and remember you guys. Some of our farms were located by the Berrys.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

What a great comment to see! And such a small world!!

[@jasonheagley2425]

I really enjoyed your videos! I grew up on the harvest trail with my parents Henry and Shirley. We also ran Masseys and have alot of photos but no videos. What a walk back in time for me...very emotional! We were a crew that went the opposite of red and went to JD 8820s in 89'. Similar to the 860s, but much more reliable. I left the harvest in 95' for the USMC. I helped move equipment down south when I returned from the service for a few years but never returned to the business. I haul fuel for a transport company now and hauled ethanol all summer in the summer of 2020 to different parts of Texas for use in the manufacturing of hand sanitizer and watched the wheat harvest that year. Not alot of equipment left that I was used to, but still the same scenery and smells...cattle. What a great experience to learn core values and how to work together as a team . Thanks for sharing all your films and good luck to you with your future harvests. Jason

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you for taking the time to comment, Jason! I remember your mom and dad!!!! Harvest settles deep in your soul. I doubt that desire to see the equipment in a golden wheat field will ever go away. At least it won’t for me. Happy Easter to you and your family!

[@okiecubsfan1961]

I love this!!! So glad you are doing this and we have the opportunity to watch from the "beginning" and how you have progressed over the years with changes in machinery, technology and even how you guys look!!! I was born in 1961 so I'm about the same age as you and I got married in 1987. I have lived almost all of my life in Oklahoma and have to say I've never heard of Dacoma, Oklahoma, that's a new one for me. But I looked it up on Maps and found it to be north of where I grew up. I am going to enjoy "catching up" with all these newfound videos. My brother actually watches you too and told me about them as they weren't showing up on my phone. Thank you for taking us along for the ride over the years.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thanks for being a part of the journey!

[@johnkelly903]

Always enjoy time with you. In the day the massey was the machine 92's 410's 510's.

[@wfoybealiii4668]

What a fine tribute to your past and the families involved. The whole "road show" reminds me of when I was a crew chief on a seismic "shot hole" drilling crew in the 1970s. Lots of lowboys toting buggy mounted shot hole drill rigs and water buggies. Lots of groups of hungry guys entering small town diners. Lots of hoods raised, and a fair amount of head-scratching. I really enjoy your work and have learned a lot about what I've seen on vacation road trips across Nebraska, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana. I didn't grow up around farming or ranching so it's very informative to get a sense of what's going on during the harvest side of things. You and Jim are excellent teachers. Hoping for the best for the ZCrew in 2022.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

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[@nealturner7463]

It's fun watching that old footage. Seeing those old Ford Crew Cabs, and the older Massey combines. They were much simpler times, when We could work on the trucks and combines without a lap top computer. Hope to see more videos later. Thank you.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

You will see more…lots more!

[@danielflint7780]

So glad to see you entertained our ideas Tracy. These are the kind of harvest videos I've searched and searched for, with no luck. Looks like Jim has never been real big on being in front of the camera.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Hope they meet your expectations! No, he’s not one to like being in front of the video camera, for sure.

[@johnthompson4162]

This is my favorite video of all your videos!!! Thats the way I learned how to farm. I could drive a 5 speed pick up at 11 and drive that GMC grain truck ar 14. John T.

[@paulwatson7502]

Good job tracy, looking forward for more 👍👍👍

[@sew1194]

Beautiful story! God bless you and your family!

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Thank you!❤️

[@martysmarsh4432]

I so enjoyed this video brought back so many memories we ran Massey Too I thought I was in heaven the fist time I ran a 750 . I grew up running 82s and super 92s massey’s Harvest time back then was hard work but yet it was very rewarding. Thank you again for the story if you have anymore of the old videos please keep posting them .

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

I believe I’m up to part 3 of 1994. They’re on the channel. Have fun!

[@PowerRed1964]

I really enjoyed your latest video. I take that back, I enjoy all your videos. That was very good video quality considering what VHS videos were like. I hope to learn to burn some of my VHS tapes some day as well. I remember when the Massey Ferguson 850 and 860 combined were BIG and then throw on a massive 24’ header. That was progress back then. Thanks again!

[@davidbohner6218]

In 1979 we started harvesting in Alva OK. The equipment and scenery brings back a lot of good memories. Working on these videos must have made you happy and sad at the same time. Thanks for taking the time to put these videos up I really enjoyed it.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

You're right...happy and sad. But I'm so glad I have the memories that don't rely on just my brain. :) The days and years have gone too fast!

[@gregcampbell6053]

Very much enjoyed watching Massey 850 ,worked combine plant Brantford On, building those beasts (at that time )

[@notelling8240]

I so love this. Take me back.

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

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[@roemarlin3902]

Memories

[@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking]

Good ones!

[@daniellechenauer4738]

Thanks for sharing your videos with us. Nice greeting vom austria, europe.

[@samrugtiv3839]

Best video yet thanks Tracey. Sam just like when i was a kid

[@purplerunner1715]

Love the video, thanks for sharing. Wish you all the best and good health for the New Year, and that the season is gonna a very enjoyable one in months from now.