Awesome! I'm around your age, from Mendon NY and a farming family. I remember all the dealers you mentioned and it was a nice trip down memory lane. Thank you and keep up the great work.
I've been interested in these machines since the first time i saw and heard a tractor. I don't remember when it was or how old i was, but i was quite young. One of the first memories i have was when i got to steer a Fendt 700 series tractor by the age of 6. I did it out on the field, so no collateral damage. The first tractor i worked with was a Fiat 110-90, bailing conventional hay bales. It's why i love watching these videos.
I grew up and still live in Canandaigua, NY. The first 4-wheel drive I drove was my uncles JD 8640. The first tractor I drove was my Grandmother’s JD 40S which I now own. Thank you for sharing so much information.
Thanks for sharing your history, I am from south central PA. I been around a dairy farm working as a kid in the summers. My neighbors were hay growers. Taking my first ride in a combine was something I will never forget. I wish I could go back to my youth so I could be a farmer now.
As a little kid I would ride with my grandpa on a JD A with 3 btm plow. Learned the 'art' of plowing from him. When I was in college my dad bought a used IH 806. Our first diesel tractor, seemed so big, just a toy today. Still have both of them, great machines!
I love all tractors and always have. I have owned several brands but mosely because I can't afford to buy new. I get a tractor I like or afford run it awhile and get another one . I would like to keep all of them but can't afford to. I love watch your videos. I imagine owning or at least running them. Keep up the good work you are doing a great job.
Great video Jason! When I was a kid it was watching an IH 815 combine harvest soybeans in the field by my house which started my fascination with farming and like you I would bring my farm toys outside to play while watching the farmers work in the fields too.
In 1973 Dad bought a 4568, remember bumping my head having rough time in it. I was getting pretty tough by the time I was seven. Spent lots of time watching 10x18 plowing with him. Love that tractor. I am 50 and still farm, he's 83. Great Dad!!! John T. He still drives tractor. He drives 8760 JD. I was born red, I bleed red, I'll die red. JohnT.
I remember my first tractor ride with my dad. A John Deere 5400. Him and my uncle have a John Deere 2950. Most of what you have shown on this video I haven’t seen. But I do remember when I first saw the first CaseIH Quadtrac in 1997 when I was in the 7th grade. I saw it at a farm show called Sunbelt in Moultrie, GA. I still like tractors like you do and enjoy the videos Jason.
I love our 1086 International Tractor that we have on our farm. Great vid and happy 10 years of the channel! There is no better feeling when it’s just you, a big farm machine, and a wide open field in the middle of no where. I’d ask my grandparents to drive an extra 30 minutes to Kansas just to see all the Dealerships on the way which were Case, John Deere, New Holland, and a Gleaner Dealership. Great vid as always!
I worked the Case 2470 model 1973 for many years, until mid 80's some time.. It was a good and reliable tractor, but needed a lot of maintenance and care.
Wow. A 1973 is hard to find these tan. It was painted Desert Tan. In 1975 Case switched to white paint. Other than sales literature I have not ever seen a tan 2470. I hope to find a tan one to film someday.
I love all tractors,especially ones from the 60s-90s,but my all time favorite would be have be the international 856,as it’s the first tractor I ever remember being around
Definitely made me smile. I grew up working with pretty much all of the tractors or their close siblings in this video on our large dairy farm in southwestern Ontario. 1066s, 1466s, 1468, 2+2s, 4166s, Steigers (mostly Bearcat, Panther), Versatiles, tons of different green and yellow jobbies of course, 1370, 2470, 2670, and some very limited experience with the Ford TW tractors in the 150 hp range and a handful of Allis tractors. Thousands of hours on various skid steers as well. I still smile when I see them working. As another commonality, I graduated from the U of R as well, so I am completely familiar with all of the spots you were talking about in the Rochester region. I probably drove past all of the farms and dealerships you spoke of at one time or another. Fond memories of that region. My two year old son is a big fan of your channel as well and seems to share my specific interest in the big Steigers and their Case/IH/Steiger descendants.
Sounds like we have similar childhood memories. I loved watching the farmers around our house and playing with my toy tractors. Thanks for these memorable videos.
Thanks for mentioning the Halpin family dealership in Henrietta, NY. In business from 1953 to 1990. My all time fav tractors JD 4450 and Case IH 9130. We were also farmers
Absolutely. It was a great dealership. I still have sales literature from the early to late 80’s from the store. It was a great place to visit. Do you have pictures of the dealership?
My all time favorite is the Farmall H. My favorite "new" IH tractor is the 3588. Still remember sitting in a couple new ones at the local dealership owned by my great uncle & the chance to have a good many rides in the neighbors when he bought one in '81. That neighbor ended up renting out my grandparents farm when they retired. Spent many an hour watching it plow, disc, chop hay & corn. Was traded in in the mid 90s on a new 7130. Not as cool, but still an excellent machine. Great video, BTP! Here's to another decade of YT worth watching. Regards!
R MM. my learner, A JD step to power, 3020 power-shift-(now 15 vrs old) sweetest memory of all,power & comfort, a bit before your time,still thanks for all your efforts. growing up on a farm meant working with/not playing with tractors. by 9/10 yrs old expected to make a few rounds while DAD ate lunch watching
I enjoy all the farm equipment. The Fox Chopper was a 'dream machine' when I was younger simply because I knew we could not ever afford to get one. A farmer in the area I now live in had one and I enjoyed seeing it in action when we visited them. In 2012 I was honored to be the vice-chair for the WI Farm Technology Days event, which was held in my home county that year. The Fox Chopper was made in that county so it was fitting that it was the commemorative toy for the event. 1,000 were sold. Selling online now for over $1,000. I won't sell mine. Second pick would be the commercial applicators. Whether it be a Miller Pro, JD, Case IH, or other brands these machines are great to work with.
My all time favorite is a JD 4955...sexiest tractor ever made in my mind.....But in my youngest days, and the first tractor i ever drove, was a MM M670 super narrow front. We had two of them when i was very young, until one burnt up in a barn fire.
Great video. We bought a new Steiger Cougar 251 in 1980 and they had a special deal where Cummins turned up the fuel pump to 310 hp on the 855 Cummins. We had it in for service once and had the pump turned up to 335 hp. It needed an aftercooler if we wanted to go higher 20 speed transmission and 23 mph on the road. We never put fluid in the tires and kept it at its stock weight of 27000 lbs but we drove faster with narrower equipment. We used an IH 47’ Vibrachisel which is a field cultivator and not a chisel plow for spring and fall tillage and it pulled it at 7 mph idled back at 1700 rpm to save fuel. We farmed just Northwest of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada and because interest rates went through the roof to 20% we leased it for 5 years with a total cost of $102000 Canadian! We used it for seeding and pulled an IH one way disk which had seed and fertilizer boxes on them. The units were each 16’wide and 3 were hitched together to make it 48’ wide. They pulled at about a 30 degree angle to the left of the tractor which created a lot of side draft. We pulled those at 7 mph also in a one pass tillage and seeding operation. You had to seed counter clockwise and fill up in a corner as the disks stopped cutting during that turn. You started off with them in the ground so it was hard on the clutch. Afterward we would drag harrow twice to help level and pack the soil around the seed with a Versatile 80’ wide harrow bar pulled by a Case 1270.
Awesome video and loved hearing your history. I farm in Lima NY so we grew up close by. JP HALPIN AND SONS was my favorite dealer to visit as a kid. Thanks for your shout out to our agricultural area! Midwest guys don’t even realize we farm here. I also know that growl you’re talking about with the 4786s. My neighbor had a 4586 and as a kid I laid awake at night listening to him plowing nearby with an ih 720 8 bottom plow all through the night. I loved that sound!
Wow that’s cool! We’re good friends with Halpin’s. I sent Bill your video and the shout out you made to his family’s dealership. If you’re ever back home here, you should stop by my farm if you’d like. Bill Halpin visits us on a regular basis and probably like to reminisce. He’s got great story’s of the history of ag in this area.
The Case quadtracks get me feeling some kinda way when I see them, but no matter what tractor I drive or see, my favorite will always be the International 806 I spent my entire childhood riding on and driving. Close second is the International 560. We still have both on the farm. The 806 is still used almost every day.
Didn't realize you were Rochester NY area. I grew up in Mendon,worked on the farm next to me for yrs picking stone, bailing hay & straw etc. Then after college ended up on a 200head dairy farm in Shortsville for 10yrs. Love your vids. Thnx
I used to work at J.P. HALPIN & SONS in henrietta NY from 1988-1989. First year I set up the lawnmowers second year I sold parts and yeah the new equipment sitting outside was nice to look at everyday. They moved (I think) $7million of equipment for John Deere one year. Fun job.
And we thank you for taking the time to make all the great videos you have made so we can enjoy the farming life. I collect IH and my favorites are the 806 and 544. Thanks again !!!
I'm from western NY, too! I had to smile when you mentioned Monroe Tractor, because I live half an hour away from one of their stores. I never knew you were from around here. Edit: We have a Steiger Panther III ST325, too. And a Cougar II, though it hasn't run in several years. The Panther is a really cool beast to see out in the field, though. There's just something about the way it looks when it moves that feels unlike anything else.
I'm like you i like them all, although as a kid growing up dad had an old 930 case tractor and a super 92 Massey Harris combine, so i guess i would have to say they have a spot in my heart. Even though neither one was anything special. Please keep up the awesome videos.
One of my most nostalgic tractors were the International 1086's, It seems all the surrounding dairy farms all had at least a couple, and you could see them going up and down the road all year round doing any task that needed doing
I grew up on a small small farm in the north west. Massey Ferguson were the tractors we used. My grandfather's first combine was a Massey Harrison open cab. After many years he picked up a newer MF combine with a cab. It was powered by a 327 Chevrolet engine.
I grew up with a '39 Oliver 70, Granddads 's and a '49 Oliver 88, Dad's. Biggest I ever drove was an uncles '65 Oliver 1850 with 6 bottom plow. Loved the 70 though.
You have a good memory. I can only remember our 4 small-sized tractors. A 1950 Fordson Major. it had steel wheels with spikes for the wheels. A T 35 Massey Fergusson 1960. A David Brown 780 1970.model A Fiat .? we called it *The Spider* as it had tall skinny wheels,we used it for spraying the small crops.
I smile ... 1957 David Brown 900 to me is what your International 4786 is to you ... grew up on a farm - all my tractor "firsts" were with the 900... now as a 72yo I have three of them in my back yard is suburbia.
My first tractor was a Oliver 660 pulling a International McCormick No. 46 Small Square Baler at age 6 in 1974 on a dairy farm in southern MN. I still can hear the motor pulse to the beat of the baler.
Nice story about why and where you are at today, you have had a unique opportunity to met many great people over the years. Still some of the best videos out there. Again many thanks for your time and efforts to get these to us.😎
This is a wonderful video! Thank you for sharing your passion for farm machinery with the rest of who share that passion! Love listening to the stories about each machine. Thanks again
I agree it would be hard to pick top 10 tractors because there’s so many good ones out there but it was an awesome video I enjoyed it and learning some more history about big tractor power and that’s pretty cool that you have that picture you took when you’re three years old and then you got to buy the real thing that’s awesome
Thanks so much for the video, and what you do for 1/64 toys. My story is not much different, in the 90’s I would get to spend 2 weeks of summer in the Big Sky of MT / ND. A Massey super 95 was one the first combine I rode in, Case 2470 with disk first tractor operate alone, a farm down the rode would restore a Steiger Cougar ever year. Needless to say I follow Welker and Riley along the edge. I have enjoyed your work for many years.
My favorite tractor is the John Deere 40S it was the first vehicle I ever learned to drive. I'm 61 and still have the tractor my father bought new in 1953.
Very cool. That is cool you have a family tractor like that. I have come across 40 tractors but I am not familiar with a 40S. What specialized feature does it have?
My Grandpa had a 4020 and it was a great tractor. He used it for everything from tillage to grain cart hauler. He farmed 320 acres but never bought nothing bigger because he said time was free and the 4020 was paid for.
Love your videos sir. Your story is close to what I grew up with. I was witness to sorghum and cotton farming in South Texas. I too, have a bundle of farm equipment that I remember growing up in the early 80’s. If you have any videos showing the old school module builders or an old Big 12 grain cart working, send them my way. Thanks again.
We have a lot in common... I used to get rides with the farmer up the road. He had mostly blue power. My favorite is the 8600 open station with duels. I worked on farms all thru high school
Welker boys spotted at 1:20 with the worlds biggest tractor getting a set of the worlds biggest agricultural tires. That last tractor was really nice also !
Probably my favorite video you've put together this far. I can relate with your memories as mine were riding my bike to a neighbor to watch him round bale with a JD 2440 or another square baling with a Poppin Johnny...good times
I live in Clarence, NY, just down the road from Kreher Farms, the Egg giant. I'm so close I know when the wind is bowing out of the E N East ha ha. Whew!, love the smell of chicken manure, NOT!! We take our Dozers, Excavators and other machines to Monroe Tractor. Oh I'm 25 yrs your senior, by the way. I was surprised that you're a whippersnapper. Excellent video.
When I was a kid I had a great uncle dairy farmer in Postville Iowa we will go down to the farm on holidays my whole family we can get together and have big dinners at the same time I would watch my great uncle get things started he had some really old John Deere tractors I’m not as I’m not anywhere near as knowledgeable as you are but I can tell you that I did enjoy the soundsI didn’t have a complete understanding of the farming operation except I know he had over 400 head of cows and he had plenty of pegs I think he had 800 head of pegs to me that was as a kid that was pretty impressive sometimes I miss being a kid because of that kind of stuff wonderful memories
Great video..
Steiger is still the best looking tractor to this day - even with it's new brand.
Very true.. BTW Doug Steiger one the Founders is still alive. He got to see first FIRST model built getting restored and shown at a Tractor Show.
Awesome! I'm around your age, from Mendon NY and a farming family. I remember all the dealers you mentioned and it was a nice trip down memory lane. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Very cool. Mendon is a nice area. I ran many cross country races at Mendon park. Those were some great dealers. I wish I had pictures of them.
Yeah I got a small collection of Allis-Chalmers tractors in my building where I collected when I was a kid
Very nice. What’s your favorite Allis?
I've been interested in these machines since the first time i saw and heard a tractor. I don't remember when it was or how old i was, but i was quite young. One of the first memories i have was when i got to steer a Fendt 700 series tractor by the age of 6. I did it out on the field, so no collateral damage. The first tractor i worked with was a Fiat 110-90, bailing conventional hay bales. It's why i love watching these videos.
I grew up and still live in Canandaigua, NY. The first 4-wheel drive I drove was my uncles JD 8640. The first tractor I drove was my Grandmother’s JD 40S which I now own. Thank you for sharing so much information.
Favorite tractor is the Ford 8000 also my first Ertl tractor when I was a kid...
Thanks for sharing your history, I am from south central PA. I been around a dairy farm working as a kid in the summers. My neighbors were hay growers. Taking my first ride in a combine was something I will never forget. I wish I could go back to my youth so I could be a farmer now.
As a little kid I would ride with my grandpa on a JD A with 3 btm plow. Learned the 'art' of plowing from him. When I was in college my dad bought a used IH 806. Our first diesel tractor, seemed so big, just a toy today. Still have both of them, great machines!
Love the video’s congratulations on ten years hope for many more years keep up the great work
Thank you.
I love all tractors and always have. I have owned several brands but mosely because I can't afford to buy new. I get a tractor I like or afford run it awhile and get another one . I would like to keep all of them but can't afford to. I love watch your videos. I imagine owning or at least running them. Keep up the good work you are doing a great job.
It's cool to hear the history about the man who makes great videos😉👍
You filmed some great machines over the years👍😁
Thank you👍👍
I love the old 4wd Versatile tractors and their mighty Cummins engines, also the Case IH magnum 7200 series are so good looking tractors.
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Great video Jason! When I was a kid it was watching an IH 815 combine harvest soybeans in the field by my house which started my fascination with farming and like you I would bring my farm toys outside to play while watching the farmers work in the fields too.
Very cool. I like the 15 series. A farm down the road from me had a 915. I have filmed an 815 and 615 so far.
In 1973 Dad bought a 4568, remember bumping my head having rough time in it. I was getting pretty tough by the time I was seven. Spent lots of time watching 10x18 plowing with him. Love that tractor. I am 50 and still farm, he's 83. Great Dad!!! John T. He still drives tractor. He drives 8760 JD. I was born red, I bleed red, I'll die red. JohnT.
I remember my first tractor ride with my dad. A John Deere 5400. Him and my uncle have a John Deere 2950. Most of what you have shown on this video I haven’t seen. But I do remember when I first saw the first CaseIH Quadtrac in 1997 when I was in the 7th grade. I saw it at a farm show called Sunbelt in Moultrie, GA. I still like tractors like you do and enjoy the videos Jason.
I love our 1086 International Tractor that we have on our farm. Great vid and happy 10 years of the channel! There is no better feeling when it’s just you, a big farm machine, and a wide open field in the middle of no where. I’d ask my grandparents to drive an extra 30 minutes to Kansas just to see all the Dealerships on the way which were Case, John Deere, New Holland, and a Gleaner Dealership. Great vid as always!
I worked the Case 2470 model 1973 for many years, until mid 80's some time.. It was a good and reliable tractor, but needed a lot of maintenance and care.
Wow. A 1973 is hard to find these tan. It was painted Desert Tan. In 1975 Case switched to white paint. Other than sales literature I have not ever seen a tan 2470. I hope to find a tan one to film someday.
I love all tractors,especially ones from the 60s-90s,but my all time favorite would be have be the international 856,as it’s the first tractor I ever remember being around
Loved hearing of your years growing up & how you gained interest in farm equipment.. how interesting!
Here's to 10 more years of great content! Keep up the great work
Thank you.
Definitely made me smile. I grew up working with pretty much all of the tractors or their close siblings in this video on our large dairy farm in southwestern Ontario. 1066s, 1466s, 1468, 2+2s, 4166s, Steigers (mostly Bearcat, Panther), Versatiles, tons of different green and yellow jobbies of course, 1370, 2470, 2670, and some very limited experience with the Ford TW tractors in the 150 hp range and a handful of Allis tractors. Thousands of hours on various skid steers as well. I still smile when I see them working. As another commonality, I graduated from the U of R as well, so I am completely familiar with all of the spots you were talking about in the Rochester region. I probably drove past all of the farms and dealerships you spoke of at one time or another. Fond memories of that region. My two year old son is a big fan of your channel as well and seems to share my specific interest in the big Steigers and their Case/IH/Steiger descendants.
4440 will always be my favorite but I got a thing for the Fendt 1050 nowadays. Thanks for all your videos and happy anniversary
Sounds like we have similar childhood memories. I loved watching the farmers around our house and playing with my toy tractors. Thanks for these memorable videos.
👍👍. It was a great time in life. Thank you for watching.
Thanks for sharing some of your background with us. These machines really mad a mark on me also. I'm blessed to have grown up in this country.
I occasionally get to drive some of the big tractors that you fill and I still love watching the videos. lol
4630 Deere was a favorite of mine , went over a lot of acres in my youth on one
Very cool. What did you pull with it.
Great video 👌. I grew up on Oliver's. 66 and 88. Finished up on an 1855! Also ran a Gleaner E and E3!😁. Dairy farm in eastern Iowa.
Love this video. The narrator reminds me of myself growing up. I was just as curious and fascinating about tractors and heavy machinery.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
We were always Ford people trucks and tractors. My favorite was the 9700 and our 7610 with dual power. Thanks for sharing BTP
Very cool. Ford was great when it was automotive and ag. You could build an a blue farm.
Thanks for mentioning the Halpin family dealership in Henrietta, NY. In business from 1953 to 1990. My all time fav tractors JD 4450 and Case IH 9130. We were also farmers
Absolutely. It was a great dealership. I still have sales literature from the early to late 80’s from the store. It was a great place to visit. Do you have pictures of the dealership?
@@bigtractorpower yes I do at the auction in 1990
I love these videos. I’ve never seen a single one of these tractors down here in south Alabama. Really cool. Thank you
Steiger 480 what a beauty. So quite, music to my ears. Could watch it all day.
Thank you for watching. The 480 looks great in the classic Steiger colors.
My all time favorite is the Farmall H. My favorite "new" IH tractor is the 3588. Still remember sitting in a couple new ones at the local dealership owned by my great uncle & the chance to have a good many rides in the neighbors when he bought one in '81. That neighbor ended up renting out my grandparents farm when they retired. Spent many an hour watching it plow, disc, chop hay & corn. Was traded in in the mid 90s on a new 7130. Not as cool, but still an excellent machine.
Great video, BTP! Here's to another decade of YT worth watching. Regards!
😁👍👍. Allot of the 2+2’s I grew up watching were traded for 7140 and 7130 Magums. One was replaced by a 9130 Steiger.
R MM. my learner, A JD step to power, 3020 power-shift-(now 15 vrs old) sweetest memory of all,power & comfort, a bit before your time,still thanks for all your efforts.
growing up on a farm meant working with/not playing with tractors. by 9/10 yrs old expected to make a few rounds while DAD ate lunch watching
That's was a great video thank you for sharing with us those childhood memories. God bless you from Costa Rica!!
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I enjoy all the farm equipment. The Fox Chopper was a 'dream machine' when I was younger simply because I knew we could not ever afford to get one. A farmer in the area I now live in had one and I enjoyed seeing it in action when we visited them. In 2012 I was honored to be the vice-chair for the WI Farm Technology Days event, which was held in my home county that year. The Fox Chopper was made in that county so it was fitting that it was the commemorative toy for the event. 1,000 were sold. Selling online now for over $1,000. I won't sell mine. Second pick would be the commercial applicators. Whether it be a Miller Pro, JD, Case IH, or other brands these machines are great to work with.
My all time favorite is a JD 4955...sexiest tractor ever made in my mind.....But in my youngest days, and the first tractor i ever drove, was a MM M670 super narrow front. We had two of them when i was very young, until one burnt up in a barn fire.
Great video. We bought a new Steiger Cougar 251 in 1980 and they had a special deal where Cummins turned up the fuel pump to 310 hp on the 855 Cummins. We had it in for service once and had the pump turned up to 335 hp. It needed an aftercooler if we wanted to go higher 20 speed transmission and 23 mph on the road. We never put fluid in the tires and kept it at its stock weight of 27000 lbs but we drove faster with narrower equipment. We used an IH 47’ Vibrachisel which is a field cultivator and not a chisel plow for spring and fall tillage and it pulled it at 7 mph idled back at 1700 rpm to save fuel. We farmed just Northwest of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada and because interest rates went through the roof to 20% we leased it for 5 years with a total cost of $102000 Canadian! We used it for seeding and pulled an IH one way disk which had seed and fertilizer boxes on them. The units were each 16’wide and 3 were hitched together to make it 48’ wide. They pulled at about a 30 degree angle to the left of the tractor which created a lot of side draft. We pulled those at 7 mph also in a one pass tillage and seeding operation. You had to seed counter clockwise and fill up in a corner as the disks stopped cutting during that turn. You started off with them in the ground so it was hard on the clutch. Afterward we would drag harrow twice to help level and pack the soil around the seed with a Versatile 80’ wide harrow bar pulled by a Case 1270.
My favorite(and still is ) was a Ford 9n purchased by my family in 1950`s to work on a small dairy farm in Vermont
Very nice. The 9N is a nice tractor. I have a toy 9N with the aluminum hood in my office.
My uncle has 318 in his winnebago. A lot of good parts engines ect. Crossed paths. Sweet!
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I find it amazing when we came to Canada and see the big Tractors working the fields. Compared to the small tractors in the Netherlands at the time
Love the Steiger Quad Track!
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Awesome video and loved hearing your history. I farm in Lima NY so we grew up close by. JP HALPIN AND SONS was my favorite dealer to visit as a kid. Thanks for your shout out to our agricultural area! Midwest guys don’t even realize we farm here. I also know that growl you’re talking about with the 4786s. My neighbor had a 4586 and as a kid I laid awake at night listening to him plowing nearby with an ih 720 8 bottom plow all through the night. I loved that sound!
😁👍👍. Very cool. Halpins was the best. When they closed in 1991 they gave me the big Titan Country Combine poster that hung over the parts counter.
Wow that’s cool! We’re good friends with Halpin’s. I sent Bill your video and the shout out you made to his family’s dealership. If you’re ever back home here, you should stop by my farm if you’d like. Bill Halpin visits us on a regular basis and probably like to reminisce. He’s got great story’s of the history of ag in this area.
The Case quadtracks get me feeling some kinda way when I see them, but no matter what tractor I drive or see, my favorite will always be the International 806 I spent my entire childhood riding on and driving. Close second is the International 560. We still have both on the farm. The 806 is still used almost every day.
Didn't realize you were Rochester NY area. I grew up in Mendon,worked on the farm next to me for yrs picking stone, bailing hay & straw etc. Then after college ended up on a 200head dairy farm in Shortsville for 10yrs. Love your vids. Thnx
I used to work at J.P. HALPIN & SONS in henrietta NY from 1988-1989. First year I set up the lawnmowers second year I sold parts and yeah the new equipment sitting outside was nice to look at everyday. They moved (I think) $7million of equipment for John Deere one year. Fun job.
My favorite tractor is the John deere 8970 right now, and keep up the good work.
Very cool. John Deere or New Holland 8970?
Thanks
And we thank you for taking the time to make all the great videos you have made so we can enjoy the farming life. I collect IH and my favorites are the 806 and 544. Thanks again !!!
Very nice. Two good IH tractors. 👍👍
I'm from western NY, too! I had to smile when you mentioned Monroe Tractor, because I live half an hour away from one of their stores. I never knew you were from around here.
Edit: We have a Steiger Panther III ST325, too. And a Cougar II, though it hasn't run in several years. The Panther is a really cool beast to see out in the field, though. There's just something about the way it looks when it moves that feels unlike anything else.
Awesome stuff Jason, I'm glad you are living you're dream!!!!!
John Deere 4010 diesel narrow front. Spent many, many hours on one back in the early 80’s
Great stories..... Thanks
my first combine ride was in a international 612 with a 4 row head :) ah the memories of yesteryear :)
Very cool.
Mine was a Massey 510
I'm like you i like them all, although as a kid growing up dad had an old 930 case tractor and a super 92 Massey Harris combine, so i guess i would have to say they have a spot in my heart. Even though neither one was anything special. Please keep up the awesome videos.
One of my most nostalgic tractors were the International 1086's, It seems all the surrounding dairy farms all had at least a couple, and you could see them going up and down the road all year round doing any task that needed doing
I really like the 2007 John Deere 9620T tractors. I've always liked the way it looks. 500hp helps too!!👍☺😀
Very cool. I filmed a 9400T this spring. I would like to find a 9620T to film.
I grew up on a small small farm in the north west. Massey Ferguson were the tractors we used. My grandfather's first combine was a Massey Harrison open cab. After many years he picked up a newer MF combine with a cab. It was powered by a 327 Chevrolet engine.
I grew up with a '39 Oliver 70, Granddads 's and a '49 Oliver 88, Dad's. Biggest I ever drove was an uncles '65 Oliver 1850 with 6 bottom plow. Loved the 70 though.
My favorite tractor was an 830 John Deere and my favorite combine was an N6 Gleaner
Thank You for what you do!
You have a good memory.
I can only remember our 4 small-sized tractors.
A 1950 Fordson Major. it had steel wheels with spikes for the wheels.
A T 35 Massey Fergusson 1960.
A David Brown 780 1970.model
A Fiat .? we called it *The Spider* as it had tall skinny wheels,we used it for spraying the small crops.
Awesome history stories and to see what your impressed you a lot from childhood
Thank you. It was a good time in farming for big iron.
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Always liked the JI Case 600. Big, western style fenders.
I was fortunate enough to get to run a 600 and a 660 Case back in the 60's
I smile ... 1957 David Brown 900 to me is what your International 4786 is to you ... grew up on a farm - all my tractor "firsts" were with the 900... now as a 72yo I have three of them in my back yard is suburbia.
My first tractor was a Oliver 660 pulling a International McCormick No. 46 Small Square Baler at age 6 in 1974 on a dairy farm in southern MN. I still can hear the motor pulse to the beat of the baler.
Very nice. Thank you for sharing.
Nice story about why and where you are at today, you have had a unique opportunity to met many great people over the years. Still some of the best videos out there. Again many thanks for your time and efforts to get these to us.😎
Thank you for watching. It has been exciting to meet so many farm fans and visit so many farms.
This is a wonderful video! Thank you for sharing your passion for farm machinery with the rest of who share that passion! Love listening to the stories about each machine. Thanks again
My 5 and 7 yr old just got ro ride a combine. Here to give more info to em! 5 yr old loves it.
That is exciting. Here is a video they might like. My most popular big combine video at ua-cam.com/video/cMmlQYP1Rh4/v-deo.htmlsi=GVCMjbp0YtEAHFSD
This is nice program 9000 is powerful tractor 🚜 yes.
Thank you for watching.
I agree it would be hard to pick top 10 tractors because there’s so many good ones out there but it was an awesome video I enjoyed it and learning some more history about big tractor power and that’s pretty cool that you have that picture you took when you’re three years old and then you got to buy the real thing that’s awesome
amazing compilation
Thanks so much for the video, and what you do for 1/64 toys. My story is not much different, in the 90’s I would get to spend 2 weeks of summer in the Big Sky of MT / ND. A Massey super 95 was one the first combine I rode in, Case 2470 with disk first tractor operate alone, a farm down the rode would restore a Steiger Cougar ever year. Needless to say I follow Welker and Riley along the edge. I have enjoyed your work for many years.
My favorite tractor is the John Deere 40S it was the first vehicle I ever learned to drive. I'm 61 and still have the tractor my father bought new in 1953.
Very cool. That is cool you have a family tractor like that. I have come across 40 tractors but I am not familiar with a 40S. What specialized feature does it have?
My Grandpa had a 4020 and it was a great tractor. He used it for everything from tillage to grain cart hauler. He farmed 320 acres but never bought nothing bigger because he said time was free and the 4020 was paid for.
Love your videos sir. Your story is close to what I grew up with. I was witness to sorghum and cotton farming in South Texas. I too, have a bundle of farm equipment that I remember growing up in the early 80’s. If you have any videos showing the old school module builders or an old Big 12 grain cart working, send them my way. Thanks again.
Loved this video! Takes me back to my first tractor ride. Thanks for sharing your favorites with us.
I like the silage cutter between the tractor 🚜 and wagon better than in front!
Nice trip down memory lane with you. Great video.
I love tractors, I'm 68 years old the one thing I want to do before I die is drive a tractor with a plow. I love the 4440 John Deere.
Such an awesome channel sharing great content. Well done Jason!
Thank you.
I enjoy your informative videos ..... My first ride was a John Deere Titan 2.....
The Titan II combines are very cool machines.
We have a lot in common...
I used to get rides with the farmer up the road. He had mostly blue power. My favorite is the 8600 open station with duels. I worked on farms all thru high school
Welker boys spotted at 1:20 with the worlds biggest tractor getting a set of the worlds biggest agricultural tires. That last tractor was really nice also !
My two favorite tractors are the two wheel drive Ford Tw-35 and the international 1586. I love big two wheel drive tractors
Big Iron all the way. I hope to film both a TW-35 and 1586 at some point.
I hope you will get a chance to film both. I would definitely look forward to seeing it
My favorite tractor probably has to be the John Deere 8430. I have never had as much fun driving a tractor than that one.
Nice. Is it a 2000’s 8430 or a 70’ 8430?
@@bigtractorpower 70's, sorry I should have been more specific.
AWESOME TRACTORS !
I like your 4 x 4 International. Looks great
Heres to another 50 yrs BTP! Whoooooop!! 🥳
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John Deere 4620 has always been my favorite.
Great tractor. I saw a restored 4620 last week on display.
Massey Ferguson 4wd tractors, used them for years, good reliable machines
I like Massey 4wds. I hope to film a 4900 this fall.
My favorite is the 8050 allis with fwd or the 4w 305. I love your video with the 4w305 working in the field.
The 305 is a cool tractor. The farm in the 305 video has two of them and a 4W220.
Probably my favorite video you've put together this far. I can relate with your memories as mine were riding my bike to a neighbor to watch him round bale with a JD 2440 or another square baling with a Poppin Johnny...good times
Very cool. Those were great days. Thank you for sharing.
I think this is one of your best. Thank you btp
Thank you.
I live in Clarence, NY, just down the road from Kreher Farms, the Egg giant. I'm so close I know when the wind is bowing out of the E N East ha ha. Whew!, love the smell of chicken manure, NOT!! We take our Dozers, Excavators and other machines to Monroe Tractor. Oh I'm 25 yrs your senior, by the way. I was surprised that you're a whippersnapper. Excellent video.
Enjoyed the video thanks.
When I was a kid I had a great uncle dairy farmer in Postville Iowa we will go down to the farm on holidays my whole family we can get together and have big dinners at the same time I would watch my great uncle get things started he had some really old John Deere tractors I’m not as I’m not anywhere near as knowledgeable as you are but I can tell you that I did enjoy the soundsI didn’t have a complete understanding of the farming operation except I know he had over 400 head of cows and he had plenty of pegs I think he had 800 head of pegs to me that was as a kid that was pretty impressive sometimes I miss being a kid because of that kind of stuff wonderful memories