Today's video is a very special one. Farming is a very family oriented. job and within the last 3 years around harvest time, Grant and Laura each lost their grandpa that had farmed their whole life. Through this video, they hope to honor their grandfather's legacies and experience what their glory days of farming felt like. Step back with them into the 1970's! They scrounge up a John Deere 6600, and Big 12 grain cart, and a Chevy grain truck, all from that timeframe. This is just the beginning! If you like longer videos like this, let us know! Do you want to see more of this vintage equipment, or things like it? They had so much fun!!!
Laura, you talk about the good old days of the 70's and I think of the good old days of the 50's. Of course, I'm 75 years old and watched my granddad farm with an Allis-Chalmers model B and a hay cutter that was 5 feet across and combine that had a 4 head cutter bar. Good to see you're keeping the "old" stuff running and remembering your heritage.
Absolutely one of the best videos you have done !!!! Your Grandfather would be really proud of the 3 of you ! And its nice now the kids of today can see how hard it was to put food on the table not only for the farmers but also the country and the world!!!!! My self and my family REALLY take my hat of to you and all farmers out there. !!
Just a little note, I was on my uncle's farm back in the late 40's and early 50's. He had a dairy farm and we milked between 40 and 50 head of cattle. I remember our corn fields. We used a picker that just cut the corn and blew it into a wagon. We then brought it down to the silo and had a chopper/blower that blew the copped corn into an upright silo. The chopper ran off the tractor via a long belt. What fun. He never did get a combine, he just stayed with what he knew. I am now 86 years old and I have found a couple of channels that remind me of the old days. Yours is one and I am enjoying them very much. Your old equipment brings back many memories. Of course my uncle didn't have much use for John Deere or Farmall equipment. He was a Massy-Harris tractor guy. Have a wonderful day and God Bless
