The First Red Combine on Our Farm! l Harvesting Corn on a Small Dairy Farm with International 1460! 

Great video! I'm 79 last October and I grew up with many of the stuff you use today. I like the way you run the farm. A lot of the old equipment is still being used and still being appreciated. Myself, I always liked the old beauties. I never ran anything with a cab. Out in the weather, no matter what, and doing what needed to be done. I tell ya true, I miss those days.. and I'd go back if I could :(

Our flag flying proudly! Great job

I remember falling asleep to the sound of the neighbors harvesting corn. I think they had all red machines. It didn't matter to me since I liked them all. Stay safe and God bless.

Nice shot unloading a combine into a grain trailer unloading into an elevator unloading into a granary while sitting there watching.

That combine is the perfect vintage for Gierok Farms!

The best combinethe one that does a good job and is payed for.

The guy sitting on the chair 🪑

Nice video glad to hear that u support the local little guys to

I bought a 1460 with a 24 ft. Small grain header. Brand new in 1982. Best machine I ever had. I’m 65 years old, and retired. Thanks for your video.

I stopped mid video just to say I could listen to you and your dad talk about just about anything. Really nice!!

I ran a 1460 with a six row head in 2001 A buddy of mine died, I did half of the 2000 acres, fabulous combine they should make parts for those till the end of time!!!

Ouh c est l hiver tout d un coup chez vous,en France aussi ce matin moins 6 degré en occitanie vos vidéos sont excellentes !!!!

stay warm thank you❤❤

I had a Gleaner E and a model A-2. I remember the sound of the grain coming off the threshing cylinder and hitting sheet metal , it was so soothing. One of my favorite jobs was combining. Today I use a two row New Idea ear picker for some feed corn. Bought the picker on line from a dealer in Canada, it replaces a John Deere 100 one row that I used for about 30 years.

That duct tape is like rocket science! We only had baling wire and small sticks back in the day. 'Gaffer tape' has improved adhesive over regular duct tape, more expensive though. HVAC guys use 'Nashua aluminum flashing tape' that might last better than either stuck to metal, about the same price as plastic duct tape.

Not gonna lie. I'm jealous lol. I miss farming. Grew up on a small farm. Not a fan of the big dairies. Only thing I ever wanted to do but stuff happens lol.I may sound like an old man but I'm still under 40. Keep up the videos 👍🚜🐄

I sure love all of your videos. I come from a farm here in Iowa in fact we still own our original farm. I have 7 brothers and we did an LLC after our parents passed away. We don't have any very new equipment plus we don't farm a ton of acres. We farm just about the same as you. We still pick lots of ear corn and grind it for fat cattle. I love the fact that watching the way you farm is about the same as us here. Keep all of these great videos coming. I looked you're only about 5 hours from us here in Iowa.

Good luck getting your corn combined

The 1460 was likely the most popular size when IH introduced them in 1977 - still my favorite even though the size now is considered small. Good video - keep up the good work!

I had the same elevator, but, I put a hydraulic motor on it, that way, I did not need an extra tractor to unload, just plug in the hoses on the tractor on the wagon and go for it. It also worked well in cramped areas, where it was hard to get around.

the best combine is one that works and dont break down

Got 5 kewaunee elevators in service here. Four 600 and one 500. Pretty much have to have parts built nowadays.

I grew up on 1460’s. Great old combines. Red is the way to go when it comes to combines.

I like the older IH combines.

My first combine ride was probably 1961. Custom guy did small grains with a bagger. One driver and two men fill and tie bags.

I just looking at the similarities of your place in Wisconsin and our farm here in Western Pennsylvania. We like you still pick most of our corn to feed our 60 head of beef cattle, but we also sell some at the end of the season every year. In the last several years we've been able to grow enough corn at 28,000 population on our wide rows to pretty much take care of our custom feed business and 100% take care of our cattle and usually in the fall we have couple or 300 bushel to sell. And like you we do run a hydro Columbine however we do have her own machine we have an old Alice Chalmers cleaner f2 was a four row wide head. We just put it away day before yesterday and LOL we're just finished Columbine about a week ago almost like you guys stay safe out there don't fall off those hills LOL I never knew Wisconsin until I got to watching your channel

Looks like that guy did a good job, That 1460 is a nice machine.

that I-H combine is a real work horse take good care of it and it will last a long long time

Always was a IH fan. That's what the neighbor always had except for a two row New Idea corn picker. Always loved this time of year taking crops off back in the 70's. I just turned 68 and the way you operate your farm brings back great memories. Keep up the good work!

A piece of sheet metal and some pop rivets and you can get more of a permanent fix to that elevator

Really good video. I can't tell how many times that I've been able to return to home station from really remote locations with the use of the USAF version of duct tape (called "Speed Tape") or duck tape as it was termed in WWII. We didn't have baling wire available or we would've used that, too. An example: having an extended landing light that couldn't be retracted or held closed that limited our calibrated airspeed because of potential stuctural damage or fallen objects. Solution: close it manually on the ground and speed tape it closed. It works! Also! Love to see those colors flying proudly on the combine. Salute.

My uncle had two ih combines. Both 4 row. Had good service from them.

Approved 👍

Excellent video- thanks. Loved the chair at the crib site 😊

Those era of IH rotaries have a reputation for being one of the legendary combine designs. I always was able to get basic parts for mine.

I had a 1440IH, with a 6 row narrow corn head and a 17.5ft. grain head she was a horse, loved running it.

Can't go wrong with red! Looks like she did a fine job, too bad you guys had to freeze getting it done! Love that big st.bernard of yours, you could do a whole video just on her, lol.

That young guy was pretty smart to pick up an International combine to Do custom work. Great job.

I think that combine be a good investment for you guys

We don't combine that much but when we do a Gleaner E worked well for us. It probably isn't the most efficient these days but it is what we have, it's paid for and it does the job satisfactorily.

The combine worked well for being 40 ish years old. On the sides of your elevator in place of duct tape you could weld some 14 ga sheet metal to repair the torn areas.just tack it in place and run some more tacks every 2" all the way around. Then grind 'em flat. Make it last another 15-20 years

I’m not uniformly tribal when it comes to equipment. My great grandpa used animals as modes of power, my grandpa and his brother brought in John Deere 2 cylinders, and transitioned in to IH in the 60’s and was a red farm in the 80’s when my dad, aunts and uncles sold off everything. Ya, I had to start from scratch. That 1460 will do anything a Deere will do all the way up until JD came out with the 9400-9600 models. The catch is, you have to find the horsepower. The back end will take it. Their is a common hydro upgrade also, can’t remember off the top of my head.

That was a Saturday morning treat! Thanks guys!

Nice way to wrap things up.

All that equipment running like a Swiss watch

We run an IH 1460 with an 844 corn head on 36 inch rows. Produces a very clean sample. Glad to see old iron still earning its keep.

I always enjoy your videos! Do you know that the handy man jack can be used as a clutch driver remover on a JD B tractor? put it across the face of the belt pully, put 2 half in. bolts thru the holes into the clutch driver, then tighten the bolts evenly until the driver comes off! I like the Flag on the combine! I know another guy that puts one on all his equipment! I know about this eating thing! We would run in the house to get a bite to eat when we were putting in hay, and Dad would come and say, come on, let's go, you can eat when it's raining! Well, it may not rain for the next 3 days!!

We had a Kewanee elevator when I grew up in northern Minnesota. We used it for everything, small squares into the barn, oats into the grainary and silage into 2 silos that were 30 feet tall .

The 1460 was one of the best IH had. Axial flow is the way to go !!

Great video as always

My favorite combine is the New Holland TR 96. But I like IH and oliver tractors.

Love your video and Oliver tractors have a 1655 myself 👍

I love red combines and tractors. Love watching your videos.

Wow 😳 that's a great upgrade.

great video IH every time for me , looks like you got it done just right

I may have said it before but you guys run a nice tight ship. Enjoyed the video.

So I'm from WI and now living in CO. We went to a pumpkin patch last weekend and did the corn maze. They are not half as good as Wisconsins! 😁 As we were taking a tractor ride, our son, who is 3, saw the corn picker and asked what it was. Growing up in farm country, I was excited to get to explain to him. He wanted to see a video, so I ended up with yours. He LOVED IT!!! I miss WI a lot this time of year, so here I am washing, drying, and curling my hair and watching your video and totally enjoying it😂 I guess it reminds me of my childhood and feels nostalgic. Thanks for taking the time to make them, all while working hard. I enjoy seeing real men do real work! ❤

Younger brother knows how to apply force correctly. Even setting up the chute quickly and not damaging it is beyond lots of people. Congratulations on getting the corn put away.

Those Red machines were really nice in there day, did a good job. IH did have a lot of good equipment and have stood up to time.

I have used a Little Giant for years when we raised ear corn to grind for our cattle. Yours is in a lot better shape than ours LOL we also used to put square bales of hay in barns when we square baled all of our hay. Great video

It's so nice how you helped the little guy get started with his older, but trusty International 1460 combine rather than some rich guy with a 3/4 million dollar bleeding edge John Deere X9 machine. Thanks!

Only color of farm equipment is #2150 RED, first tractor I did serious fieldwork with was a Super M-TA, unfortunately it got traded at a BIG IH dealer about 25 miles away and I lost track of it, but someday I'll have one, I was born spring of '54, have a '54 Super H and Dad's '51 M he bought brand new, I really need another FARMALL. I like your 686, I worked at the IH FARMALL PLANT when they were being built. And I worked at the IH East Moline combine plant while they were still building #915,#815,715,615 etc combines. Both plants are just about totally gone now. One special request, Please give your St. BERNARD more time in the videos. I was about 5 yrs old when my folks bought our first St. BERNARD, have had 4 total. Great farm dogs!

We used to fill 2 grain bins in much the same way with the Kewanee elevator. but our elevator had the power lift on it and just ran off tractor pto. Did about 25000 bushel with the elevator and 1460 axial flow. Took a lot of time to get it up with the conveyor. Compared to now doing it with a 13-inch auger.

Speaking of elevators; when we used to pick cob corn, my dad bought a brand new 52' new Idea elevator. Our old Little Giant had seen better days. The very first time we hooked it up to put it in position, my dad turned too short and the rear tractor tire caught underneath the elevator and twisted the bottom section of the trough all to hell. I was too little to help but he was able to beat it sort of back into shape with a sledgehammer and a large pipe. That was in 1973. When we went from cob to shelled corn, the elevator went to fill my uncle's large bin and then come back to fill our even larger one. We also used it for b aled hay, sawdust, running shingles up the barn roof. It is a very indispensable piece of equipment.

Great video

Great video. Last time I was in one of these was way back in 1978 our neighbor Jim Bryant bought one brand new. Outperformed our John Deere 4400 with a 4 row.I totally love all the pre D.E.F equipment.Excellent family operation.Thanks for sharing.

You really enjoy your videos. Sooo many wonderful memories. Thank you and your family

Love seeing the older equipment still doing a great job another great video

Love the 🇺🇸 it was exciting to see. Thank you for your videos. I grew up on a farm in rural Ohio. Lots of good memories. I'm on 5 acres now with cows, chickens, ducks, pigs, turkeys, rabbits and geese. Loving life. ❤

Looks like a solid machine Was doing a good job

That combine is in real nice shape for its age. Can’t get enough of the way you guys farm. Everything is done with excellence. Love listening to you and Pops talk. If I don’t comment before then, Merry Christmas

Why don't you get a shelling unit for your mounted picker? They bring nothing at sales usually in good shape, nobody used them hard.

Awesome video guys like always love seeing the old equipment. Thanks for sharing see you next time.

A machine shop can make most any part.

Great watching the old equipment still doing it's job. Hey guys could buy some sheet metal and rivet into those worn places? If you could find a real cheap auger would you add to your equipment?

I am partial to green but the old ones are all good. Good luck to that young man and keep going!

I had a kewannee model 500 back in the late 80s mine had an engine and a power lift worked wonderful for ear corn and hay

One that works. Color doesn't make a difference if you can't operate or not setup right. Older equipment can work as good as the new stuff and you can work on it. Love seeing the old with newer working side by side.

Watching you from Derry in Ireland

Old combine, haha. I still used a 1440 a few years ago. Heads run better when lower. Run it 6" off ground is the general rule on ih heads. Snap rollers work better. Nice job!

Just a thought folks , if you could find a tinsmith and provide him with stock and a pattern he'd make parts for you , within reason . I'm a Massey Ferguson type , used them from the late 60s , your kit looks good , if someone had a case combine and a selection of tractors and kit like yours I'd be a kid in a sweet shop . Great video 👍🇬🇧

Excellent video guys ❤

Being a former JD mechanic, I have to go with the green & yellow. The only thing missing from your farm is the sound of a "putt putt" working in the background. Great video!!!!!! Nice seeing the flag flying over the fields........🇺🇲

As usual another excellent video. Running out of fuel seems to be a habit with Mason. I'm just wondering if he's practicing for his dates with all the pretty young ladies so he can say he ran out of gas when he's out on a date. LOL

Great video, love old school farming

My brother has a 1460 with a 6 row head and a 20 ft. header, still going strong.

I'd never walk under a cable winch type elevator, there's several potential fail points in the lift system. I knew of a farmer who was under an elevator when something broke, he didn't die but never walked again. Safety first guys..

Good looking corn patch. I enjoy watching you boys farm all the hills. What a beautiful setting your farm is in.

Another great video with some good old equipment. It's like going back when I was kid seeing some of this working. Keep up the good work love seeing the American flag flying proud on the combine Have a blessed weekend

What is the aeration tube you installed in the grain crib? System of blowing air into the grain using something like slotted drain tile? I see the boards over the pipes to protect them while dumping grain. That corn looks fantastically clean out of the combine and in the wagon.

Awesome videos that you all put out informative and very nice

We used to have a 1480, great machine as it combined alot of corn. Used to have a Keeawnhe elevator like that to get it in the dryer bin. Not sure thats not our elevator we used to own!! It went to a good home if it was. Really enjoyed this video. Merry Christmas, John T

Love the video keep up the great work.

I think I would have left the two gravity boxes full and ground feed out of them, That would be better then shoveling out of the greenery.

We used 1620 for the last few years upgraded to 2144 this year They both have shelled corn beside the neighbors new John Deere with the 1620 and 2144 doing a better job with less loss. So it's Case IH for me when it comes to combines.

My neighbors bought 2 new 1466 IH combines back in 1984 I think. They had the new rotary system.

Bought an old 1965 JD 45 with the 210 2 row head. Everything works as it should but we will see this fall. Its one of the smallest combines but with only 20 acres to do it'll be the perfect size for me.

Truly enjoy your videos of all the different tasks of running and maintaining a dairy farm. Most will never know all it takes to get that nice cold glass of milk from the fridge. Thank you for sharing. God bless you all.🙏

I really like the John Deere 55 combine it bought this fall

No doubt about it, RED is my favorite color