There’s something to be said about old equipment. Can you imagine trying to get a modern piece of equipment going if it had been sitting that long. The challenges of trying to get all the electronics to work. Gotta love the simplicity of the old equipment. Thanks Pete for another awesome video. And keeping the old equipment alive.
Hi Pete and Hillary. I reaiiy enjoy your channel. Being an 84 (next month) year old central Pa. boy your Little Genius plow video was a pleasant surprise and brought back memories of 70 years ago when l plowed for my uncle on his farm with an F20 and 2 - 14” bottom Little Genius. Still enjoy the smell of freshly turned soil especially in the spring. Seldom get to plow any more but still making some hay on some of my permanent hay fields so l enjoy your hay making as well as the every day things you two do as a great team. Looking forward to the Plow Day video . Hopefully extended or maybe more than one. I spent over 40 years in mostly commercial and industrial construction working with many people including Architects and Engineers. Had some really good teams. I understand what you mean about burn out. It wasn’t hard to retire. Keep up the good work. Many people enjoy your channel. Jim.B.
And he’s so knowledgeable about so many things, without talking over my head, even though so much I know nothing or very little about. I love this channel and thinking of Pete and Hilary as my next door neighbors. 😍
Pete - I really enjoy that you educate us younger generations on how the older equipment functions and operates. All of your content is truly valuable. Jake from Missouri!
When I was a kid, I watched my neighbor working his fields with almost exactly that same rig.... That was state of the art in the 60's for small farms.
Pete your enthusiasm after plowing and the excited anticipation for the plow day that's coming up actually brought a tear to my eye. Those days of plowing sure were fun for me too. Usually they were pretty chilly early spring or late fall. But fun none the less. 😊
I spent many hours on H's and M's plowing my dad's and my uncle's farms. When I took early retirement (as a result of cancer treatment) at 55 I bought a 211 acre farm. Even though I got old and had to sell I still enjoy seeing young people who love to take care of mother earth.
Really enjoyed the video and your explanation on the plow and how to use it. You are the Fred Rogers of the youtube generation of farmers, homesteaders and do it yourselfers.
Pete, i usually stay out of the correction thing, but plow width is more easily measured as the distance from outside edge of one beam to inside edge of next beam. The chain was used to drag behind plow to pull down the tops of grass/weeds to make for a nicer finish. I think your videos are the best and thank you for all you and Hil do!!!
This ranks as one of my favorite episodes, what a wonderful machine. Makes me think twice about all the implements I see parked in country yards as “yard art “ , there’s probably life left in them also.
I just wanted to say thank you for the great videos, the haymaking, the restorations and how the farm works. Please keep them coming. I grew up on a horse stud in NSW Australia, and whilst it was a different operation, it has many similarities, especially the love of tractors, old implements and hay making. My family’s plan is to give up the corporate life one day and move back to this, your videos are an inspiration. Thank you Robert
I plowed a number of fields as a young kid on my grandparents farm with an "H" and 2 twelves. Got a little sleepy one afternoon and hit a big rock and "BANG" she tripped and scared the dickens out of me. I told my Grandpa about it and the next morning we dug around the rock, attached a chain, and the "H" couldn't get the rock out. Grandpa said "them dang fangled tractors can't do everything." He went up and got his team of horses and he worked that team and got the huge rock out. He told me to get the tractor and the stone boat and said maybe the tractor could get the huge stone to the rock pile. In the old days Grandpa was a logger and teamster in the Northwoods of Michigan so he knew how to work a team of 2 to 6 horses.
What memories of my youth plowing for my father with our H and 2 bottom plow! My grandfather bought the H and "Little Genius" plow new in 1940. He didn't like the plow and traded it for an Oliver 2 bottom which I used many years. Later I had a 5 bottom with my IH 560 Diesel which made the job go quicker! Thanks for the memories.
Grabbed my morning coffee, and turned the conputer on booted up YT and here was a new Just a few Acres video! what more could I ask for! great way to start my day!. Just think what an old farmer would think watching that rig plow two rows! and so effortlessly vs his horse and single bottom! he's stand there and just shake his head in awe!. and mutter. "What will they think of next? yep ! what will Pete think of next! thanks for sharing and making my morning Pete. and lets not forget Hillary she started the video off with you! God speed for both of you. ECF
I've watched your channel for years and I must say this is the first time I have seen one of your tractors really getting a workout! I really appreciate how you explain what we're looking at. This was another great video Pete. Well done.
Fun listening to the International pull. We farmed in the 60s with W9 (4 bottom) and she had the same sound. Pulled a 4 bottom with pony drill(4ft). Rode that tractor many, many hours. We would stop and try to catch baby jack rabbits when we were plowing and seeding at night. When we would start back up, we had to lift the plow. That would leave a ridge in the field where the combine would 'jump'. Biggest problem was trying to stay awake. The tractor would follow the furrow 'most' of the time. But as soon as you fell asleep, she would jump the furrow. Thanks for the memories.
Hercules rides again! Love that old H. I look forward to seeing the video from your plow day Mr. Pete and really look forward to seeing the F-20 and Super C in action.
Thanks Pete. I watch your videos religiously ! I look forward to learning about you and your farm. Your wealth of knowledge is always valuable ! Keep it up !!
Despite the sign at the end, a rag soaked in old motor oil wiped around would really make her shine! Great video, Pete! Thank you kindly for the wholesome grassroots 😉video content!
what an awesome video. My hubby said, "if it still works I bet he'll paint it" so HAHAHAH Looking forward to the video of you at that FUN event. Thank you for sharing.
I ❤this video! I couldn't stop smiling watching you plow your friends field. I told my husband I need one of those for my garden in texas. ❤❤❤ great job Pete and Hillary!!
Loved this video, Pete!! Really very special. Took me back to riding along with my grandfather on his Massey Harris 44 when he would plow. Fond, fond memories. Thank you for sharing this with us, Pete. It was a whole lot of fun!!
Brilliant Pete. I love to see these old pieces of kit being revitalised. So much is taken for granted these days with modern equipment, but that view you had looking back over the plough was exactly what countless hard working farmer would be looking back at for many years. 🇬🇧
This video is more entertaining and valuable to old timers like me than any new Hollywood production by far! Thank you Pete. Now pausing to refresh my popcorn
Loved the video. Love to see that old plow work, and the sound of the H doing its job. You can here Ordin in the background wanting out of that barn.I think he is board. Thanks Pete.
WOW!! What an awesome video of turning the soil. When my dad began farming in 1946, he started with a new Farmall H and a 2-14s IHC plow. I learned on a 1950 WD Allis with his J D 2-14s. He had a wide front end installed so I could handle the job much easier. He would follow me with his 1949 Farmall M and a 3-14s unit. We made a great plowing team turning over 5 furrows each round. Thanks for the memories, Pete.
It’s always a blast to see what Pete is up to, great video, we had a ford 860 with two bottom and every spring my grandpap and my Dad would plow for hours. I wish they were around to see how things have changed. Thanks Pete for a walk down memory lane. Great job, really appreciate your efforts
"It's a beautiful day for a tractor ride." That sounds like a new catch phase. Second only to "com'mon cows ." Have a great day, see you on the next one.
I'm just so happy when I turn my computer on and watch your videos. I'm not a farmer but I do have an old Yanmar tractor with a single bottom plow that I've never tried. Having watched you I think I'll try it out. Thank you again for your wonderful and informative videos.
Hello Pete, Found your channel from watching another farmer ( Out of the woods in Tenn. I am not a farmer always lived in town but am very interested in farming equipment for some reason🤔. Me and the wife have been watching your videos for awhile now and love your work. You know how to explain the machines so we no farmers understand it. Thank You for sharing your farm with us.
Thanks Pete ! I don't know about you but here in north central Ohio we are in our worse drought ever . And our ground is almost like concrete . And what you did with that plow was amazing in very hard soil !
Pete: That brings back so many memories. I was 10 years old, dad had a Minneapolis Moline ZA 3 bottom, and I ran a Ford 8n 2 bottom, farming 200 acres. The joy of my life. One was so proud and never forget. I believe 1955 thru 1963 when I graduated high school.
Can you imagine the farmer that got to retire his mule and ride on his 1st tractor rather than walk behind a single plow all day. He must have felt like he died and went to heaven.
When I was about 9 or ten my Big Daddy was plowing with his two mules on one of our fields in rural alabama. I went down to the field to see how he was doing. He said why don't you plow while i get me a sip of water. He told me to just yell "Gee" to go and "Haw" to stop. He yelled Gee and those mules took off and I was being pulled along like crazy I started yelling Haw Haw but they kept going. After a minute my grandfather yelled Haw and the mules stopped. He was laughing and told me that was the funniest thing he was going to see that day. He said the mules only listened to him The one thing I remember was how fast those mules went and what physicality it took to handle them while staying upright behind the plow.
Hi Pete this is Mike from Michigan I enjoy watching you plow with the two bottom plow man I miss farming I wish I could go back to farming but my body is just shot. I work to long in a factory standing on a cement floor for 10 to 12 hours a night 3 rd shift but I enjoy working at night and I can't start over again So I will just watch you and your wife farming thank you for making these videos it gets me thinking about when I use to farm with my dad thank you again Pete well so long stay safe you all Mike
Hi Pete! Your P&O plow hails back to Canton, Illinois, my wifes hometown, just 30 miles from our home. After several mergers, etc. P&O became an Internation Harvester plant which which operated through the 70s or 80s and no longer exists. Always a good day when your latest video appears!
There’s something to be said about old equipment. Can you imagine trying to get a modern piece of equipment going if it had been sitting that long. The challenges of trying to get all the electronics to work. Gotta love the simplicity of the old equipment.
Thanks Pete for another awesome video. And keeping the old equipment alive.
I don't think the plastic would last that long.
Is there no limit to this man’s knowledge? Always a treat to watch for what he brings to the table. Keep them coming!
Even better than bacon AND sausage for breakfast! Add a pot of coffee and some toast and jam and you have the wonder and wisdom of a "Pete" video!
Sat for twenty years, covered in vines, put to work and didn't have to air up the tires. Thanks Pete that was cool. God bless.
You had some very nice straight furrows. Your Grandpa would be proud of you.
That old plow did a wonderful job. The H pulled like a champ. Wonderful video Pete.
Hi Pete and Hillary. I reaiiy enjoy your channel. Being an 84 (next month) year old central Pa. boy your Little Genius plow video was a pleasant surprise and brought back memories of 70 years ago when l plowed for my uncle on his farm with an F20 and 2 - 14” bottom Little Genius. Still enjoy the smell of freshly turned soil especially in the spring. Seldom get to plow any more but still making some hay on some of my permanent hay fields so l enjoy your hay making as well as the every day things you two do as a great team. Looking forward to the Plow Day video . Hopefully extended or maybe more than one. I spent over 40 years in mostly commercial and industrial construction working with many people including Architects and Engineers. Had some really good teams. I understand what you mean about burn out. It wasn’t hard to retire. Keep up the good work. Many people enjoy your channel. Jim.B.
WOW Nice job, Pete! 😅 Thanks ( N.Graber ; Ind)
That was AWESOME ! And Pete's filming and editing skills just gets better and better. As fine a content creator as anyone on UA-cam.
Yep!
Love it hope to see lots more!!
And he’s so knowledgeable about so many things, without talking over my head, even though so much I know nothing or very little about. I love this channel and thinking of Pete and Hilary as my next door neighbors. 😍
Agreed.
I like the old stuff, makes me admire the workmanship and thought that went into the implements.
The simplicity of them makes it easier to understand just how ingenious they were, and their simplicity just adds to how useful and durable they are.
Never thought I’d see you plowing a field up ! Enjoy the working weather we got right now
Pete you are quite the farmer, “outstanding in your field”. Great to see the old plow turning soil again. Thank you.
I very much enjoyed seeing that old plow and tractor do the work it was designed to do.
Reminds me of my childhood and watching my father plow! His pride was always having straight furoughs🥰
You’re way ahead of us. You knew what many of us were thinking. No paint.
Very cool unveiling of the number8 plow. Made me laugh when you drove off and got the vines off. Very nice.
Pete - I really enjoy that you educate us younger generations on how the older equipment functions and operates. All of your content is truly valuable.
Jake from Missouri!
Love his working old tractors as well 🎉
When I was a kid, I watched my neighbor working his fields with almost exactly that same rig.... That was state of the art in the 60's for small farms.
Hi Pete,
What fun to watch someone having fun ❤
So satisfying to see that that old plow still works as it should, and to see your old tractors stretching their legs as well. Thanks, Pete!
Pete … you are living your best life, I always enjoy your videos
Pete your enthusiasm after plowing and the excited anticipation for the plow day that's coming up actually brought a tear to my eye. Those days of plowing sure were fun for me too. Usually they were pretty chilly early spring or late fall. But fun none the less. 😊
These machines were built to last unlike nowadays machines 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Pete
I spent many hours on H's and M's plowing my dad's and my uncle's farms. When I took early retirement (as a result of cancer treatment) at 55 I bought a 211 acre farm. Even though I got old and had to sell I still enjoy seeing young people who love to take care of mother earth.
The smile on your face when the plow was first hooked up and moved, told the whole story. Thank You.
Nice job Pete. Brings back a lot of memories for me.
Me too 👍
Enjoying the moment of an old plow.
Thank you, Dave! 😊😊😊 👍 So neighborly of you. Good neighbors can be hard to find. What a different, fun video. Thank you!!!
Really enjoyed the video and your explanation on the plow and how to use it. You are the Fred Rogers of the youtube generation of farmers, homesteaders and do it yourselfers.
Glad to see you having a fun day. Thanks for education on how the old plows work. ❤
That smile on your neighbor Dave’s face as you guys looked over the field before plowing! I have the same smile now watching you plow with the H!
Interesting surprise content video, Pete. As my grandfather always used to say. Nothing can beat the old iron. Great video. See ya Sunday
Pete, i usually stay out of the correction thing, but plow width is more easily measured as the distance from outside edge of one beam to inside edge of next beam. The chain was used to drag behind plow to pull down the tops of grass/weeds to make for a nicer finish. I think your videos are the best and thank you for all you and Hil do!!!
Antique Plow Days are some of the greatest ways to go back to your childhood on the farm!!!
This ranks as one of my favorite episodes, what a wonderful machine. Makes me think twice about all the implements I see parked in country yards as “yard art “ , there’s probably life left in them also.
❤❤😁👍🏻🇨🇦
I just wanted to say thank you for the great videos, the haymaking, the restorations and how the farm works. Please keep them coming.
I grew up on a horse stud in NSW Australia, and whilst it was a different operation, it has many similarities, especially the love of tractors, old implements and hay making. My family’s plan is to give up the corporate life one day and move back to this, your videos are an inspiration.
Thank you
Robert
Love vintage plowing implements. Always wanted to see them used. AWESOME
I plowed a number of fields as a young kid on my grandparents farm with an "H" and 2 twelves. Got a little sleepy one afternoon and hit a big rock and "BANG" she tripped and scared the dickens out of me. I told my Grandpa about it and the next morning we dug around the rock, attached a chain, and the "H" couldn't get the rock out. Grandpa said "them dang fangled tractors can't do everything." He went up and got his team of horses and he worked that team and got the huge rock out. He told me to get the tractor and the stone boat and said maybe the tractor could get the huge stone to the rock pile. In the old days Grandpa was a logger and teamster in the Northwoods of Michigan so he knew how to work a team of 2 to 6 horses.
Not only is it a delight to see the H at work, but it also sounds terrific.
What memories of my youth plowing for my father with our H and 2 bottom plow! My grandfather bought the H and "Little Genius" plow new in 1940. He didn't like the plow and traded it for an Oliver 2 bottom which I used many years. Later I had a 5 bottom with my IH 560 Diesel which made the job go quicker! Thanks for the memories.
Grabbed my morning coffee, and turned the conputer on booted up YT and here was a new Just a few Acres video! what more could I ask for! great way to start my day!. Just think what an old farmer would think watching that rig plow two rows! and so effortlessly vs his horse and single bottom! he's stand there and just shake his head in awe!. and mutter. "What will they think of next? yep ! what will Pete think of next! thanks for sharing and making my morning Pete. and lets not forget Hillary she started the video off with you! God speed for both of you. ECF
Very educational and historic, it is so enjoyable and a learning experience for myself thank you Pete and Hillary
Nice plow work! I grew up driving an H.
I've watched your channel for years and I must say this is the first time I have seen one of your tractors really getting a workout! I really appreciate how you explain what we're looking at. This was another great video Pete. Well done.
thanks Pete - that was a beautiful thing to see - take care
This 50 year old thoroughly enjoyed watching that beautiful 80 year old show off her skills!
Good Morning All.
Fun listening to the International pull. We farmed in the 60s with W9 (4 bottom) and she had the same sound. Pulled a 4 bottom with pony drill(4ft). Rode that tractor many, many hours. We would stop and try to catch baby jack rabbits when we were plowing and seeding at night. When we would start back up, we had to lift the plow. That would leave a ridge in the field where the combine would 'jump'. Biggest problem was trying to stay awake. The tractor would follow the furrow 'most' of the time. But as soon as you fell asleep, she would jump the furrow.
Thanks for the memories.
Good morning Pete you are the best....( Mr.Roger's of farming)..the H sounds like a Harley ...Great job Pete!!
Morning Pete .... the older the better, things aren't made like that use to be
Ain't that the truth.
That was as much fun for us as it was for you.. Looking forward to the plowing fair..
I must say Pete Sir, I highly enjoyed this video. I love seeing old equipment coming back to life. Thank You!
This has been my favourite video in forever amazing, 80 years young
The entertainment that we find that puts a smile on our face . That was fun . Thank you
Hercules rides again! Love that old H. I look forward to seeing the video from your plow day Mr. Pete and really look forward to seeing the F-20 and Super C in action.
Thanks Pete. I watch your videos religiously !
I look forward to learning about you and your farm. Your wealth of knowledge is always valuable ! Keep it up !!
Despite the sign at the end, a rag soaked in old motor oil wiped around would really make her shine! Great video, Pete! Thank you kindly for the wholesome grassroots 😉video content!
what an awesome video. My hubby said, "if it still works I bet he'll paint it" so HAHAHAH Looking forward to the video of you at that FUN event. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome video Pete. I was surprised to see that plow take grease. Great touch at the end with the sign.
I ❤this video! I couldn't stop smiling watching you plow your friends field. I told my husband I need one of those for my garden in texas. ❤❤❤ great job Pete and Hillary!!
Fine job Pete. Hope you guys have good plowing conditions on your plow day.
Loved this video, Pete!! Really very special. Took me back to riding along with my grandfather on his Massey Harris 44 when he would plow. Fond, fond memories. Thank you for sharing this with us, Pete. It was a whole lot of fun!!
Best way to start my morning!
So cool to see this old girl actually plow! This episode was better than a Steam & Gas Show (except for the sawmill!)
Love seeing old iron working like it did in its hay day
Brilliant Pete. I love to see these old pieces of kit being revitalised. So much is taken for granted these days with modern equipment, but that view you had looking back over the plough was exactly what countless hard working farmer would be looking back at for many years. 🇬🇧
I love watching your videos.
This video is more entertaining and valuable to old timers like me than any new Hollywood production by far! Thank you Pete. Now pausing to refresh my popcorn
Nothing Sounds better than the old putter of a farmall! Love it
Loved the video. Love to see that old plow work, and the sound of the H doing its job. You can here Ordin in the background wanting out of that barn.I think he is board. Thanks Pete.
I think a plow like that deserves to be restored thanks for the videos
It is restored... He greased it up.
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Guess you didn't watch the last 10 seconds of the video lol
@@garretthass Let's hope he changes his mind.
What’s to restore? It works perfect!
Yes Pete, your video was fun for us viewers as well. Keep on! Thanks.
-Chuck in Florida.
Many blessings to you and your family 🙏 always!!!
Great to see old machinery at work. Dad's 84 and still does vintage ploughing matches here in England
I like how Pete knows all the names of the parts of the old machinery!
WOW!! What an awesome video of turning the soil. When my dad began farming in 1946, he started with a new Farmall H and a 2-14s IHC plow. I learned on a 1950 WD Allis with his J D 2-14s. He had a wide front end installed so I could handle the job much easier. He would follow me with his 1949 Farmall M and a 3-14s unit. We made a great plowing team turning over 5 furrows each round. Thanks for the memories, Pete.
You can also measure from center of beam to center of beam
It’s always a blast to see what Pete is up to, great video, we had a ford 860 with two bottom and every spring my grandpap and my Dad would plow for hours. I wish they were around to see how things have changed. Thanks Pete for a walk down memory lane. Great job, really appreciate your efforts
It was like the 1950's watching you move the dirt.
I love watching the dirt roll off a turn plow. Good video. God bless you my friend. 🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸
"It's a beautiful day for a tractor ride." That sounds like a new catch phase. Second only to "com'mon cows ."
Have a great day, see you on the next one.
Great video Pete! Thanks for sharing! Have fun at the show with the F 20!
Nothing like the smell in the morning of freshly overturned earth and diesel exhaust, great memories growing up.
I'm just so happy when I turn my computer on and watch your videos. I'm not a farmer but I do have an old Yanmar tractor with a single bottom plow that I've never tried. Having watched you I think I'll try it out. Thank you again for your wonderful and informative videos.
Hello Pete, Found your channel from watching another farmer ( Out of the woods in Tenn. I am not a farmer always lived in town but am very interested in farming equipment for some reason🤔. Me and the wife have been watching your videos for awhile now and love your work. You know how to explain the machines so we no farmers understand it. Thank You for sharing your farm with us.
Thanks Pete ! I don't know about you but here in north central Ohio we are in our worse drought ever . And our ground is almost like concrete . And what you did with that plow was amazing in very hard soil !
Good morning!
Good morning, Carol!
Pete:
That brings back so many memories.
I was 10 years old, dad had a Minneapolis Moline ZA 3 bottom, and I ran a Ford 8n 2 bottom, farming 200 acres. The joy of my life.
One was so proud and never forget. I believe 1955 thru 1963 when I graduated high school.
Can you imagine the farmer that got to retire his mule and ride on his 1st tractor rather than walk behind a single plow all day.
He must have felt like he died and went to heaven.
When I was about 9 or ten my Big Daddy was plowing with his two mules on one of our fields in rural alabama. I went down to the field to see how he was doing. He said why don't you plow while i get me a sip of water. He told me to just yell "Gee" to go and "Haw" to stop. He yelled Gee and those mules took off and I was being pulled along like crazy I started yelling Haw Haw but they kept going. After a minute my grandfather yelled Haw and the mules stopped. He was laughing and told me that was the funniest thing he was going to see that day. He said the mules only listened to him The one thing I remember was how fast those mules went and what physicality it took to handle them while staying upright behind the plow.
What a neat plow and getting it out and using it. The greasing and adjusting was so satisfying to see. Glad you could use it.
Thank you Pete, always a nice way to finish my day.
Fun to see the Farmall H pulling the two furrowed plow, just like the ones I grew up using sixty years ago.
What a treat this was!
Hi Pete this is Mike from Michigan I enjoy watching you plow with the two bottom plow man I miss farming I wish I could go back to farming but my body is just shot. I work to long in a factory standing on a cement floor for 10 to 12 hours a night 3 rd shift but I enjoy working at night and I can't start over again So I will just watch you and your wife farming thank you for making these videos it gets me thinking about when I use to farm with my dad thank you again Pete well so long stay safe you all Mike
A little genius 2 bottom viny bush! Love it!
Hi Pete! Your P&O plow hails back to Canton, Illinois, my wifes hometown, just 30 miles from our home. After several mergers, etc. P&O became an Internation Harvester plant which which operated through the 70s or 80s and no longer exists. Always a good day when your latest video appears!
That was fun, Pete.
Great video Mr Pete look forward to see the f-20 plowing
Thanks Pete
How much fun can a guy have. How could you not love this.
Love the vids my grandparents own a farmall 400 narrow front
a nice tough at the end. Love the older bits and how well they function. And you have the right to repair your OWN stuff!