Thank you for exhibiting at this show. When we started the search for experimental Minneapolis Moline tractors back in the 1980's we thought those that were on the farm operated by our Dad were the only ones. We learned that there were (maybe still are) many others. Hopefully more will be found and we can attend more shows focused on prototypes. It was an absolute pleasure to meet you and Senior and spend time learning. I love the channel and this week-end was special.
Wow the smoke stack brick was awesome and that fella thought about you first to save and give you the number 1of 50 that are/were being given out. To have number 1 in a series of collectables is always neat. 👍
Toby, I had been trying to get that brick to you all summer, missed you at the rained out swap meet earlier this year. I almost drove it up to Tobies Restaurant in Hinkley to leave it there for you to pick up but decided to take a chance I could make it to Scott Carver. There is much story to tell about MSM, TCTM and MM, we have a long familial connection to the company of which I am very proud that goes back well before the '29 merger. All the positive comments you see about your videos, you understand speak to your character. One of my favorites was when you finished the rock feature and sat on the D2 with the sunset, brought a tear.
I had the privilege of being able to show the number 1 ,2 star crawler several years ago, probably 20 years ago , was owned by a gentleman in pa at that time . My dad collected MM tractors till he passed in 2006 . We sold off most of them in 2007 ,49 runners and 380 lit pieces 100 plus skids of parts , i had i love hate relationship with them tractors.
Awesome work!!! The brick is a great addition. Keeping history alive!!! Thank you for sharing and investing your and seniors time to make it all happen!!!!
My dad had a MM Model E corn sheller with a 283 MM stationary engine on it, had a starter on it, but hand cranked it many times. Sold it to the Amish on the Iowa Minnesota border many years ago, wish I still had it. Sweet running engine.
When I got out of the army in late 1969, I was job hunting all over the Twin Cities metropolitan area. I inquired about the Lake Street plant with different job service offices. I had known several former MM employs. They all recommended that I would be better off staying away from MM. Most of them said that it was doomed to fail. I do remember how big it was in the heart of Minneapolis. It was an amazing place to see. And just like that it was all gone. Looked like a big hole. Again, your visit to these shows brings back many memories of growing up in a farm community. I did have an opportunity to drive a hand clutch R. My dad rented land from a neighbor close to Geneva Minnesota. For me it was a clumsy machine. I was used to a foot clutch. Never did find out what happened to that tractor. All traces of the neighbor's land, house, and machinery are gone. Except for my memory of him and his wife.
Excellent video it's a labor of love and appreciation for the machines that built the country and saved the world during the war times Minneapolis Moline was very much involved in the world War II defense building war machines and some tractors during the war it really makes a person think about how fast the agricultural tractors and machinery prior to WWII were ground driven and hand crank start and after the war was over it was a oddity to have ground driven machines mostly everything went to pto driven and electric start it like a coming of age Era like no one company dared to venture out and have every modern feature on their tractors except Minneapolis Moline with the UDLX tractor and it was not a good seller if it would have come out after the war it would have been on most every farm. Every time I go to the tractor shows I like to look at the progression of the new features on every tractors even year to year there can be changes. Keep up the great videos
I wish I could give it two thumbs up!! I love listening to you talk about machines with the passion and knowledge you have! I only wish I could go to these shows but since I cannot it is great to see your videos! Thank you 😊
Thanks for sharing and thanks for the shout out! I get a lump in my throat when I think about all it took to design and build these tractors and implements (any brand), keeping these tractors in running and show quality shape, looking at the group of mostly elderly men and women that have done all of the work then looking around me at this event and seeing all the young boys and girls that are showing an interest. I hope the later generations can keep this going. I worry about what is the old iron landscape going to look like 20, 40 and 60 years from now?
I farmed just a bit east of Jordan in the 1970's. At that time Schmitz Equiptment sold White and Moline tractors just outside of town. They also sold New Holland hay equiptment. I bought an old ZA from the original owner at an auction in Carver County, drove it home, I also had a moline pull type swather that I pulled behind the ZA. It had the hand clutch. Later I used it as an auger tractor. Great little tractor. I also had the big Moline corn sheller, used it until the last year I farmed, with it run by my 4020 that sheller would shell a lot of corn.
Fantastic video Squatch! Minneapolis-moline made alot of very nice looking tractors. The deck of cards is super neat and that brick from the miniapolis smoke stack is an amazing piece of history. Thanks for sharing and explaining some of the differences between the different models. Cheers
Fantastic coverage of what looked to be a great event 👌 thank you for sharing something that many of us will ever witness due to our global location 👍👍
Amazing content as always, I literally laughed out loud when you showed the propane R. The fellow who owns that lives about 10 miles from me here in MI. They have a very extensive collection of MM stuff and they were a Dealer back in the day. But you always know how to hit an old iron collector in the soft spot, the fellowship and the experience along with the tangible links to the past like the brick from the smokestack. Its an experience like none other I have ever felt in my life and it makes it all worth the effort and expense.
Nicely done, I also attended the show, I was the dork running the Linotype machine in the print shop, small world, keep the passion and history alive! 😃
Toby, you restore tractors and things because it's a link to the past. If someone didn't do this we would never remember the past. It keeps a little bit of history alive. I love model trains and I love to get the older trains working. Keep doing what you are doing. I love watching your channel and maybe someday I will see you at a show.
As a follow up to the video. If someone does not do the restoration, the history and personal experience with these machines and what they meant to all of us will be lost forever. A sad day will someday be upon us. It's a generational thing.
It was nice meeting you , thanks for taking a few min to chat , I have a mold that I made for a tractor puller for the ZB rad/grill if you want a cool wall hanger for your shop 😁
It has been said " Those who dare, win". Anyone can sit and watch, but you Toby and Angry Dan and all of the other exhibitors, and yes even Kyle have driven need to follow these things down to the last degree. Your good efforts have garnered now, two bits of "Unobtanium". The center support rollers for "Swamp Angel", and now a verifiably rare 1 of 50 smoke stack bricks from the MM foundry. Didn't they build that first, before the rest of the foundry? What a well regarded man you are, Toby. Congrats, please continue to put out videos like this for those of us who get your point. Thanks
Looks like a fantastic show with awesome displays! Wish there were more of these out west here. Truly is still history in the making to see so many prototypes in the same place. Always makes me happy to see folks enjoy them and care for them. 👍
That G706 was a nice tractor! It being a 1962, I can relate to it. I was born 8-8-1962. I wish I looked as good as that tractor. Thanks for the tour of the show. Nice machines there.
We had a MM in Ardrossan, South Australia. Australia when I was growing up it used to pull a Stone Picker and had plenty of grunt used to scare the living daylights out of some of my mates. 🙂
Great video. As some else said in the comments it's great have people like you preserve tractor history. Moline tractors has always been one of my favorites then case then international. We had a case on the farm when I was young. Thanks for a great video.
What a great show. I kind of knew about MolineDan's channel before. RU-vid algorithm works in strange way's LOL. However im really seeing what made M-M stand out from the rest. They really loved to experiment with things and despite the first prototypes being somewhat crude and unfinished. It still shows they where not afraid of any new ideas. The Cast iron PTO shield is one that made my head scratch for a lot of reasons.
A great show - wish I could have made it down but after 10 hours on the road on Saturday, and the expected weather that was coming Sunday I decided it would've been a wasted trip. Thanks for the show tour!! So much cool MM to see!
@@squatch253no worries i was in Vegas last week working a trade show talk to way to many people didn’t remember someone on my return flight i had talk to sometime and knew he was from mn 🤪
Very enjoyable video. If you get a chance in the future get your old Cats out and run them a little bit. Really enjoyable to see and hear them running. Again, Thanks for the videos of all the antique MM tractors and crawlers. Sam
Oh my! A brick from the Lake Street Minneapolis Steel and Machinery plant's foundry stack! That is a small piece of a huge legacy! Very neat momento. The forefather's brands before March 30, 1929 get lost sometimes in a huge sea of excellent Minneapolis Moline products. Nice video!
Very neat gathering of prototypes, would have been a great show to be at. Like you said, it is a lot of work, and a lot of people don't realize how much effort goes into bringing a tractor to a show. Let alone the restoration and maintenance of the machine. Thank you for doing what you do, without people like you shows would not be worth going to. When you get X231 done and ready to bring it to a show, I'll have to make a point to be there for it.
That MT hydraulic valve system kinda reminds us of The Hydraulic electronic unit Injection systems on late 80s 90s and early 2000s International and Caterpillar engines like the 7.3L Powerstroke, the DT466 and the 3126
Thank you squatch its amazing the effort you go to just to keep every bit of history available for the next person to see and appreciate in my experience (which is very limited i am in my early 20s) the best part of this “hobby” or livelihood is the people we get to meet and the stories and experiences they share for one day those stories will be gone we had an older gentleman detour two and a half hours to come look at our collection of ccil and co-op tractors after spending an entire afternoon visiting and sharing stories and information i can now say he is a good friend of mine and there is an age gap of about 60 years again thanks for posting your videos for everyone to see
Thanks for the video, the family and I just missed you Saturday! We got there at noon thirty and watched the parade, did the scavenger hunt, and watched some saw milling before we looked for a squatch! The other 445 crawler was cool. My wife said is that the one you watch on RU-vid. Nope, that one has a blade! Thanks again for the videos.
@@squatch253 no need for Sorrys! Im glad you made the trip. Your video just proves I barely missed you! I recently picked up a MM U so maybe someday we will just be at the same show!
people like you and the ones who fix vehicles from any era Ie WW2 tanks and jeeps my hats off to you all I wish my health aloud me to do these things. I love old equipment and vehicles. grew up on a Ford 600. love your work and attention to detail and if it's not right and proper well is it good enough. I have learned so much from you Squatch over the years just wish I could put my newish knowledge to you. Once again great video and glad things went well.
It looks like it was a great show with many unique tractors! Do you attend many shows outside of Minnesota? It would be nice to see you at Half Century of Progress this year in Rantoul Illinois!
The Balemaster 760 i believe was originally built for the Unifarmer? The frame and pto unit were built to convert the various havester unit into pulltypes like the baler as far as i understand.
