I hope people realize how much these machines changed the world. No more horse and plow and AG on a grand scale feeding the world, also helping to raise the standard of living and life span with more abundant food. Truly a marvel !!
This is a great video - brings back memories. We actually used a Rumley steam unit in the 70s. Mostly demos, I'm sure... my memory is fuzzy (I was in grade school). First thing I ever steered, was the Rumley. Good memories...
Absolutely fantastic these men(and young lad) make the time to bring out this heritage equipment and make it work rather than having it stored away as a 'museum-queen' where it just gums up or rusts.... My fave is ... yeah.... that Case Steam Engine.... just the sounds alone of it working hard under heavy load made the hairs go up on the back of my neck!
I so much love watching these old 100 year old tractors out in the field ploughing but all most all of them were working in earth that was not what I would call real ploughing more like disking with a mouldboard plough. But I guess that is all they had for the show and thanks for your video.
Love these old tractors, In fact there is a show locally this week end, lots of static and running displays. No plowing though, they do sawing and threshing which is nice to watch.
This is great. I love to see antique iron, especially in action. That's why I love the old tractor and tractor restoration content on RFD-TV, too, even though I live in the San Francisco Bay area -- and before that, in Los Angeles.
I remember my dad having one of the fields on our ranch plowed to plant alfalfa. I don't remember how many bottoms they were running, but there were three Cat D-6s(I think) lined up nose to tail and chained or cabled together. They were probably pulling about 3' deep. There were ranchers from all around watching the show. It might have been a demo, I was around ten years old, so everything was overwhelming... :-)
Bagot Corner +10 points for knowing what Rolland is. +100 for knowing where it is and actually having been there! I was at that show a few years back when they did the recreation of the 50-plow hitch behind 3 Rumley Oil Pull model E tractors. Absolutely amazing to watch.
Some fascinating machines. I'd love to hear more about how the plows and tillers work the soil and plant the seeds. I also liked the mechanical autopilot on the one tractor that ride the previous furrow.
Thanks, Mr. Pete. The Rumely always gives me a headache. Like a monstrous power hammer in a field. Texas Early Day Tractor & Engine Show is October 7, 2017. If you’re in the area, you should go! See y’all there!
Very nice , reminds me of the older days with the John Deer hand start 2 cyl I used when cutting hay , disliked the old spring seat when in tall grass ! would toss you off if you hit anything larger than 12 in under rear wheel ! Ever notice how farmers fixed that problem with short chain to keep seat so it still went down but not launch up !! Thank you for the great video !
I learned to fire on a 10 hp Case traction engine. It was fun. It did not have a head light but the 20 hp and 30 hp Avery's had a big square box head light. The Avery engines were two cylinder underslung with a locomotive style cab. The steering on an Avery was a tiller rod inserted in a follower nut on the threaded shaft which made steering very easy as opposed to the usual chain steering on the other machines. The gasoline Avery tractors used chains for steering.
Glad they finally got to the steam power. When I was a kid, there was an old guy that came in to the tractor pulls with his. He'd wait until they reset the sled for the super-modified class, the most powerful, ridiculous, sometimes literally jet powered super tractors. He'd hook on and just walk away with the thing. You just can't beat steam for torque, and with the weight and iron wheels it has, the limit to traction is so high that it doesn't really even matter at that scale.
Thank You for uploading this great tractor demonstration. It's always good to see these big old tractors being put to work. I was watching for a balance plough or is that used only in Australia? They used two big ploughing engines, each with an underslung winch and pulled the plough accross in turn.
It was nothing. Most of those shots were plowing the same ground over and over. Lets just say there was an acre or two of soil in IL somewhere that was overworked that day.
Mr. Pete: your videos are always highly anticipated and appreciated! do you have a po box? i'd like to send you a mic with a wind sock to reduce some of that white noise. Thanks!
Turns out I was wrong and Dan Kolar is right, in a way. I did just a little bit of research and found out actually there are gulls around the Great lakes, the ring billed gull is found all around the great lakes as well as along the ocean shore of both coasts. In the spring they fly up the Mississippi flyway then northeast to lake Michigan so I suppose they could be found near Peoria, on the Illinois river, a natural route from the Mississippi to lake Michigan Probably not in August.or September, but you might easily see them during spring plowing, and yes, they do follow plows and feed on worms and grubs turned up by the plow I knew some of that too, I was born and raised around that part of the country and I've seen gulls along Lake Michigan. There are You Tube videos of gulls feeding behind plows, but I'll bet they are much closer to the lakes than Peoria. From Dan's experience he made a perfectly valid comment but I will stand by my comment that it's unlikely to find flocks of gulls around Peoria. So I think we are both right from our different perspectives. Thanks and a tip of my hat to Dan for helping to expand my store of useless knowledge!
That was a variation of a cultipacker and chisel plow. Which the point is breaking up big clumps of dirt into smaller clumps of dirt. Usually you use something like that right before you run the drill(planter) because it makes the dirt soft.
I was getting disappointed to see no steam until that last Case....I'm happy to see he has a lantern too....I wonder if it was original? Those must have been re-purposed alot or something because you I don't see alot of them. Maybe it wasn't a popular option....although back then I guarantee more than a few of those old farmers were plowing into the night.
They are inspected and certified yearly. The inspection authority also derates them - the pressure they are certified at keeps getting lower. There operators are watching their water levels really well. They are all very expensive toys and well looked after. Plus there are safety devices like fusable plugs that when let go will put out the fire.
I can't say anything about Illinois but in Ohio they have to be certified and inspected by state commissioned inspectors (myself being one). As mentioned before me the mawp of the pressure vessel may be de-rated. The operators must be licensed as well to operate at public venues and the majority of the guys running them take pride and care that their machines are sound.
I would hope they have multiple safeties... and that everyone plays by inspection rules. I must admit that other than seeing a steam engine once, I really know little about them. However, I remember reading where one very dangerous aspect was/is letting the boiler water level run low. Once this happens, the area of the boiler above the burning coal (or whatever heat source) can quickly heat to the point of becoming soft and rupture. My understanding is this scenario was the cause of many locomotive disasters in days of yore. Don't have time to look into it at the moment, but a quick Google search on 'boiler explosion' seemed to bring up a lot.
With all that flat ground one has to wonder why there were no wind powered plows or tractors. Also nobody tried to use solar power either. I guess it takes using carbon to grow carbon.
I hope people realize how much these machines changed the world. No more horse and plow and AG on a grand scale feeding the world, also helping to raise the standard of living and life span with more abundant food. Truly a marvel !!
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I could smell fresh turned soil watching this video. Thank's Mr.Pete.
Mr. Pete
Thank you for sharing this with us.
I really enjoy your videos , your a special person .
Now this I really enjoyed, brings back old memories. Even thou our equipment was more modern at my age, still these tractors still changed the land.
This is a great video - brings back memories. We actually used a Rumley steam unit in the 70s. Mostly demos, I'm sure... my memory is fuzzy (I was in grade school). First thing I ever steered, was the Rumley. Good memories...
Incredible how much torque those old one cylinder engines could create. Awesome video. Relaxing to watch.
Thanks for watching
I LOVE old time tractors! !
Yes thanks
Mr. Pete Awesome plowing describes it just right.
Great old tractors!!!
One day I'll have my own Case steam tractor. Nothing like the bark of a steam tractor working hard. Love going to Rollag!
THANK YOU...for sharing.
Absolutely fantastic these men(and young lad) make the time to bring out this heritage equipment and make it work rather than having it stored away as a 'museum-queen' where it just gums up or rusts.... My fave is ... yeah.... that Case Steam Engine.... just the sounds alone of it working hard under heavy load made the hairs go up on the back of my neck!
Thanks for watching
Recoment love that old Iron and that old Mr Pete too.
That big Case steam engine put on a nice show.
Thanks for watching
I so much love watching these old 100 year old tractors out in the field ploughing but all most all of them were working
in earth that was not what I would call real ploughing more like disking with a mouldboard plough.
But I guess that is all they had for the show and thanks for your video.
Love those Case Cross mounts.
This is my heritage...and the reason I didn't become a farmer. I love this video.. Regards, Solomon
Love these old tractors, In fact there is a show locally this week end, lots of static and running displays. No plowing though, they do sawing and threshing which is nice to watch.
This is great. I love to see antique iron, especially in action. That's why I love the old tractor and tractor restoration content on RFD-TV, too, even though I live in the San Francisco Bay area -- and before that, in Los Angeles.
Simply fascinating! ... and excellently filmed/recorded. Thank you!
I remember my dad having one of the fields on our ranch plowed to plant alfalfa. I don't remember how many bottoms they were running, but there were three Cat D-6s(I think) lined up nose to tail and chained or cabled together. They were probably pulling about 3' deep. There were ranchers from all around watching the show. It might have been a demo, I was around ten years old, so everything was overwhelming... :-)
Great Video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching
Just amazing
Indeed
Love it Mr Pete !
I have the entire Rollag parade in1080 on my channel
This years and last
Bagot Corner +10 points for knowing what Rolland is. +100 for knowing where it is and actually having been there! I was at that show a few years back when they did the recreation of the 50-plow hitch behind 3 Rumley Oil Pull model E tractors. Absolutely amazing to watch.
Some fascinating machines. I'd love to hear more about how the plows and tillers work the soil and plant the seeds. I also liked the mechanical autopilot on the one tractor that ride the previous furrow.
Awesome Video Mr Pete
The plows moving soil, reminded me of the chips from a well sharpened toolbit.
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excellent video.. Thanks for sharing sir..
Thanks for watching
the flywheel on that cat - amazing!
Thanks for watching
Thanks, Mr. Pete. The Rumely always gives me a headache. Like a monstrous power hammer in a field.
Texas Early Day Tractor & Engine Show is October 7, 2017. If you’re in the area, you should go! See y’all there!
maybe next year
Love that old Iron
Very nice , reminds me of the older days with the John Deer hand start 2 cyl I used when cutting hay , disliked the old spring seat when in tall grass ! would toss you off if you hit anything larger than 12 in under rear wheel ! Ever notice how farmers fixed that problem with short chain to keep seat so it still went down but not launch up !! Thank you for the great video !
I learned to fire on a 10 hp Case traction engine. It was fun. It did not have a head light but the 20 hp and 30 hp Avery's had a big square box head light. The Avery engines were two cylinder underslung with a locomotive style cab. The steering on an Avery was a tiller rod inserted in a follower nut on the threaded shaft which made steering very easy as opposed to the usual chain steering on the other machines. The gasoline Avery tractors used chains for steering.
Glad they finally got to the steam power. When I was a kid, there was an old guy that came in to the tractor pulls with his. He'd wait until they reset the sled for the super-modified class, the most powerful, ridiculous, sometimes literally jet powered super tractors. He'd hook on and just walk away with the thing. You just can't beat steam for torque, and with the weight and iron wheels it has, the limit to traction is so high that it doesn't really even matter at that scale.
Sounds a bit like the Old Bull, Young Bull joke.
Thanks for watching
awesome!
Reminds me of the corporate plows coming in Grapes of Wrath!
Thank You for uploading this great tractor demonstration.
It's always good to see these big old tractors being put to work.
I was watching for a balance plough or is that used only in Australia?
They used two big ploughing engines, each with an underslung winch and pulled the plough accross in turn.
Those old steam tractors were not lacking for weight.
Thanks for watching
I like how the old gas tractors are just barly Idling,and pulling the plow like its nothing!
It was nothing. Most of those shots were plowing the same ground over and over. Lets just say there was an acre or two of soil in IL somewhere that was overworked that day.
Mr. Pete: your videos are always highly anticipated and appreciated! do you have a po box? i'd like to send you a mic with a wind sock to reduce some of that white noise. Thanks!
Only thing missing are the flocks of seagulls swirling around above the furrows behind the plow.
Seagulls in central IL?
Luckystrike--
Yes!
Nearest ocean: 1500 miles.
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Dan Kolar - nearest great lake...about 100 miles lol
Turns out I was wrong and Dan Kolar is right, in a way.
I did just a little bit of research and found out actually there are gulls around the Great lakes, the ring billed gull is found all around the great lakes as well as along the ocean shore of both coasts. In the spring they fly up the Mississippi flyway then northeast to lake Michigan so I suppose they could be found near Peoria, on the Illinois river, a natural route from the Mississippi to lake Michigan Probably not in August.or September, but you might easily see them during spring plowing, and yes, they do follow plows and feed on worms and grubs turned up by the plow I knew some of that too, I was born and raised around that part of the country and I've seen gulls along Lake Michigan.
There are You Tube videos of gulls feeding behind plows, but I'll bet they are much closer to the lakes than Peoria.
From Dan's experience he made a perfectly valid comment but I will stand by my comment that it's unlikely to find flocks of gulls around Peoria. So I think we are both right from our different perspectives.
Thanks and a tip of my hat to Dan for helping to expand my store of useless knowledge!
nice, actually I can see some benefit to plow, disc, level, and compact and to repeat procedure for increasing root permeability
Wow! ! Another great tractor video! ! What's with those guys riding on the plow? God forbid! Don't tell OSHA!
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That was pretty neat. What is the one with a row of disks, front and back doing?
That was a variation of a cultipacker and chisel plow. Which the point is breaking up big clumps of dirt into smaller clumps of dirt. Usually you use something like that right before you run the drill(planter) because it makes the dirt soft.
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I was getting disappointed to see no steam until that last Case....I'm happy to see he has a lantern too....I wonder if it was original? Those must have been re-purposed alot or something because you I don't see alot of them. Maybe it wasn't a popular option....although back then I guarantee more than a few of those old farmers were plowing into the night.
No matter how hard you work those old steam engines they will not overheat.
Thanks for watching
Was this a competition or demonstrate?
It's a yearly show with demonstrations of a lot of vintage farming techniques and equipment.
Memorizing
Anyone know, is there a drive gear on the disks or do they just turn from the soil?
the disks in front of the plow [colters] just roll, and cut the sod and whatever is in the field
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Interesting... but old rusty pressure vessels (of any description) make me uneasy. The potential energy release due to failure can be catastrophic.
In most areas the steam machines have to be inspected regularly before they can be operated at a public venue.
They are inspected and certified yearly. The inspection authority also derates them - the pressure they are certified at keeps getting lower. There operators are watching their water levels really well. They are all very expensive toys and well looked after. Plus there are safety devices like fusable plugs that when let go will put out the fire.
I can't say anything about Illinois but in Ohio they have to be certified and inspected by state commissioned inspectors (myself being one). As mentioned before me the mawp of the pressure vessel may be de-rated. The operators must be licensed as well to operate at public venues and the majority of the guys running them take pride and care that their machines are sound.
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Do they have some sort of blow out plug ?
I would hope they have multiple safeties... and that everyone plays by inspection rules. I must admit that other than seeing a steam engine once, I really know little about them. However, I remember reading where one very dangerous aspect was/is letting the boiler water level run low. Once this happens, the area of the boiler above the burning coal (or whatever heat source) can quickly heat to the point of becoming soft and rupture. My understanding is this scenario was the cause of many locomotive disasters in days of yore. Don't have time to look into it at the moment, but a quick Google search on 'boiler explosion' seemed to bring up a lot.
... and dirt was moved.
With all that flat ground one has to wonder why there were no wind powered plows or tractors. Also nobody tried to use solar power either. I guess it takes using carbon to grow carbon.
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