Can We Farm With ABANDONDED EQUIPMENT? - Ep. 3 - PUTTING THE CORN IN 

I farmed for 46 years and you have just proved to me I have been doing it all wrong. You figured out how to get free equipment, free seed & free help to get a crop in the ground. You are the smartest farmer I have ever seen:)

As a tractor guy, I find this absolutely hilarious. You know I just watching a tractor pull implements made for stuff twice its size and it has a car shock on the seat and the cherry on top... the car muffler

Dude - PLEASE do this again next year! Bigger machine revivals, higher stakes, and hopefully bigger yields!

This is so similar to how we started farming in 1979 when I was 13. My dad bought my Grandpa's farm in 1979. He was a little behind the times then, but we started farming those first years with a Farmall H tractor, a John Deere 490 planter, a disc, a digger (you called it cultivator), a front mounted cultivator to remove weeds after the corn was up, a 1969 Ford truck and a dog following us back and forth in the field. We used a tractor mounted corn picker. Your tractor sounds exactly like I remembered it. Thanks for the memories.

"it's like a shitty lava lamp of disappointment" that has to be one of the best line I've ever hear on this channel 🤣

Easily one of the most anticipated series of videos for me. Equal to watching Jeremy Clarkson try to farm.

Comin someone who farms at a fairly large scale my hats off to you. I run a 90ft John Deere DB planter with guidance and every sensor and bell and whistle you can think of. All I do is watch monitors all day. Everything is driven electronically even the rows. Sayin all that I respect the heck out of what your doing. Running that old equipment is tiresome and really shows how far farming has come. You rarely see stuff this old ran anymore. Hats off to ya man 👍good luck on the crops you picked a good year to grow corn

Not that I was planning to learn how to plant corn…but now I know! I love the old school approaches! Well done Kevin and Mook! Looking forward to your progress.

"Thank you to all the neighbors..." - Who haven't seen comedy this good in a decade... Seriously though, We'll want to see how your yields turn out. This hardware fed a nation (the world) for a lot of years. Waiting with anticipation for the rehabbing of the mechanical nightmare that is a combine.

Can we all take a moment to acknowledge that Kevin driving and Mook riding on the axle is absolutely adorable and wholesome.

Big thanks to all your neighbors - I'm really enjoying the watching you all bring things back to life.

"I should have known that violence was the answer." Excellent quote.

I am thoroughly impressed you've had less issues with equipment what's just been laying around the most farmers do with brand-new modern equipment I cannot wait to see how you're going to harvest it all and what you're going to have to do to get it all

I got to admit it almost brings the tear to my eye seeing that old tractor actually doing work every time I see one nowadays they're just a parade vehicle looking pretty.

I’ve never in my entire life wanted to see corn being planted than right now! Good show old boy!

I spent a good chunk of my childhood springtimes in the ‘90s maintaining the 8-row version of this planter. Watching you go through the mechanical workings of this thing brought back some great memories of farming with my dad.

It's Friday night, I've got some beers, and I'm watching a former helicopter mechanic till a field with abandoned farm equipment, and i couldn't be happier. Cheers

Had to smash pause as I am ordering a pizza and saving this video for the full pizza experience. For real, this farming series is already one of my favorites on youtube. My dream would be a small farm to retire on, you're showing us it isn't as impossible as it seems.

I honestly didn't think I would enjoy watching Kevin work on Farming equipment, but I was sure wrong! Please keep it coming!

That old H really put in the work pulling stuff meant for a larger tractor. They really are a tough and capable old tractor. Just think, it did all of that with just 25hp. My zero-turn lawnmower has 27. Loving this series, putting all of this old equipment back to work and actually getting the job done. Really enjoying Junkyard Farms! I'm curious how old the planter and other equipment are. The tractor is 70-80 years old and still getting the job done.

Congratulations on getting corn into the ground, even if it's a little late in the season. Ordinarily I'm not one for farming videos, but you and Mook are my kind of people. God bless all the people who helped you with seed and everything.

I love watching that "H" work. It brings back so many memories. My uncle used nothing but Farmall's on his farm. Two "H"s" and a "Super M". I grew up around those tractors. They were amazing tractors. To say nothing about the different ways he kept the other equipment running as well, just like you had to do on the planter. Thanks!!!

We need more people like Kevin in this country!

Its 4am and im watching you . I,ve been looking up repairs to get my 8n to start up and check wiring and mechanical issues. its been setting for 10 years. i,ve been a mechanic for many years but not on farm tractors . My experance is on 18 wheelers. I have not laugh this hard in years,,enjoyed every minute of it. Im 75 and could relate and just retired. Tying to keep my mothers small place of ten acres,,shes 101 yr.

I literally have spent 47 minutes watching him get prepared to plant corn. It's very entertaining.

Kevin, you can get positive stops for that hydraulic cylinder. split rings with a spring band on the outside, they come in variety of widths. set your desired depth then stack the rings til it fills the rest of the cylinder shaft from head to body. when you lower the equipment, it stops at that point so you don't keep going too deep and stall it out. helps immensely when you're using single action cylinders.

That was a blast! My OCD-ridden brain would never let me run equipment without sandblasting, painting and rebuilding/replacing every component. To just grab some old implements and slap them behind a coughing wheezing old H was giving me an ulcer but I love the attitude. There is a special place in heaven for men who put antique machinery back to work in the fields.

44:18 When playing "The Long Game" pays off! That's intelligent humor right there, that is.

Get a magnet and stick in on the tank Thanks for sharing great field of corn Congratulations

We own over a dozen of those letter series Farmalls. Use 30 weight non detergent for the hyd system. and use 15-40 shell rotellat in the engine. It already has zinc in it. Be certain the small hole in the bolt for the oil filter is not plugged up.

i love the fact your putting this ol gal back to work, its trully nice to see

This is the most satisfying channel on the whole internet. You, Mook and Company bring something simple and peaceful to the world that we so desperately need right now. To say I'm a fan is an understatement. And then I found out you're an old Army Dog. You make us proud, Soldier. Hooah!

This makes me appreciate my gps guided, climate controlled, 4wd john deere a lot more. Great series guys. Loved every minute !!

The corn is finally in. "It's like a shitty lava lamp of disappointment" that was the funniest thing I have heard all day and one of the funniest things said on this channel😂😂😂. I love this series and hopefully the harvest will be good.

My Dad farmed 80 acres on an H when he was growing up. He watched these. I asked if he gave you any pointers. Him: "He never asked." He still has an H. Pretty nice rig.

The only tractor my Grandfather bought new was a 1953 Allis Chalmers D-17. I helped him as a pup (10-ish) drive out the sleeves with a 4x4 block and sledge in the early 90's. That same summer, after a rebore, sleeves, bearings, rods 'n pistons, head work, double valve springs, custom cam, and a GM coil; I made my first pull ever and won my class two days running. Watched it go from a derelict work horse to a sled steed. He asked me one time if I wanted to repaint it. I said "Nope. It needs to remember where it came from." He died 24 years ago and it still hasn't been painted.

Now that you've proven the concept, next year it taters, onion, zucchini, lettuce, ect. Make it a self sufficient homestead

I cant wait to watch this with my son. He has absolutely loved this series so far. We have watched you fix that tractor atleast 3 times now. My son is 2

And now you’ve got all of us fully invested in this! Can’t wait to see the process along the way, and what the field yields at the end of the season!

Learned a bunch about commercial farming watching this. Farmers are harnessing complex things like hydraulics, mechanics, biology, chemistry, astrophysics, etc... Thank you.

Here’s a tip, turn the hydraulic bucket the opposite way, pour with the spout on top instead of on the bottom, it flows way batter and way easier to pour… don’t take the air plug out unless you know your dumping the entire pail in … thank me later 🍻

Hey Kevin, the temp gauge could have been perfectly fine. These tractors are extremely hard to get hot if they are running right.

These tractor used equipment videos are awesome. More please

Wow this series has brought back so many memories from my teenage years. Thx

There's something about the Farmall, the old implements and ford pickup that just seems right when there's so much wrong in the country today 👍👍👍👍

I love that smoke came off the battery on the tractor startup!

love watching the farming series! fun to watch and informative. good to see you have kind people willing to help you out. ill be waiting to watch the whole season 🚜

This guy makes frustrating farm work funny asf

Took me 25 years back when I was 10 or so and we used to plant rice. There was no tractor, all we had were half-dozen farming tools and couple of borrowed oxen. My father or a hired help would till the field using a wooden plow with iron-tip. Then we would use big wooden-hammers to break the clods, pick up any organic debris. After this the my granny would mostly just throw the rice seeds in followed by some field walking to put the seeds a bit deep in the ground. Then few weeks later there would be rice plants coming out of the field. Then normally you would use fertilizers and monthly weed-whacking along with some water-management ( in my hometown it rains crazy, that's why rice!). We would start by May-end, would put seeds in by June-1st/2nd week, and by October end we would have rice ready to be plucked. Then everybody in the household and some hired help would take sickles and go cut the crop. Then there was a lot of exercise to bash the rice-clippings onto wooden boards and then collect and take the grain to a mill for further processing.

At harvest when you see the bald spots in the field, those are called planter skips. And to fight them you have to really dial in the planter. And then when you do, you'll still have them LOL. I couldn't wait to see you plant - absolutely excellent job for a first timer - you'll only get better from here. And BTW where is Angus??? Doesn't he know you have to get the corn in??? That's ok, just call him and tell him he can do all the detasseling.

Brilliant solution with the stand pipe. Just remember to drop the tap and release the crap you've separated in the bottom of the tank when you're done. 👍

Can't wait to see the progress and the harvest. Great Content from you and Junkyard Mook. Greatly appreciated you take the time to share this stuff. You have a fan in Australia LOL. Thank you

A welder generator would be handy for you.. stick should probably be suitable for most outdoor farm welding tasks... Congratulations on your new home...

And I absolutely love that the chains and pinch points on the planter have no shields and there's no fenders on the tractor. Just like so much of the equipment I grew up using -- and I still have all my fingers and toes. ;)

When pouring fluids, (like the oil u were pouring), always pour with the spout at the top, (inverted), saves a lot of spilling. Works the same for any edible fluids, (e.g. milk, juice etc.)

Yeah Kev,Mook,Jessie & family. What a week in Iowa !

In my ignorance, I always thought the cultivator was the implement that planted the seed. Great to now know all the equipment and steps it takes.

It's awesome to see all this abandoned equipment getting work done, and it's awesome to see your local community just helping out!

@ 12:40 "A shitty lava lamp of disappointment" .....feckn poetry.

The smoke off the battery terminals in the intro was gold

My absolute favorite series you’ve done! Takes me back to our family farm in the summer time. Thank you

I don’t know why but it warms my heart seeing such an old tractor still being able to work and in this case pulling equipment that might be a bit too big for it.

Love love love this series. My family ran this old IH stuff and it was good to see some of it out back to use. Truck and all!

so happy for you guys! getting to be farmers and making old stuff work.

"How hard can it be?" always gives me Clarkson vibes lol

You need a junk yard digs sticker on the tractor 😂

You are a very awesome person for doing such a thing for a neighbor

The sound of an H Farmall engine is music to my ears. I've heard that sound all of my life. We farmed with an H. My grandparents farmed with H's and M's. I love the sound of the H Farmall. I could fall asleep to that sound.

The rains coming! This is cool as can be. I love seeing the old equipment working, and seeing how some of it works, that planter is nifty! Oh, also, I'm practically an oil expert, I have been using the internet for quite a number of years, that more than qualifies me, and I'll confirm the best oil to use is one that is made of oil. The water based oils just don't hit quite the same, and neither do the pudding based oils.

This was awesome! I knew this series was going to be a blast to watch. Farming for fun isn't something most people get to experience, unfortunately for real farmers it's how they provide for their family so they are under much more pressure. I can't wait to see an update with the little green stems coming out of the ground and the growing beginnings!! That planter was really impressive considering how old it was, it really did a good job. You should do weekly updates, just a real quick one showing the growth in the field and then you could time lapse it in the end and show the growth over the season...that would be very entertaining too.

Greetings from the UK the McCormack is earning it's corn in the field pardon the pun!! It's great to see vintage equipment working like it was back in the day!

The re-purposed work and using aged farm equipment is awesome.

This was awesome to watch! Can’t wait to see little corn stalks spouting up everywhere in your fields!!!! Great job👍

Farm living is the life for me Thanks for sharing

23:19 had me dying 🤣 the stack just slowing falling over

Memories,thank you

Being an east coast girl, that was very interesting and informative! Thank you Kevin and Mook, and thank you farmers.

Absolutely one of your best series of videos. It brought back great memories of my Farmall H and working my fields. Your down to earth humor was genuine and had me laughing and enjoying the show. Thank you I look forward to more of your Farm Living. Oh and I really thought we would hear the song “She Loves my Tractor” when I saw Moot riding along😄

I love seeing the Vandura in the back. AdVANtures!

Great series! Real good way of getting injured or killed standing on the tow bar.

It’s always a great day when a new video posts! Got I love old iron like that! “A shitty lava lamp of disappointment” had me rolling 😂

I've always loved your videos on reviving cars and trucks. That being said, I'm loving these farming videos. Living vicariously through you and Mook farming.

AW! That Was Really Sweet! You Shared The Planting Duties With Mook, Let Her Have A Turn So She Has The Experience As Well. You're Truly A Good And Fair Partner.

The "Green Acres" theme song was rolling though my head while watching this: "Green Acres is the place to be. Farm livin' is the life for me."

I remember when we used to fill our tires with water on the smaller tractors. Helps a lot.

WOOHOOO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE ON THIS also have you ever had headers actually explode off a car because idk what my friend did to his car

This series is a ton of fun! Keep ‘‘em coming. And Mook is a real gem.

Nothing like old school ingenuity. Definingly paved the way for the world today, I wish we could go back to those times things would be so much simpler.

Mook is my spirit animal I swear :)

We just revived an old ford tractor that was down our road. Been sitting for ten years. It needs a transmission. It’s got something banging around in there. We got it running the day we got it.

I love the tractor you are working with!!

Great series and awesome work getting all that equipment functioning as well as it does. Really awesome you had an expert handy to help check the calibration on the planter. That is an awesome piece of old equipment!

You two are definitely outstanding in your field! Wonderful video as always!

Safety suggestion keep those thumbs out of the center of the wheel, I’ve seen a few broken thumbs from the tricycle setup. It amazing how fast it can spin on you.

Never thought watching someone farm could be so entertaining

That was AWESOME!! Thanks for making planting corn interesting. I never ever thought it would be. I knew it was work, I just thought it all hard work, not so much the fine point detail stuff. Channels like Cole's and Laura's with all the tech stuff and then you break out with a yard full of 50 year old equipment...probably older than that. Can't wait to see the progress. Keep up the good work!

Good job with the fuel problem, Kevin. That’s what I like to call creative engineering. Personally, I don’t think there is anything more satisfying than a creatively engineered solution that works great. You did it. Good job!

I've been waiting for this video for so long! I absolutely love this series This is just the coolest thing ever! Really is inspiring might I add. It proves a number of things number one the old mechanical stuff does last forever. Number two you can farm with old abandoned equipment. And number three with a little help from friends and family anything even as ridiculous as this is possible. Really looking forward towards harvest Time. And what are you guys going to exactly do with your yield? I guess if this actually goes pretty well you guys might be able to set up a farmers market lol. I guess what I'm saying is Awesome job guys! Very much looking forward to seeing more of this series.

Love rehabbing old farm equipment ! Glad to see some of that ageless iron working again

this video along with mook was real corny 😂😂😂😂😂 thoroughly enjoyed it 😊