That Oliver 990 is a joke,that was Oliver's biggest mistake by using a 2-cycle Detroit in it.Unless you run them wide open,you can't get any power out of a Detroit.
We used to pull a 7 bottom 16 inch moldboard plow behind our Farmall 1206. Exact same tractor in the beginning of this video. We farmed around 1,500 acres. I used to love going out to plow a big field. Believe it or not but I was only 10 years old. Parents now a days have no idea what a young person is capable of doing if you teach them well. I would plow from daylight to dark and the older boys would only check on me a few times a day and bring me food and drink. On the farm, I never got bored. There was always something to do. I sure miss those days. Memories that I wouldn't change for nothing in this world. :)
U have 2 put rear wheel weights on the tractor the better the rear tires bite the ground the better they pull most people use mold board ploughs very seldom U see people use disk ploughs any more more other diesel tractors would be great and singing 🎶 😊 great 2 😊😊 OMG 8 13 2O23
It’s true that duel rear wheels give better floatation and traction in the fields but the real reason one tire&wheel is removed from the right side of the tractor is because of the plow they’re using tracks directly behind the tractor, so when plowing they have to remove the outside duel so’s the tractor can put that right tire down in the furrow and the plow will be over far enough to not leave a ridge of unplowed ground.
You can't hear any of the tractors around that Oliver 990. LOL. That thing is a screamer. Does it have the Detroit Diesel engine in it? I know Oliver put that engine in some of their 50 series tractors that came after the 990. I could not handle listening to that screaming all day. LOL
great video as always, be nice to focus on the plows some too to show all the brands being used as well, The implements are becoming harder to find, so it is nice to see them being used too
Really cool seeing that CAT D4 plowing. A few years back when I went through California I saw them using D6's working ground. No blades or even front hydraulic cylinders. Just bare tracked crawlers.
way tougher in that era as across society. hearing protection, sun block, dust masks, gloves on before fuel, fertilizers, hazard materials not in most any jobs lexicon.
Brings back memories of Grampa driving a John Deere 4010 and a 4 bottom plow and dad driving the Minneapolis-Moline Vista G 1000 pulling a 6 bottom plow. We changed while I was in school to disking with an Oliver 1900 with MFW and a Oliver 2155. I am surprised I can hear after driving that screaming Jimmy in the 1900. The only large tractor we still have since dad died is the Vista G 1000. I think all the implements were sold.
I’ve been wanting to go to the half century of progress show. It’s great seeing all the old iron out playing together. And I agree, more colors would make it even better.
*I've been eager to attend the Half Century of Progress show. It's fantastic to witness all that vintage machinery in action. I couldn't agree more, adding more colors would enhance the experience even further!* 🚜🌈
I know in Europe they have those plows that flip over or whatever so the driver just does a U turn at the end of the field and continues on. These plows only plow to the right, so the procedure to cover the field is a little different. Suffice to say, the right wheel of the tractor is always the one in the furrow, and the plow always plows the soil to the same side, so the dual wheel is always the one on the high side.
I really hope there will still be a half century of progress show by the time I’m 16. I’m 12 years old and I have 4 tractors of my own I have a, case 990, ford 8n, international 806 (wheat land) international 1466 standard front axle (none row crop axle). So I hope there is a plowing demonstration so I can go to one in a few years.
As a young teenager working on the farm no matter what I tried or did I could not stay awake plowing all night with the green Deere with a year round cab ? The way it sounds and the temperature I couldn't do it. Plowing with Alice Chalmers no problem, nothing like the smell of fresh turned soil at sun rise
Jim Shoemaker Why would you even make a comment that every one might be a little over weight. They’re doing what they love, driving a tractor. Fat, skinny, old, young , tall, short. All these guys and some gals all have one thing in common, they love tractors.
The Steiger had a different plow or had it configured differently. What was the adjustment that was made for that one compared to the rest? Hitch swing?
Ug, listen to the difference between the 1030 with the muffler and the one with the "fancy" straight pipe. Why do people subject themselves to that? I know the factory mufflers aren't the most inexpensive things in the world, but my oh my that deafening drone! To each their own but that drives me nuts. Also, some of these plows are set up just terrible! Different depths front to back, gauge wheels not set properly, etc. That first 1650, the poor guy has to bounce his tractor through the furrow behind that JD, the 1950 shown later the furrow actually disappears! Still though, it's always a treat to see older stuff working hard yet. Takes me back, and I appreciate the videos.
1:30 this could be the future me! the reason i say this is because: 1. he has red equipment! 2. he is wearing a GoPro! I would like to see that guy's video!
It reminds me of when I was young, I would sit on the back of the plow and collect worms for fishing, just the sound of a tractor would make me run to see and hear one of my favorite sounds.
I loved plowing , on everything from a AC. WD 45 , JD 70 , all the way up to a JD 8430 with MFWD . Night time was the best harvest corn until dark , then jump on a JD 4620 or 6030 , and take off plowing until 2:00 am. The tractor pulling across the field , the longer you ran the more glow as heat built up in the muffler. Soon. It would would be glowing red , and flames , and sparks spit out the top . The tractor was pulling a little hard , but that is when it sounded it's best.
Growing up plowing for my dad We had a Massey Ferguson 285 pulling 4.16's bottom plow. A MF 275 & a MF 265 pulling 3.16's plow. Today I have a 1990 Massey Ferguson 3070 pulls 4.16's.
Now that's a symphony I could listen too, that 990 oliver sounded very stout. Thanks for sharing I'm in mountain's on nc and don't know of any tractor show's around me.
Awesome video ! I like watching all the different tractors . My favorite is Farmall but I like other brands as well . How long did take them to finish that field ?
I really like these 1/2 century vids. Thanks for trying to get other makes involved. It would be nice to see the other brands as well. Keep up the great vids & info. Cheers
Is this event limited to vintage factory stock? I have a Resto-Mod F8N-'52 that I would LOVE to bring and plow next event but I don't want to be turned down at the gate cuz I'd be coming aways. My tractor is a working tractor that I use often, if not daily, on our beef and hog farm. I'm sure it would be interesting to your viewers.
@@verteup hahaha, as I grew up with one of those, that point may be up for discussion! But to each their own. Personally would like to see some more Case and Mighty Mo's out there.
Out of all the brands seen in the plowing demonstration at the Half Century of Progress Show, John Deere is tops in my book. That’s the only brand I’ll run. Period. No other tractor brand will ever be seen on my property unless my family no longer lives there, then probably another brand will take over where John Deere departed.
I stay on the Mississippi Gulf coast where is the closes tried to plow day to my location enjoy these videos my dad would really get a kick out of it his 81 year old formed in Arkansas all his life
I love a parade ! Wow such a nice collection of classic tractors ploughing in Illinois. I too would like to see more brands represented in the machinery running. It looked like a day in November grey sky and cold however it wasn't. I'd like to watch more of your vegetables harvesting you showcased a few weeks back. I ❤ BTP 🚜👍
So cool to see all that old iron working, I think the 4000 and 5000 Deere series tractors ran the smoothest and quietest of them all. My dad had a 4020 and 5020 back in the day. The 4020 was a dam good tractor, it would always start, the 5020 not such a good starter. You have the best videos...///
Thank you for watching. I agree the 4020 is a solid tractor. Having been in the field up close I would say the tractor that seemed to edge them all out for smooth power and speed was the Allis-Chalmers One-Ninety XT.
Interesting insight into history, thanks for uploading! Anyway, the practice is not that good for the soil, disrupting the life in there as far as I know. Tilling might be good sometime... but in often cases not, I learned. Ressources can get lost.
Seems like maybe some of these guys had a little oversized plow on their tractor. I get that it’s called progress but sometimes I just take my old h out and miss the simpler times and wish I could go back
That JD 6030 has an awesome deep sound to it. Does it have a JD engine in it, or what engine does it have? It does not sound like a JD engine to me, but maybe it does have a JD engine and it's just that oversize exhaust stack that makes it sound that way.
Another amazing production here as we have all come to expect. I suppose. If you happen to have farmland near rantoul Illinois you might just some free plowing done every so often. Of course all of the hard effort would be capped off with a copious amount of golf cart tracks all over the fresh earth.
Though plowing conditions. This is not serious plowing. It’s just for fun. Something may have not been set right. Over all Oliver’s are solid tractors.
Far less than millions of cars in big cities. This is how farming was done 50 years. These tractors are not even a drop in the bucket compared to car emissions.
