A look at what harvest 2021 was like for us and a good look at the Massey 865 combine ! This harvest hasnt been easy. Merch available at www.lordmuckshop.com
Beautiful video mate. There is something very special about harvesting into a lovely sunny evening, it just seems to make everything right. Cracking 865 as well, she looks as good as new!
What a great machine I can remember driving a 525 no cab when I was about 30yrs old I’m now 69. Good to see red power doing a harvest. I didn’t have any of the comfort of a cab covered in dust but enjoyed every minute but the best was driving the last load corn back home and getting last orders at the pub happy days. Never will forget
Great film there mate , took me right back to the long summers of the late seventies when I was six , staying at my grandparents house near Gainsborough , sitting on top of their gate posts so I could see over the opposite hedge to watch a 760 combining and the grain being carted away by a mf 1200 . Christmas list to santander that year only had one item on it , the Britain's 760 model combine .I got a great harvest of our living room carpet for many years . Thanks for the memory flashback .
I remember watching the original BBC 2 program with Dale and his crew as a kid with my Dad, opened my eyes to the scale of harvest in USA. Nice to see the old 865 still at work. :-)
v8 perkins are nice... but Detroits are Nicer....;) but on the other hand... Hopefully i can hear a few v8's roar ( not only perkins, a few Scania's as well) on the truck and tracktorpulling event at my village over 2 weeks... :)
I grew up in the UK as a kid watching farmers and they combine harvesters. Now I live in Australia and watched a new combine harvester at work here in Northern Queensland, what surprised me was how insanely fast they are moving compared to the combine harvesters of the 1970's.
How did we ever manage with Massey 780 and 590 series tractors and before anyone says they were the good old days combining till after midnight milking at 5-30,picking up bagged wheat and barley last thing at night all those small bales all stacked by hand,harvest lasting anything up to six weeks bo--ocks to good old days
Massey absolutely dominated the combine scene when they came out with the 760, it shows you what happens when a company rests on its laurels, they have all but being eliminated from the combine market in the current day
An interesting video of harvest time and the value of the combine harvester, I did not realise that USA yields were so much lower than ours. Ouch, I slipped on a polished floor in the office, foot hit the wall, ankle dislocated, big bone broke I was in hospital for a month and could not walk for another month. Several operations were required to repair some damage. He was lucky to get back to even limited work that fast, I wish him well.
Sunset, combine and that smell of a freshly harvested field, perhaps I should come and do some carting for you, just for that benefit! I did wonder if George was going to pop up with that pipe action! 😂
Nice POV video of combine operation. Like you said, lots of people talk about all the big fancy machines but few understand the long grind of getting the job done with those machines. Congratulation on putting another successful harvest in the books.
I remember being about 9 years old riding down a narrow lane on my pushbike and an 865 ( i think, 30 odd years ago now) came hurtling round a bend, I heard it coming before I saw it so I was well out of the way up the verge, but I remember being awestruck by the noise and size of it.
Wheat harvest with an old MF is just awesome 👌 The smell of the raw exhaust spewing outta that 540 Perkins combined with the smell of the grain, timeless
They old perkins V8 engines have a lovely sound. Nice to see a old Massey combine still running. Local farmer had a Massey Ferguson 760 if I remember right up until 2001 when she caught fire. Still sits in the same place she came to rest.
nice to see someone who knowa how to set the reel above the crop , most have the poor ol reel butied in the crop draging it in watch how you run it just flick it in !!! good on ya mucker !!!
On the barley I had an electrical issue so kept it right up but once sorted on the wheat I was able just to flick the top to lay it onto the Powerflow. Worked a treat 👌🏼
Podge, I didn’t know there was a variation on the 50s and 60s, we only saw the 750/60 and 850/60s here. They were very well regarded here too and things have to be tough to survive here. I always was a fan of the big black line they left every where, (bugger Greta)you would think they were guaranteed to boil working like that. It looked like someone had fiddled with the pump or left the hand brake on but no. The Massey tractors with the turbo 354 were the same. Relying on the turbo with no muffler had some operators worried about starting fires which is a very real problem here, harvesting with a hot northerly blowing and 40 degrees in the water bag on a good day (damp straw is not the problem then). Have a look at South Sask Farmer, he has an 860 in his arsenal which he loves. It still pulls its weight and it is older than he is. Jeff
Always loved MF equipment. Owned all that I could when I was farming. In my area everyone was JD or I H except for me and MF equipment was always under priced on used machines and equipment although their was a MF dealer . Lots of old 1950’ s tractors and the smaller farm implements around. Thanks for the 865 ride along.
Excellent video!! 1982... John Deere 960. No cab. Good when you are heading into the breeze, not so much fun coming downwind.. nine stand of barley!!!!
Ah those were the days. I remember riding in an 860 as a young lad, it wasn’t much of a cab for passengers. You could always tell where they were working from the steady smoke plume.
this is awesome I live in Brantford. am originally from the UK the factory still exists. you can still see the Massey Ferguson the logo on the side of it very faintly.
P'eterbraaaaaahhhh, sounds allright to me🤔 Lovely description of the Massey interior trim fabric... Nice lunchbox on the 6480😅and that Sunset, stunning view! All the best!
All the nice shiny equipment doesn't take away from the fact that you're going to spend a LOT of long hard hours behind the wheel of a tractor or combine. At the end of the day, it's still work. Kudos to all you and all the people who put in those hours. 😁👍🚜
What a great old Combine. Don't know much about them however always been fascinated by machines. Great to watch, it also makes you appreciate what work and time goes into the process from farm to food on the table. Again another great video. Great stuff 👍
Growing up in the Southern US, the big three in our area were the Massey 860, the Gleaner L2 and the JD 6620. The Massey was the better machine of the three, cleaner grain than the other two, faster unloading auger than the JD and didn't catch on fire twice a day like the Gleaners LOL.
God to see the harvest going well, I am in southern Australia, my God it's been cold here, 4C yesterday, we have barley and wheat crops here which stretch as far as the horizon, they are enormous, they use a few harvesters in one field, I love the old tractors and harvesters, they are less complicated, in my opinion the more computers etc you have the more which can go wrong, the one thing which is a must have though is an airconditioned cabin, it's looking like a record canola crop down here this year too, no drought or flood.
Great video as always. Fantastic to see the old combine doing a great job and that Massey is lovely. There is something really special about seeing a combine at work.
Found your channel yesterday. One upside of a forced standstill due to f...ing Covid 🤒 Love the videos and the style. Takes me back to "me yoof", working on farms and at college. Seeing that harvest sunset almost brought a nostalgic tear to my eyes 😭
Here in Liverpool a company I do work for, runs a giant diesel generator with a Perkins motor. It seems to leak a lot of oil and our sun set disappears over a pile of skips, not quite as nice as yours
As a non farmer, but someone who lives in the country it’s great to see farm machinery working from an operators view. Great video love this channel and looking forward to more vids. 👍👍
That 865 has way more features then my old 760 had thats really cool I loved running the 760 but it only had a pickup head on it. I can remember riding right on top of the motor listening to that beautiful song those v8 make as a kid
In the 80's on the farm i worked on in East Yorkshire we got a new fergie 855 with power flow header (C372 CKH) to join another fergie 760 also with the same header, other farmers in the area were either on NH or Class, happy days
Superb vid. My favourite part of the day was at the end when you shut everything down for the last time , 5 mins peace and just nature sounds that can not be beaten!
I really did enjoy that video. That Massey Ferguson 865 is a stunning machine. Never seen one in action but is on my bucket list of machines to photograph working.
I remember my Dad been on a Claas Matador in 1970 and it going up in flames and my Mum pushing me down in a push chair to see a Bedford TK fire engine putting it out. Then in the mid 70's the farm he worked on had a 1964 Clayson with a Ford engine and him wearing Martindale masks as they had no cabs.....those were the days!
Know f*** all about combines but I’d rather take that beauty over a new one any day. Looks like a joy to work with. Been catching up on your vids again recently, absolute quality as usual 👌
I’ve cut brush and hauled hay wagons with old farmalls, Fords, and Massey Harris tractors. Never did grains. Enjoyed watching this one. I agree sunset on the farm is the best. And nothing beats the smell of fresh cut hay and grain!
Good evening your Lordship, tonight’s video was really good and an interesting insight into the 800 series Massey Ferguson combines and also to see such a beautiful sunset 🌅 with you driving the tractor 🚜 and grain trailer and in the background the combine is still harvesting the last few acres of the wheat field and until next time TaRa for a bit.
Great video as always. Back in the 80s and 90s we used to deliver conventional bales of hay and straw into lots of local stable yards straight of the field I always loved seeing the combines at work.
I always enjoyed the harvest when I was young, haven't done one for about 25 years. Cleaning and greasing after the harvest is so important. I went to one farm and it took two days to get everything operational.
nice use of greta there LOL. if you can break your ankle inside a moto cross boot Assuming he was waring them It bloody hurts done in my self in my younger years of riding crossers and trailies on the farm good luck in your recovery , I hope the bike survived ok
Quite a stand of wheat. I've seen Montana harvest this year yielding a bushel an acre in places. Me thinks Greta has never been hungry before but we are always only one harvest away from getting a lot skinnier.
Brilliant video and interesting to see the forward/reverser on the combine. Not unlike the modern tractor's and combines of today with their "joystick's". And then there is the belt on the header. Ahead of it's time I would say. I would much prefer to drive that combine than a new one, but then I am a bit stuck in my now old fashioned ways and not so convinced technology is a good thing as you know. Doffage of cap in a southerly direction to you melod!
Imagine back in the day wen them old massey combines worked the big wheat belts of the States.. a line of them going up the prairies would be an awesome sight... great video.
I swear I could smell the video at the end mate,damp coming, hot tractor and combine,dust In the air,absolutely brilliant mate, a simple experience that will never leave your soul.🤔👍
Brings back some memories Muck, thanks. I was lucky enough to be allowed to drive 760s as lunch time relief in 1980 and 81 harvests. They seem to struggle to get a really clean sample sometimes but were streets ahead in capacity and driver comfort at the time. I think the first on the farm were 2 S reg 1977 with 18ft powerflow tables and probably on their 3rd harvest when I first saw them. One was replaced by an 765 with silver cab and wheels and some updated separation, looked smart but did have a few issues with grain pan shaking apart. The last one of that type on the farm was an 865, when it replaced 2 machines. It must have been pushed hard, although I think the area had reduced with less contract work. Could not believe it when the large farm I went to in Suffolk, for my mid college year, ran 2 cab-less Dominators that were not that old. What a crap job for the regular drivers. Apparently boss thought he would save some money. They did make a better sample than the MF.
I'd put a Massey up against a Claas of the same age for a better sample. I think Deutz had the best sample in the day. Claas were just good all-rounders. '5' series Masseys (760/765 860/865) were running faster internals which is why many were slowed down to stop the breakages.
Always wondered why massey had the cab on the side rather in the middle like the others, that's why most of us probably remember them, that and the big perkins purring away. Remember seeing one crammed into either a dexta or a major years ago. Your spot on about the sunset and the combines still humming away in the distance
Terrific video sir. Nice looking wheat, hope you made out well with it. I think you're right. I too have see sunsets all over the world. But there's something special about the ones at "home" during harvest. Take care. Looking forward to the next one.
I drove an MF combine for Velcourt in Hertfordshire back in the 80s. It was the biggest of the type you have there, except my memory wants to call it a 965. Perkins v8, cab to the left and a draper header like yours. Got it to 40 tonnes an hour in fit wheat. I caught sight of smoke coming from the engine compartment and saved it and the field from catching fire, phew. I don't know if a 965 is the right number.
Really enjoyed this video. Never been on a MF combine but had a toy one as a kid! Looks a lot more advanced than the Clayson we had which was only a couple of years older. Weird layout though with the engine along side the driver! Every machine I've been on had the driver out front, then the tank and the engine behind that. Totally agree about that sunset and just harvesting generally, hard work, long hours, weather and breakdowns driving you mad, but out in the field like that on a summer's evening - nowhere better to be in the world.
I did not know anyone put V8 in a combine. I’m guessing it is from era of 3208 cat, cumins 555, IH had v8 Did Perkins 540 have offset journals. First time I saw combine with wood grain dash. Good video thank you
@@LordMuck I never was around North Dakota,Montana size combines. I was around ones that has 6cylinder gasoline engines years ago Of course in last 30 years 6 cylinder diesel. I did reply to comment about 6-354 Good video thank you
thats one seriously tidy 865, has she had any work done to her body wise?? know of a couple down here,one that was restored completely a couple of years back . we ran a 760 for a good few years,as you say they were a hell of an improvement over the 626 that it replace, just in having a cab,let alone that power flow header .
Loved my 865. Had a really tidy 1985 one. Running costs were next to zero. Ran it beside a 750 of dads (still in back of shed ) needs rescuing. Sold my 865 to a small local farmer who packed up and now sits rusting outside. Hate to see it.
It has been the same in East Yorkshire, some came in weeks ago, and some is only just ready, but at least weather is set dry and fair but heavy damp this morning. I used to tip cart in the seventies, but now I am in the shed playing with the Fordson. There’s nowt like an English sunset! Phil
Reminds me up on the claas matador with my uncle as a boy in the 1970s, no cabs then warm still evenings and the big suffolk sun going down your right there's nothing better. Love the videos keep them coming.
@@LordMuck no chance of wearing offensive short shorts on that seat material I can remember sitting on a hessian sack in shorts and the blue plastic under the sack wasn’t great either glad seats have moved on from 70s comfort
Excellent video Lord Muck :) also yes Massey Ferguson Brampton be long time in Ontario Canada plus Cockshutt tractor plant was there till 1980's to shut doors forever and farms in my area be wild this for them too! Lots crops were late for them to do also been to wet and not much sunshine till August and less rain too!
