Picking Cotton With A 1961 International Harvester 314 Picker Mounted On An IH 504 Diesel Tractor
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Edgar Edens of North Carolina comes from a family of cotton farmers, dating back to his grandfather who farmed during the Great Depression. Edgar owns and operates his own cotton operation including his own cotton gin. Edgar shares the story of his vintage cotton picker, a 1961 International Harvester Model 314 mounted on an International Harvester 504 Diesel Tractor. When Edgar bought the picker, it had just 800 original hours. He did a full restoration and now uses the tractor once a year to pick cotton on his farm for friends and family.
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Edgar is one of the finest men in our neck of the woods. A very hard working individual and extremely smart. He cleared most of his farmland himself. He is salt of the Earth. He never fails to glorify God for where he is in life and for what he has and has been able to accomplish. He owns thousands of acres of land and a top notch, modern cotton gin. I am proud to be his friend.
Is he a millionaire?
john smith Yes, but if you didn’t know it you would never guess that he was. And he worked very hard for what he has.
@@ChrisPBacon-yz6nk that's good.
Drove one of these and a twin row (602) in Australia as a 21 yr old, on a 500 acre farm in 1973. Not a pleasant experience sitting out in 35 deg C blazing sun, with the fans roaring behind your head and getting covered in shredded plant matter going down wind. Worst part was trying to clear the spindles once the dew fell, with a pocket knife by torch light at 10pm in the middle of a paddock by yourself. Used to be fanatical about using the ground clutch, as I always thought about the consequences of being eaten by the machine ! With all that, I wouldn't have missed the experience for the world, something very few people get to do. Farm also had a McCormack Deering kerosene/petrol tractor (no wheels) mounted in a frame backwards for an irrigation pump, and an IH 1066 Hydro tractor for towing the cotton trailers and plowing. Years later I restored a Farmall A for a boat tractor, - not big on brakes but great fun to play with.
Thanks for posting, brings back great memories.
I spent many many hours after school and on weekends on an International Harvester one row cotton picker. First gear on first pick and second gear on second picking. We have a double fan high drum in Arizona. Good Cotton was 2 to 3 bales per acre. I could do one acre after school, about 13 1/4 mile rows. When I dumped I had to climb up in the basket and trailer and tramp it down, because I only got one trailer that would hold 3 bales. So much work, but thankful I could do it, great memories. Loved the video.
My dad had one like that it was mounted on a super M I remember riding with him
Picking cotton and packing down the cotton wagons brings back memories
We use to put the tractors under the pickers each year, had to take the top of trans off to turn the bullgears around because the tractor ran backward. 3 gears one way and 1 the other , we made a special socket to remove the spindles from the header. We ran water and oil and late at night we shut the water off because of due.
That would be dew.
These old tractors have a special place in my heart, my grandpa used to have a little collection/ museum with all the little machines he haver ever had. I used to stay there ours on end and just take in the magnificence of these old machines. Now every time i see one i always get reminded of him, of the happy times we had spent together. It's been almost a year now since he passed away, I never knew what to think of it. Something like that have never happened to me before and I fellt that it came to quickly for me to comprehend. These videos bring warmth to my heart and the storys they tell bring me joy. thank you!
"An honest man is the noblest work of God,"that is what is engraved on my grandpa's gravestone and this man is cut from the same cloth.God bless!
About 1960-1963 my Uncle Bernell and Grandpa used a 1row cotton picker that was mounted on an M Farmall.
They would still have cotton pickers that used long bags to pick cotton.
This was in Chicot County Arkansas.
A long time ago.
I spent many hours on a International Harvester cotton picker. Ours was mounted on a Super M, high drum, double fan with no power steering. Ours had a single steer tire. We run in first gear, but ours had axle spacers ( high crop) and second gear on second picking. Interesting that modern pickers use the same principle; spindles, differs and an air system. Only real advance is the module/ round baling that has been added. Great job on the restoration!
Thanks for keeping the videos flowing through tough times.. And my color too!!
I wish my 504 looked that good.
I was very impressed how much hard work and patients it took to restore that tractor,it looks and works better then new.
I think his grandfather would be happy to see this restored picker .
That is so awesome. I love how beautiful the machine turned out.
Brings back memories. I grew up in the cotton field in West Tennessee. Daddy's first picker was an International 1 row much like this one. His may have been an older model. His had a metal water tank. I noticed a plastic water tank on this 314. I don't remember which tractor it was mounted on but it was a gas burner. I used to climb on top of the basket and clean the trash off.
Joe Cates my dad grew up in West TN. Gibson county to be exact. He told me his dad was one of the first to buy a one row cotton picker in the county.
Saw this at red power roundup. A treasure. Thank you for posting.
I'm 64 and I had a neighbor that used a 1 row international into the late 70's when he retired. We leased his farm in 1979 raised cotton on in R.I.P. JENKIN SWAN
Cotton field really is beautiful, I've never been in one. I think I need to visit one and walk thru it someday.........That Old Picker is Super Cool.
Your video is a great reminder of the value of patience and perseverance. It takes a lot of time and effort to grow and harvest melons and oranges, but the end result is so worth it. And the fact that you're able to make a living by selling them at the market is even more impressive. Keep up the great work! And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
Great video cotton picking tractor 👍
Awesome machine, beautiful restoration!!
Ron Patterson How did he ever find one that was complete ???.
Love to see people keeping up the older ways. And older machines
Not fast but problably good as backup. And if it breaks he already knows the machine inside and out.
I grew up on a 40 acre farm as a kid we had a tractor mounted one row cotton picker I think it was mounted on a 200 Farmall had 25 acres of cotton thos were good times we worked hard and ate good
My Dad’s uncle had a 1962 504 gas tractor. That was a nice little tractor. I have seen a couple pictures of 504 pickers on the web. One was all rusty and the other restored, may have been this one here though.
I hauled one one of these out of a barn in northeast Pa and brought it to a collector in Mississippi. Once I got close I can’t tell you the pictures people were taking. He owns 2 of them, from what I understand there aren’t very many of these left.
...Why are all the comments people sounding surprised that we farmers are smart. Y'all know it ain't just throwing seeds on the ground, right? lol
Thats a fine looking machine too.
Great video. Brings back memories of growing up on an 80 acre family farm in northwest Florida.
It's been said that my Grandpa Jim Mansfield bought the first Farmall Cottonpicker in Arbyrd which was in Dunklin County Missouri. His was likely mounted on an M Farmall though.
Cool, Paragould here. Used to go to Arbryd several times a week.
I'm familiar with Dunklin County Missouri. Some of the highest yields in the US with that soil and rarely ever does any of it come up for sale.
Remember the old cotton compress there.
Living in Raeford, I knew Edgar. He had more cotton than Hanes🤣😂🤣. When they were working on the newest self bailing pickers , Edens farm was a tester of one of the only of first 3 prototype pickers
Cool! Thanks!
He gave the glory to the Lord God, Amen! Nice picker also...
Amen amen
Amen
Thanks for the. Video. I really enjoyed the. Cotton field. And the red picker.
Well done sir
VERY cool! Thanks for posting.
Well done , there are a few in South Carolina as well .
Nice video. brings back memories of a time long gone. My grandpa had one very similar to it. His was gas. I always loved the classic look of the tractor it was mounted onto. Thanks for sharing.
Nice
That , sir , is a work of art . Lovely machine 👍🇬🇧
Now we need it in farming simulator
I'll take a pass. I dont feel like taking 30 hours on one field just for a game
Yes
Just like it I swear I got a 504 and a cotton picker
I work at a local ag complex and saw one of these at a show
Thumbs up and be safe out there you all.
Beautiful machine, and a great video!!
Unusual but very neat! 🇺🇸🚜👍
Never even seen cotton before. Kind of really scarce in Saskatchewan.
Ludwig van Beethoven yeah. Snow was pretty scarce too southeast
@@ericacherney3132 lots of snow in Saskatchewan. Starting to melt pretty good now though.
The COTTON LOOKS LIKE SNOW THOUGH. And my girlfriend moved from Michigan to North Carolina and saw a cotton fild for THE first time "Looks like home " w/that Giant cotton fild as far as eye could see " 😁
beautiful machine :)
Growing up, learned about slaves picking cotton in the south east of the US. I moved to southern New Mexico for college to discover it's a popular crop out there.
What a big machine for 1 row
v nice
The 504 tractor used as motive unit was built from 1961 to 1968
To say it revolutionized the cotton industry is an understatement. If the adoption of the mechanical picker had not been delayed it would have collapsed the southern sharecropper economy and put tens of thousands out of work.
yep, just like when steam power started replacing all the manual labor, for every machine im sure it was several jobs. sad but true, now instead of manual labor you better be smart enough to learn how to run and maintain the machines. or another one is when ford cars were made in enough volume to be cheap for a lot of average worker to afford one, the price of a good horse went to nothing.
It ain't much but it's honest work
Good
My dad put together the IH catalogs for 40 years from the 1930s until the 1970s.
The 504s were from 1961 to 1968!
We had a 504 D on the farm when I worked for my uncle yrs ago , it was a darelic when he got it , we restored it as a winter project , it sure was good on fuel.
Very Nice, Id sell that green thing and find a few more 314s if possible
We use to fit the IH 314 Cotton Picker over the IH M/MD we had/still have.
Is it as simple as turning the ring gear around to reverse the drive of the tractor?
Good video very interesting 👍
Seamos felices
Better shim those bars. I see some spindle wrap on those spindles.
The rubber sweeps always reminded me of brake petal pads. H and M and super M were the favorite tractors to put under the cotton pickers.
His acent is genius
Here's one you don't see up here in the Northern US....
Believe it or not, it stands on wheels, invented thousands of years ago!
I'm picking my cotton by hand thank you very much, I'm not going to use any machine
Does anyone remember how many pounds of cotton a normal cotton trailer would hold? I'm talking about the days before modules, now I see flatbed trucks carrying 7 John Deere pods or whatever they are called.
He’ll be profitable when all others are not.
Too bad we didn't have these over 250 years ago....
I believe that 504 would be a 1964 model. In 1954 IH was still in the letter series.
How much it cost? I’m thinking of upgrading from these black things with arms and legs they keep running away🤷🏻♂️
From iraq
Stil the whole Iraq can't make one of these :(
Zlatan Ibrahimovic oof
@killmoo I'm talking about educatio beeing opened minded etc.. We do not produce anything . Absolutely nothing
@@sleppyjoe4922 remember the Sumerians, they did a lot.
that JD is HUGE compared to the IH!
America first!
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Okay algorithm... I'm all ears. Explain this one?
Роскошный трактор. Выращивание хлопка - нелёгкое занятие. Хлопок требует много воды и постоянной высокой температуры.
I have access to just a picker just like this one, no tractor in SC. What are my options to sell it! Thanks
The superultranggr 9000
That's a nice migrant worker he has there.
So do you have to out the actual tractor in Reverse to use the picker?
No, you reverse the gears so it's actually going backwards in forward gears.
Ya but nothing can replace the og 1865 model cotton picker
Old money right there.
He just out thar piddling on 1500 acres
By the way I have a toy 9986 cotton picker and 2 others
UA-cam small tuition for large education . Free speech !
Yikes that contraption looks like a large gopher hill might tip it over!
Other kinds
Someone please make that as a mod for fs19? maybe? Sweet machine!
Owiwriw
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My mother’s family, the stones farmed cotton from 1927 on in Gilbert, AZ and Chandler, AZ. By HAND. miserable work
You think that's bad try tobacco
They did'nt make a 504 in 1954.
I never picked Cotten 🎶🎶
Where the monkeys!? - 👴🏻
I think they got the title wrong, this picker is more commonly known as the NegroMatic 9000
Soo[ RACIST.
Ok that wasn't funny dude
how is this international???
Complete 30 siries, but I did not see a 435 ...
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is this how cotton candy made off ?
Kuratas nigga
I thought that's farming. lol
Price please