Good for her!! I agree with the other comments. More schools should get kids involved in Ag type programs. Nothing like the feeling of driving you grandpa's tractor!!
Awesome Event... Don't have that here, it's mostly all Orchard/Grove Farming The more you go South (Zeeland) Area it's more into Corn & Silage, Soybeans, Rye etc.
She is lucky.... My Dad would have said you drove it there you drive it back, and make sure it's in one piece when ya get back...He would not have given a hoot about the after school activity... He also would be right there when ya got home to make sure it was in one piece, lol. ... Those Michigan mud roads, by the time you got anywhere in the rain you would have a case of mudpox from the mud slinging off the front tires... Miss those days.
I was looking through the OntarioArchives yesterday, happend to watch the 1963 Ploughing match, silent short bits and clips, so more like b-roll film, but I caught this oliver 770, and today I'm watching this video and see your closing photos, is that your Dad on the 770? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PJTzzwh7jlo.html and again at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PJTzzwh7jlo.html
Yes it is! I found this video a couple years ago. I had always assumed he had taken the Super 88 to the plow match, but this proves otherwise. I still have the wood U.S.A. signs that were hanging on the tractor in that video.
Only thing I got to drive to school was my bicycle.... lol. Actually we did have a very old Massey Harris with a downdraft carby on it. Had no hydraulics on it. Slower than I believe the second coming but got the job done. It would have been good rocking up to school on the family tractor. Half a day to get there and half a day to get back home. It was I believe the first Massey Harris with rubber tyres lol.
Can you tell us more about the national plowing competition that your dad won? Like what was the criteria for winning and what made the super 88 a winning tractor at that time?
Each competitor got an identical amount of ground to plow in a set amount of time. They were judged on straightness of the furrows, even plowing depth, residue being buried, the back furrow (which is the first round where the plow is throwing on top of unplowed ground), the dead furrow (which is the where the last passes meet and can be deep if not done right), eveness of the headlands where the plow enters and leaves the ground. They could go as slow or fast as they wanted, stop and make adjustments to their plow, or their tractor, but that all was during their time, and if they didn't finish their plots, they lost points. Judges rated the different criteria, and it was tallied at the end, with the highest score being the winner. People would start with local competitions, usually organized by 4-H clubs, and work their way up to the state level, with a couple competitors from each state going to the National competition. It could have been about any tractor that won, because it was the plow and the operator that made for a win. Dad used an Oliver 4240 plow that was customized for the competitions. I still have it, and it is still set up for competition. It used 12 inch bottoms, but he custom cut 16 inch shares to work with those bottoms. There were jointers on each coulter to help bury residue, a custom adjustment lever and hitch. I hope to get the plow restored soon, it's rusty but field ready.
It's not the social event it was back in the 1960s, but they still have the plowing contests, and the world competition was in Minnesota this year. I've got slides from the National Competition near Sioux Falls, SD, and both Nixon and Kennedy made campaign stops at the events.
Our kids just had there farm day at school Oct 10th it was about 40 degrees when they left one 504 farmall he dressed like Eskimo the other 2-105 white cab that alot better takes about 50 minutes back roading but they enjoy it
Oh the days of driving in the rain cabs are nice when you have one. Are school never did anything like this there would be no place for all the tractors to many farmers back then.
There aren't as many farmers as there was back when I was in school, but there are more tractors coming to school now than there was back then. Our school has a top notch FFA chapter with a high percentage of the students in it. There was a Hagie sprayer that had already left by the time I made the video in the afternoon, and a big Fendt with a grain cart. They always add up what everything is worth, they came up with $2.1 million this time around. Granted, it doesn't take long these days. Thanks for watching!
Nice lineup Chris!!! I see one kid will be working after school 😎 We never did get to drive tractors to school... Too big of a town, too big of a school... But we did have a pretty good Vo/Ag program!!! And yup.. Back in the '80s😎
That is so cool,, they bitched when we drove a pick up truck to school,, had to be a car,, I cant even think how they would have gone nuts if I took the 8n to school
Great video! it's cool that the school does that. I wish they did that here in middle Georgia. Beautiful ride back. I enjoyed the scenery. Due to a brutal drought our fall colors wont be good this year. What corrosive stuff did they put on your dirt roads and why? That doesn't happen here. Thanks for posting another great video!
The road commission put calcium chloride solution on the dirt roads for dust control. It's the same stuff that they load tractor tires with for weight, and that stuff leaking will destroy a rim. Last fall was particularly dull for colors, but we seem to have some very vivid colors this year. I might have to do another color tour in the near future. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow, we are lucky if they scrape our roads every so often much less control dust! I guess theyre a lot more proactive there! Love that Super 88 by the way!
Our school has let the farm kids drive tractors to school for the last day of the year for about 30 years. All kinds show up at school that day. Most are older models from the 40's or 50's.
The kids got sponsors for their drive to help raise money for their FFA chapter, and had wrote who their sponsors were on those sheets of paper to thank them for their support. The rain had gotten the best of their thank you posters by the end of the school day and that's where those ended up.
Chris what county are you in I am in Montcalm Six lakes Lakeview area really nice tractor you have there we still have Grandpa's 1958 John Deere 620, also nice video thanks.
Ok thanks I just picked another super88 diesel with the factory 3pt and power steering. I have 3 other ones with narrow front would like to put a wide front on it for raking
You'll need to find a wide front set up for power steering, but you should be able to keep the steering box from the narrow front to use on the wide front, if it's factory.
Actually a girl in her grade brought the Peterbuilt. That girl's dad had to drive it since she's 14. He works for the trucking company, which is just down the road from us.
The 88 had that distinctive rear end whine. I sometimes wonder how many hours if seat time I have on Olivers? Did I see some sort of step or platform on the left rear axle?
Couple good tractors there! Looked like so much fun driving home in the rain lol! Well, I guess being on an Oliver makes it pleasant. You've got some really beautiful roads around there! Thanks for the ride! Hey, if you watch in 2X speed I think you hit 20mph!
Lol! And I sound like a chipmunk. That does make me wonder though... pertaining to what we were talking about on Mac Farms channel, does a person watching at 2x give a channel half the view duration? I might have to look that one up.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris I watch almost everything at 2X or there'd be no way I could keep up with everybody's content. I still don't lol. But as far as I've heard, it still counts as full viewing time. Basically just streaming it to the computer and rendering the frames twice as fast. I still get ads at the same spots. But that could be wrong. Sorry if I've been cutting you short!
No worries, I know time can be a premium. I'm behind on what I watch. From what I can find it's actual watch time that counts, but that's not from yt, so take it with a grain of salt. After my digging, it is watch time that now drives the algorithm. Anybody can start viewing, but keeping them watching long enough to view all the ads is youtube's goal. Audience retention is key. The better you retain, the more likely your video will get recommended. Which gets you more views. It's just that easy! Lol
You're probably doing more for me watching at 2x than people that skip around. Any watch time is good, so I'm not complaining, just trying to figure out how it all works.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris maybe we will have to look at it this way somewhere in heaven there's a coffee shop full of farmers and we know what the talk is about. I think it's significant that a lot of kids brought big expensive tractors in but to her family meant more than money
Yes he was. When he went to Canada for the world competition in 63, he had to get permission to show up late since he was getting his American Farmer degree the day before.
Chris Losey -Here in Denmark the real crime rate is so low, that the police spend all their time chasing traffic offenders. You must be 18 to drive a car on your own, but at 17 you can now (new thing here) get a license and drive a car IF there is an adult in the passenger side that has had a license for minimum 10 years, no traffic violations and is over 30 years old, and be able to drive the car legally at any time!! But maybe that is a good thing, because I would rather have a traffic fine then beeing shot at in the streets😂
Really enjoyed your drive home, autumn has taken hold where you are as the leaves are turning, just about here, what do the red dot road signs mean ? Really nice video, you'll need to dry off. 👍👍
My wife was just watching and noticed, I bet you're referring to the stop ahead signs. The used to say "stop ahead", now they have a picture of a stop sign for those that cant read.
@@ThatOliverGuyChris There was signs with a large red dot along the road, not sure what they mean, not the stop signs at the junction.... Some range of 🚜's at the school.....
@@ThatOliverGuyChris must be deja vu then. Reason I remember seeing a video like this is because my pops had a ford like the one parked there with the tractors, which brought a reminder when I thought I had already seen this video.
Our highschool tried to suspend and refuse graduation to two students who work on farms right near the school on the national observed day. The students had parking permits...parked in their proper spots didn't linger nor draw attention to themselves. I told the school board members and the disciplinarian I would move on them in a criminal case where they committed a crime against minors should they choose to follow through on their threats. I'm sparing legal language here that was used in that pursuit that day. After my statement ...completely unrelated to me in the filled to capacity auditorium where the school board was trying to put other issues in front of this one to get the interested public to go home from boredom....that's when I stood up as people were starting to leave...the people filtering out...turned around...came back in...and stayed to listen. I also shamed them for treating minors students and farmers whilst the disciplinarian bullied and punished the students....i stopped that. On my way in to the meeting state police stood guard and stared at me on my way in as I parked my old diesel truck....I'm a big guy but another monster of a farm boy who's 6'6 600 lbs got out of my passenger side. After I told the board how it was....an attorney stood up in front of me...i was completely unaware of his presence ...announced himself as Esquire such and such ...said everything i stated was truth and he would represent the boys in question....when i left the state troopers who were guarding the event...would not make eye contact with me... I raised my arms and boomed "anyone got anything to say now fellas?" ...silence...the ACLU was notified right after ....the disciplinarian knew he'd acted criminally...tried to meet me with opposition...I stated his training knowledge and pursuit that were used in not only a predatory way but now in that auditorium he was now not the only expert in that venue...... red neck out. P.s. nothing against law enforcement...in fact I had many family members and friends out of the same barracks these troopers were dispatched from for clarity...but the good guys aren't ever bullies....these guys tried to intimidate...that didn't go well for them...furthermore when you bring a guy with you who is not only tall ....600lbs....and extremely mobile hes a power house...and the rules are just different for that guy...if he sits down and says no...its no.....if you want to try to move him its advisable to keep him a willing participant lol
That's sad that people have to get worked up over something as simple as a tractor in the parking lot. It's also good that people like yourself stand up for what is right. Thank you!
