Lovely Tracy seeing some old day Harvesting as well and back in them days things was slower as well not like today everything has to be done yesterday now catch you in the next one Tracy
Wow! My name is Shandee Smith Harrell and I am the granddaughter of Mary and Eldon Berry. This video brings back so many great memories. The day the crew showed up at our family farm in Dacoma each year was so exciting. I was just a young junior high girl, but loved helping Barb with the daily chores. Or, maybe I just got in when way, but she always made me feel important. I have some great pictures with her skinning a rattle snake and memories of joining the whole crew in the very small cellar one stormy night! Such great memories of my childhood!
Tracy , amazing footage of custom farming way , way back then ! You do an excellent job in putting all of this together , memories forever ! You have the talent to do all of this , maybe in the near future , A . G. School districts , history teachers, Administration would put a program together with the help of what you have done , of course you being the main speaker, what a thrill & knowledge future farmers would get out of this amazing program ! The very best to you as your journey continue 's to develop ! Thank you for all the hard work & effort , countless hours , you have done , stay safe , very proud of you in what You have accomplished !!
WHOA! Thank you so much for your very kind words. I’ve had so much fun sharing our way of life. When I look back and think about how many years harvest has been a part of my life…I’m amazed. Amazed because the years seem to have gone so quickly. At the time, not so much. I have seen quite a change in the equipment!!
That was wonderful tour back to when we were young. I am older than dirt, Ha ,I remember the harvest crews from my youth in the 60s. Thanks for Sharing.
And it is so so wonderful that you have these video memories. I grew up on a farm in SE Iowa and spent thousands of hours on tractors in 1960s early 1970s. No photos or videos of me driving farm equipment exist .
How I wish I could/would have taken more pictures and videos of our farm back then. I’m so very happy to watch and hear your past and your future. Please keep doing what you’re doing. ❤️❤️ luv it.
I really enjoyed your videos! I grew up on the harvest trail with my parents Henry and Shirley. We also ran Masseys and have alot of photos but no videos. What a walk back in time for me...very emotional! We were a crew that went the opposite of red and went to JD 8820s in 89'. Similar to the 860s, but much more reliable. I left the harvest in 95' for the USMC. I helped move equipment down south when I returned from the service for a few years but never returned to the business. I haul fuel for a transport company now and hauled ethanol all summer in the summer of 2020 to different parts of Texas for use in the manufacturing of hand sanitizer and watched the wheat harvest that year. Not alot of equipment left that I was used to, but still the same scenery and smells...cattle. What a great experience to learn core values and how to work together as a team . Thanks for sharing all your films and good luck to you with your future harvests. Jason
Thank you for taking the time to comment, Jason! I remember your mom and dad!!!! Harvest settles deep in your soul. I doubt that desire to see the equipment in a golden wheat field will ever go away. At least it won’t for me. Happy Easter to you and your family!
Absolutely wonderful! As we are similar in age I owned and ran the Massey machines . Was great to see your family in younger days as we all once were 😊. Please do more . Very nice for you to share.
Back in the early 40s & 50s; my Dad was part of the area Thrashing machine crew traveling from farm to farm besides the dairy farm operations…. In 1951 he purchased his 1st Allis pull behind combine & started the first combing crew within the family of 5 boys…. This operation became so popular; Dad had to purchase a New larger, self-propelled Cockshot combine…. Oh, those fence gates all had to b changed to 12’ entrances due to the 10’ apron up front… boy was that new machine popular in the local Labor Day parade.. That operation continued till the boys went on their own ways in the later 60s…. Yes, was a great experience…. Thanks for bringing the memories back to life.
I certainly enjoy the history of your family farming. I especially have enjoyed your VHS digital recordings. It’s nice to see the early lives of your children and you can see the love the two of you show to your kids. Just common folks making a living.
That was great. I knew you could entertain us even though harvest was over. Loved walking down memory lane with the videos from years gone by. Can't wait for the next installments. You and Jim take care and God Bless.
Absolutely love this old video! Sure brought back lots of good memories! I live in a little town of Lisbon IL that had a Massey Harris dealer then turned into a Massey Ferguson dealership! Lots and lots of combines were sold here and a few still around until John Deere took over the combine market. I've run quite a few 410s and 510s and really liked them except changing over to corn ! Quick attach heads was great invention!! I'm retired now but still run my neighbors combine for the entire harvest. Yes it's a John Deere 😂. Thank you again for the great videos and hope you keep them coming! Enjoy your time off and God bless 👍
Thanks for posting. Almost exactly what I was doing in the 80's. Extra pickup in bed of truck, rough old bunckhouse, double header trailers. We used A-frame combine trailers, shop built. Masseys always.
What a treasure to see these videos of your family and the earlier years! Can’t imagine the emotions it must bring up for you. Reminded me that my uncle was always shooting video on his camcorder back in the early 1980s (northern Iowa). Gonna have to find out what happened to those tapes. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to see more!!!
It's fun watching that old footage. Seeing those old Ford Crew Cabs, and the older Massey combines. They were much simpler times, when We could work on the trucks and combines without a lap top computer. Hope to see more videos later. Thank you.
I love this!!! So glad you are doing this and we have the opportunity to watch from the "beginning" and how you have progressed over the years with changes in machinery, technology and even how you guys look!!! I was born in 1961 so I'm about the same age as you and I got married in 1987. I have lived almost all of my life in Oklahoma and have to say I've never heard of Dacoma, Oklahoma, that's a new one for me. But I looked it up on Maps and found it to be north of where I grew up. I am going to enjoy "catching up" with all these newfound videos. My brother actually watches you too and told me about them as they weren't showing up on my phone. Thank you for taking us along for the ride over the years.
My last summer helping with our family harvest in SE Colorado was 1970, every June I still miss that part of my life. Glad you are sharing these memories and adventures.
Where in SE Colorado? I did some harvesting in Haswell one summer, and I grew up in the Oklahoma Panhandle. I live in Aurora now and go through SE Colorado to go home.
@@slundgr East of Two Buttes Mountian, we farmed both East and West of the mountian. Thirty miles apart, it took a whole day to move the old JD 95’s. I went to College at Panhandle, Class of ‘73
@@everettvancampen3315 I went to Panhandle State after high school from 1971-1973, and then I joined the Navy. I was there at the same time. I grew up in Hooker.
Your pictures of how it was with the old now equipment was to what is now ,the changes from then to now !!My" Wheatie time" was 1965-1970 I don't have one regret for the experience ! I sure hope this year 22 is better than last season for You Guys,21 looked like a pure pain for you folks ! God Bless and have a great 2022 Run !
One of the best summer jobs I ever had in high school was driving a combine on a harvest crew. We had Gleaner-Baldwin C-II combines with an 18' header.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! That footage is absolutely priceless. I was entering my senior year of high school in the fall of 88. Born and raised on a dairy farm (exclusively with Massey equipment). This is going to be a very nice winter watching your posts. I was one of the people who asked you to do this - and you knocked it out of the park. Can’t wait for the rest.
So neat to see your videos from 1988 ,, seeing you and Jim and your parents working at this. So Special But also see the Massey machines at work. At that time ,, 1988,, we had the n largest Massey combine c dealer in Canada here in our c small town of Fort Macleod ,, 750 was a very big machine in those days with the Percins engine. It’s just special thing that your putting this all together. Thank You. Frank
I so enjoyed this video brought back so many memories we ran Massey Too I thought I was in heaven the fist time I ran a 750 . I grew up running 82s and super 92s massey’s Harvest time back then was hard work but yet it was very rewarding. Thank you again for the story if you have anymore of the old videos please keep posting them .
Glad to see some of the stories from the 70-80s I made the trips many times with my dad and uncles . while I was in school in early 70s I was out during summers. we stopped early 90s many great memories and great friends
Thanks for the memories. I went on harvest in '74 and '75. We were based out of Fort Supply, OK and would start harvest in Duke, Oklahoma. We did Oklahoma, Colorado and Nebraska. Thanks again.
WOW! thanks for the Trip down Memory lane. BY 1988 I was thirty-eight and was then Back in College at UNO looking for a serious career Change. FOUND what I was looking for and by 1989 after a lot of soul searching I decided MAYBE it was time to just enjoy life a bit and I retired permanently. LOve these Memories of you and JOIm and your exciting trip along the Path way of Life.
Love this footage ! I grew up on the east coast ( Maryland ) and used to work with my dad on the dump truck and heavy equipment we used in his home building business. Brought back some great memories of those days. Thanks for sharing this.
Yes, I always liked Massey Ferguson Combines especially the 410s, 510s and 550s. Never did run a 750 or larger but, I at the time had a good dealer support system in our area. We owned a 715 IHC IT WAS A GOOD COMBINE. My Mom was a worker everything on the farm from truck driver during harvest to mechanics helper. She once helped me cut a powerline guywire that got entangled in our old 410 REA replaced a pole on the edge of our field and they just left the old guy wire in the field, I was opening up that soybean field that fall and pulled that stinking wire in the header and it went up the feeder housing and wrapped around the cylinder. Took several hours to cut the cable out. She was with me every step of the way.
So glad to see you entertained our ideas Tracy. These are the kind of harvest videos I've searched and searched for, with no luck. Looks like Jim has never been real big on being in front of the camera.
What a fine tribute to your past and the families involved. The whole "road show" reminds me of when I was a crew chief on a seismic "shot hole" drilling crew in the 1970s. Lots of lowboys toting buggy mounted shot hole drill rigs and water buggies. Lots of groups of hungry guys entering small town diners. Lots of hoods raised, and a fair amount of head-scratching. I really enjoy your work and have learned a lot about what I've seen on vacation road trips across Nebraska, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana. I didn't grow up around farming or ranching so it's very informative to get a sense of what's going on during the harvest side of things. You and Jim are excellent teachers. Hoping for the best for the ZCrew in 2022.
Just loved these wonderful videos, nothing beats the farming community people and all the equipment that goes with all the hard but satisfying work, love the generational depth of the family.
Years of memories there..spent many hours laying up behind the seat of Dads 750 massey..that would have been guite a load for those little fords to pull..Keep them coming Tracy..Love seeing all those ol machines..
Love seeing those pictures of Massey Ferguson combines. Our family ag business sold Massey Ferguson and I helped to work on many of the combines along with running a MH 82 on the family farm. Glad to see that you and Jim are well and doing good. Happy New Year to you and Jim.
Wonderful memories and surely must be poignant for the older generations that are no longer with you. Thank you for posting these wonderful memories Greetings from Ireland.
I grew up custom cutting on an 850 Massey and later at the ripe age of 14 I had the privilege to buy my grandpas 750 and helped cut with it for another 3 years before we retired it. Dad finally just sold the the 850 this winter after a nearly 10 year slumber in back of shed due to newer bigger machines taking over. I’m sure Jim will agree those old 354 Perkins diesels sure did purr like nothing else. Really enjoyed the video.
thank you for sharing the old vids. life before pcs and cell phones. my former inlaws were custom combining out of selfridge nd back about that time. thank you.
In 1979 we started harvesting in Alva OK. The equipment and scenery brings back a lot of good memories. Working on these videos must have made you happy and sad at the same time. Thanks for taking the time to put these videos up I really enjoyed it.
Yes remember when excellent footage i remember driving them old trucks the Red Chevy truck was when you was walking in hi cotton looking to seeing you guys this year
Really enjoyed looking back in time especially with the old Massey Ferguson combine’s and to have 5 generation going on the road that must have been awesome thank you so much for sharing
This was great, I sure hope you do more than just this one. It's amazing to see how much the machinery and agriculture has changed since you first started. Thank you for the entertainment
I 1rst learned to operate a combine on a 750 Massey. I have alot of friends that took their combines from Southern Sk. to Texas to harvest wheat and work their way back north.
Love seeing the old videos put more of them up. We also had two of the old Massey combine’s great seeing how they did it back then. Hello from cold Minnesota
Thats was great love to see the family working together and see where you started. The old trucks are so great to see. Love how you still have the Ford service truck just like the old days.
My family came from Kearney, just west of Grand Island. Their fame was in horses for funeral wagons. We spent the last 12 years in the family house in Tucson AZ living in Great Aunt Alice’s house after my Dad and Mom passed. My forebears are resting in Kearney and I spent many summers with Grand Dad and Grandmother. God Bless Nebraska.
Love it..I ran a 860 MF for my neighbor on wheat harvest, it was probably 1996 or 97.. For the non-farmers on here they have no idea the the hard hot work, knowledge, heartyness wisdom and judgement into doing this..
Those ole Massey’s were pretty darn simple compared to the machines of today. But also quite a bit smaller than the ones today! I learned how to drive combine in a 750.
Thank you so much, that was a super video, 1990 was the first time to the US for me as an exchange student on a farm in nw Iowa, in fall 92 i went back and ran a 850 Massey in corn , great memory’s
Absolutely love it, quality is actually pretty good. Love that gas price and remember those old hometown groceries and cafes. I believe 88 was the first year I went on harvest.
This old video reminds me of a movie from the early 80s called Amber Waves. It's about a Kansas wheat farmer staring Dennis Weaver and Kurt Russell. Loved that movie.
@@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking There is no way Hollywood would make something a little more dramatic. 🤣🤣🤣 Love the Massy combines though. That's what jogged the memory. I even watched the movie last night on UA-cam.
Those video are priceless. Your kids and grandkids can watch their ancestors working back in the dark ages. When the trucks broke down the men were able to fix them without going to a garage. That is not possible today with all the computers in vehicles today
Tracy that looks just like my dad's operation from back in 1988 except he run 3 860 massey ferguson combines and had chevy c65 trucks and chevy pickup trucks hell we probably cross paths back then and didn't even know it. Thankyou god bless
Oh my how things have changed ! Thank you for sharing this wonderful video . We went from single axle trucks to semi's in a few years . Combines that had no AC to ones that steer themselves . What a change in agriculture in a few decades . Where will the future take us next ? Great video .
Hey those are great my mother tried to film the harvest in western Kansas Wheat, corn , milo even some fall silage they stayed at their home and my sis took them so only half of the family get to see them. Thankyou for the sharing and bringing back a lot of fond memories. God Bless
Totally amazing video.. you are the same age as me..plus about 4 years..I don't remember cameras at that age.. I do remember those FORDS!!! what a great video...These should be on National Geographic...really!!!!
We are going on our third year as subscribers and have really enjoyed watching your posts. Please keep making them. This particular post was so much fun to see where you stared from and see your family members.
Thanks for the effort! I'm sure the journey to do this has been extra special for your family. Wish I had something that nice with mine from the 50's and 60's. Only black and white, but I treasure those too!
Thanks for sharing this Tracy, very cool! I can remember as a kid seeing the harvest crews coming through Franklin headed north. I remember them hauling the combines on the trucks like your grandpa did. That had to be a lot of work just loading and unloading the combines and dangerous too.
Lovely Tracy seeing some old day Harvesting as well and back in them days things was slower as well not like today everything has to be done yesterday now catch you in the next one Tracy
Wow! My name is Shandee Smith Harrell and I am the granddaughter of Mary and Eldon Berry. This video brings back so many great memories. The day the crew showed up at our family farm in Dacoma each year was so exciting. I was just a young junior high girl, but loved helping Barb with the daily chores. Or, maybe I just got in when way, but she always made me feel important. I have some great pictures with her skinning a rattle snake and memories of joining the whole crew in the very small cellar one stormy night! Such great memories of my childhood!
This is SO FUN, Shandee!!! I’ll have to share this with mom. ❤️❤️
I sure miss those days. life was so much better back then ...
I agree!!
Tracy , amazing footage of custom farming way , way back then ! You do an excellent job in putting all of this together , memories forever ! You have the talent to do all of this , maybe in the near future , A . G. School districts , history teachers, Administration would put a program together with the help of what you have done , of course you being the main speaker, what a thrill & knowledge future farmers would get out of this amazing program ! The very best to you as your journey continue 's to develop ! Thank you for all the hard work & effort , countless hours , you have done , stay safe , very proud of you in what You have accomplished !!
WHOA!
Thank you so much for your very kind words. I’ve had so much fun sharing our way of life. When I look back and think about how many years harvest has been a part of my life…I’m amazed. Amazed because the years seem to have gone so quickly. At the time, not so much. I have seen quite a change in the equipment!!
That was wonderful tour back to when we were young. I am older than dirt, Ha ,I remember the harvest crews from my youth in the 60s. Thanks for Sharing.
Two gold star’s to Your Father for recording this video & You For Sharing This with Us!!!
Yes!!! So glad we have this. Wish we had some of the previous years!!
And it is so so wonderful that you have these video memories. I grew up on a farm in SE Iowa and spent thousands of hours on tractors in 1960s early 1970s. No photos or videos of me driving farm equipment exist .
I love the old harvest videos. I’ve got so many more to add.
How I wish I could/would have taken more pictures and videos of our farm back then.
I’m so very happy to watch and hear your past and your future.
Please keep doing what you’re doing. ❤️❤️ luv it.
My exact thoughts
I’m so glad we have what we have! I always take way more pictures and video than needed. But so glad to have the memories now!
I really enjoyed your videos! I grew up on the harvest trail with my parents Henry and Shirley. We also ran Masseys and have alot of photos but no videos. What a walk back in time for me...very emotional! We were a crew that went the opposite of red and went to JD 8820s in 89'. Similar to the 860s, but much more reliable. I left the harvest in 95' for the USMC. I helped move equipment down south when I returned from the service for a few years but never returned to the business. I haul fuel for a transport company now and hauled ethanol all summer in the summer of 2020 to different parts of Texas for use in the manufacturing of hand sanitizer and watched the wheat harvest that year. Not alot of equipment left that I was used to, but still the same scenery and smells...cattle. What a great experience to learn core values and how to work together as a team . Thanks for sharing all your films and good luck to you with your future harvests. Jason
Thank you for taking the time to comment, Jason! I remember your mom and dad!!!! Harvest settles deep in your soul. I doubt that desire to see the equipment in a golden wheat field will ever go away. At least it won’t for me.
Happy Easter to you and your family!
Absolutely wonderful! As we are similar in age I owned and ran the Massey machines . Was great to see your family in younger days as we all once were 😊. Please do more . Very nice for you to share.
What a wonderful thing to have an cherish. Thanks for sharing! I wish I had a video of my father back in the 70s .....
Back in the early 40s & 50s; my Dad was part of the area Thrashing machine crew traveling from farm to farm besides the dairy farm operations…. In 1951 he purchased his 1st Allis pull behind combine & started the first combing crew within the family of 5 boys…. This operation became so popular; Dad had to purchase a New larger, self-propelled Cockshot combine…. Oh, those fence gates all had to b changed to 12’ entrances due to the 10’ apron up front… boy was that new machine popular in the local Labor Day parade.. That operation continued till the boys went on their own ways in the later 60s…. Yes, was a great experience…. Thanks for bringing the memories back to life.
Thanks for sharing your memories!
I certainly enjoy the history of your family farming. I especially have enjoyed your VHS digital recordings. It’s nice to see the early lives of your children and you can see the love the two of you show to your kids. Just common folks making a living.
That was great.
I knew you could entertain us even though harvest was over.
Loved walking down memory lane with the videos from years gone by.
Can't wait for the next installments.
You and Jim take care and God Bless.
Absolutely love this old video! Sure brought back lots of good memories! I live in a little town of Lisbon IL that had a Massey Harris dealer then turned into a Massey Ferguson dealership! Lots and lots of combines were sold here and a few still around until John Deere took over the combine market. I've run quite a few 410s and 510s and really liked them except changing over to corn ! Quick attach heads was great invention!! I'm retired now but still run my neighbors combine for the entire harvest. Yes it's a John Deere 😂. Thank you again for the great videos and hope you keep them coming! Enjoy your time off and God bless 👍
Thank you for sharing your memories. And for your kind words! More on the way…
Excellent!!. Brings back lots of memories for me too! Can't wait to get back on the fields. I 've had enough of this -40 stuff. Cheers from Manitoba.
Thanks for posting. Almost exactly what I was doing in the 80's. Extra pickup in bed of truck, rough old bunckhouse, double header trailers. We used A-frame combine trailers, shop built. Masseys always.
Thanks for sharing your memories.
Great video can't wait for more!! The good old days!!! Good I Massey's, we still run 2 of them 750 an a 860!!
What a treasure to see these videos of your family and the earlier years! Can’t imagine the emotions it must bring up for you. Reminded me that my uncle was always shooting video on his camcorder back in the early 1980s (northern Iowa). Gonna have to find out what happened to those tapes. Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to see more!!!
It's fun watching that old footage. Seeing those old Ford Crew Cabs, and the older Massey combines. They were much simpler times, when We could work on the trucks and combines without a lap top computer. Hope to see more videos later. Thank you.
You will see more…lots more!
Thanks for bringing us into your family.
My dad always loved those Massey combines. It's really amazing in 30- 40 years how things have changed.
Love seeing the Massey combines. I started harvesting in 1988 with a Massey 760 near Norton Kansas. Lots of good memories.
We used to cut at Norton for Leroy Lang.
@@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking I know Leroy and his family very well. Neat to hear.
@@tedkingham9594 VERY good people!!
I love this!!! So glad you are doing this and we have the opportunity to watch from the "beginning" and how you have progressed over the years with changes in machinery, technology and even how you guys look!!! I was born in 1961 so I'm about the same age as you and I got married in 1987. I have lived almost all of my life in Oklahoma and have to say I've never heard of Dacoma, Oklahoma, that's a new one for me. But I looked it up on Maps and found it to be north of where I grew up. I am going to enjoy "catching up" with all these newfound videos. My brother actually watches you too and told me about them as they weren't showing up on my phone. Thank you for taking us along for the ride over the years.
Thanks for being a part of the journey!
My last summer helping with our family harvest in SE Colorado was 1970, every June I still miss that part of my life. Glad you are sharing these memories and adventures.
Where in SE Colorado? I did some harvesting in Haswell one summer, and I grew up in the Oklahoma Panhandle. I live in Aurora now and go through SE Colorado to go home.
@@slundgr East of Two Buttes Mountian, we farmed both East and West of the mountian. Thirty miles apart, it took a whole day to move the old JD 95’s. I went to College at Panhandle, Class of ‘73
@@everettvancampen3315 I went to Panhandle State after high school from 1971-1973, and then I joined the Navy. I was there at the same time. I grew up in Hooker.
Your pictures of how it was with the old now equipment was to what is now ,the changes from then to now !!My" Wheatie time" was 1965-1970 I don't have one regret for the experience ! I sure hope this year 22 is better than last season for You Guys,21 looked like a pure pain for you folks !
God Bless and have a great 2022 Run !
One of the best summer jobs I ever had in high school was driving a combine on a harvest crew. We had Gleaner-Baldwin C-II combines with an 18' header.
Good harvesting machines,, were manufactured on branford Ontario!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! That footage is absolutely priceless. I was entering my senior year of high school in the fall of 88. Born and raised on a dairy farm (exclusively with Massey equipment). This is going to be a very nice winter watching your posts. I was one of the people who asked you to do this - and you knocked it out of the park. Can’t wait for the rest.
Thank you for your encouragement!! It means a lot. Have fun!
So neat to see your videos from 1988 ,, seeing you and Jim and your parents working at this. So Special But also see the Massey machines at work. At that time ,, 1988,, we had the n largest Massey combine c dealer in Canada here in our c small town of Fort Macleod ,, 750 was a very big machine in those days with the Percins engine. It’s just special thing that your putting this all together. Thank You. Frank
Good to see you, Frank!! ❤️
I so enjoyed this video brought back so many memories we ran Massey Too I thought I was in heaven the fist time I ran a 750 . I grew up running 82s and super 92s massey’s
Harvest time back then was hard work but yet it was very rewarding.
Thank you again for the story if you have anymore of the old videos please keep posting them .
I believe I’m up to part 3 of 1994. They’re on the channel. Have fun!
Glad to see some of the stories from the 70-80s I made the trips many times with my dad and uncles . while I was in school in early 70s I was out during summers. we stopped early 90s many great memories and great friends
Hay great to see some old videos of your family and harvest in 1988 awesome
Thanks for the memories. I went on harvest in '74 and '75. We were based out of Fort Supply, OK and would start harvest in Duke, Oklahoma. We did Oklahoma, Colorado and Nebraska. Thanks again.
WOW! thanks for the Trip down Memory lane. BY 1988 I was thirty-eight and was then Back in College at UNO looking for a serious career Change. FOUND what I was looking for and by 1989 after a lot of soul searching I decided MAYBE it was time to just enjoy life a bit and I retired permanently. LOve these Memories of you and JOIm and your exciting trip along the Path way of Life.
Thanks for sharing your memories!!
Thanks for your lovely memories.HAPPY NEW AND PROSPEROUS YEAR.God be with you from us in the UK
Thank you!!
Love this footage ! I grew up on the east coast ( Maryland ) and used to work with my dad on the dump truck and heavy equipment we used in his home building business. Brought back some great memories of those days. Thanks for sharing this.
Yes, I always liked Massey Ferguson Combines especially the 410s, 510s and 550s. Never did run a 750 or larger but, I at the time had a good dealer support system in our area.
We owned a 715 IHC IT WAS A GOOD COMBINE.
My Mom was a worker everything on the farm from truck driver during harvest to mechanics helper.
She once helped me cut a powerline guywire that got entangled in our old 410 REA replaced a pole on the edge of our field and they just left the old guy wire in the field, I was opening up that soybean field that fall and pulled that stinking wire in the header and it went up the feeder housing and wrapped around the cylinder. Took several hours to cut the cable out. She was with me every step of the way.
So glad to see you entertained our ideas Tracy. These are the kind of harvest videos I've searched and searched for, with no luck. Looks like Jim has never been real big on being in front of the camera.
Hope they meet your expectations! No, he’s not one to like being in front of the video camera, for sure.
Beautiful story! God bless you and your family!
Thank you!❤️
What a fine tribute to your past and the families involved. The whole "road show" reminds me of when I was a crew chief on a seismic "shot hole" drilling crew in the 1970s. Lots of lowboys toting buggy mounted shot hole drill rigs and water buggies. Lots of groups of hungry guys entering small town diners. Lots of hoods raised, and a fair amount of head-scratching. I really enjoy your work and have learned a lot about what I've seen on vacation road trips across Nebraska, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana. I didn't grow up around farming or ranching so it's very informative to get a sense of what's going on during the harvest side of things. You and Jim are excellent teachers. Hoping for the best for the ZCrew in 2022.
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My, oh my. Great to have these old memories on film. Jimbo still is not camera broke.
Just loved these wonderful videos, nothing beats the farming community people and all the equipment that goes with all the hard but satisfying work, love the generational depth of the family.
Thank you, Ben!
Man! I wish I had that crew cab 74 Ford now. Very cool! Thanks for sharing your history guys! Todd Konoske the retired trucker.
My brother has it now.
I enjoyed seeing how the journey started Tracy. I hope 2022 is a great year for you and Jim
Thank you!
I really enjoyed seeing the history of your family’s business thank you for sharing this part of your family’s life
Years of memories there..spent many hours laying up behind the seat of Dads 750 massey..that would have been guite a load for those little fords to pull..Keep them coming Tracy..Love seeing all those ol machines..
I also remember taking naps on that ledge! 😂
Love seeing those pictures of Massey Ferguson combines. Our family ag business sold Massey Ferguson and I helped to work on many of the combines along with running a MH 82 on the family farm. Glad to see that you and Jim are well and doing good. Happy New Year to you and Jim.
our farm had 2-760 MF and 1-860 MF, loved those days on the farm
So much simpler!
Thank you for such a wonderful insight into your early days. We loved watching it here in Melbourne Australia
Wonderful memories and surely must be poignant for the older generations that are no longer with you. Thank you for posting these wonderful memories
Greetings from Ireland.
Great video, nice to know the history of your harvesting lifestyle. Looking forward to harvest in 2022.
I grew up custom cutting on an 850 Massey and later at the ripe age of 14 I had the privilege to buy my grandpas 750 and helped cut with it for another 3 years before we retired it. Dad finally just sold the the 850 this winter after a nearly 10 year slumber in back of shed due to newer bigger machines taking over. I’m sure Jim will agree those old 354 Perkins diesels sure did purr like nothing else. Really enjoyed the video.
Sweet!!!!
The frist 354 I was around in was a 510 I remember how easy it was on fuel.
thank you for sharing the old vids. life before pcs and cell phones. my former inlaws were custom combining out of selfridge nd back about that time. thank you.
In 1979 we started harvesting in Alva OK. The equipment and scenery brings back a lot of good memories. Working on these videos must have made you happy and sad at the same time. Thanks for taking the time to put these videos up I really enjoyed it.
You're right...happy and sad. But I'm so glad I have the memories that don't rely on just my brain. :) The days and years have gone too fast!
Yes remember when excellent footage i remember driving them old trucks the Red Chevy truck was when you was walking in hi cotton looking to seeing you guys this year
Always enjoy time with you. In the day the massey was the machine 92's 410's 510's.
Really enjoyed looking back in time especially with the old Massey Ferguson combine’s and to have 5 generation going on the road that must have been awesome thank you so much for sharing
This was great, I sure hope you do more than just this one. It's amazing to see how much the machinery and agriculture has changed since you first started. Thank you for the entertainment
Very cool, I ran with Jim Diebert one year! Thanks for sharing!
Great stuff Tracey! Loved the history,. Great to see you again.
I can’t imagine how many memories it brings back, for you & Jim. Really good video.
Thank you for taking the time to show that.
Looking forward to the next one ,all the best for 2022
This was awesome to watch, thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
I 1rst learned to operate a combine on a 750 Massey. I have alot of friends that took their combines from Southern Sk. to Texas to harvest wheat and work their way back north.
Thank You very much for sharing your past. I enjoy watching your videos from Roulette PA God Bless !!
I like these vid’s as much as I liked this year’s harvest content. Just a great way to spend an evening.
This makes me smile!
Love seeing the old videos put more of them up. We also had two of the old Massey combine’s great seeing how they did it back then. Hello from cold Minnesota
Thats was great love to see the family working together and see where you started. The old trucks are so great to see. Love how you still have the Ford service truck just like the old days.
My family came from Kearney, just west of Grand Island. Their fame was in horses for funeral wagons. We spent the last 12 years in the family house in Tucson AZ living in Great Aunt Alice’s house after my Dad and Mom passed. My forebears are resting in Kearney and I spent many summers with Grand Dad and Grandmother. God Bless Nebraska.
Thanks for sharing, Howard!! Small world!
And a HAPPY NEW YEAR to ya'll!
I haven't watched it yet but I'm SURE I'll enjoy it!
Love it..I ran a 860 MF for my neighbor on wheat harvest, it was probably 1996 or 97.. For the non-farmers on here they have no idea the the hard hot work, knowledge, heartyness wisdom and judgement into doing this..
Those ole Massey’s were pretty darn simple compared to the machines of today. But also quite a bit smaller than the ones today! I learned how to drive combine in a 750.
Thank you so much, that was a super video, 1990 was the first time to the US for me as an exchange student on a farm in nw Iowa, in fall 92 i went back and ran a 850 Massey in corn , great memory’s
Like seeing the history of your family and the equipment of the time.
And I love sharing it with you!
Hi guys so great to see you back missed your updates God bless you both and continue to be safe and healthy
James in France
Don't be strangers
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Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I so love this. Take me back.
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What great memories! Loved it! Thanks Tracy!
Absolutely love it, quality is actually pretty good. Love that gas price and remember those old hometown groceries and cafes. I believe 88 was the first year I went on harvest.
Tracy,I loved the pictures of the beginning. Please keep them coming. Field in Michigan
This old video reminds me of a movie from the early 80s called Amber Waves. It's about a Kansas wheat farmer staring Dennis Weaver and Kurt Russell. Loved that movie.
Good movie. A little too dramatic, though.
@@ZeorianHarvestingTrucking There is no way Hollywood would make something a little more dramatic.
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Love the Massy combines though. That's what jogged the memory. I even watched the movie last night on UA-cam.
@@chipmunk94 true!😂
Those video are priceless. Your kids and grandkids can watch their ancestors working back in the dark ages. When the trucks broke down the men were able to fix them without going to a garage. That is not possible today with all the computers in vehicles today
Tracy that looks just like my dad's operation from back in 1988 except he run 3 860 massey ferguson combines and had chevy c65 trucks and chevy pickup trucks hell we probably cross paths back then and didn't even know it. Thankyou god bless
No doubt!! What was the name of your crew?
What a great video, thanks for sharing. I had to look up the Cowboy Grill, was sad to see its present condition :(
It was a favorite place for us, for sure!
Oh my how things have changed ! Thank you for sharing this wonderful video . We went from single axle trucks to semi's in a few years . Combines that had no AC to ones that steer themselves . What a change in agriculture in a few decades . Where will the future take us next ? Great video .
Yes! We’ve seen A LOT of changes, for sure! Crazy!
Great video Tracey. Thanks for sharing. Glad we didn’t have to wait till harvest to see you back on UA-cam.
ABSOLUTELY------ WONDERFUL THANK YOU FROM MINNESOTA
Fantastic story. Thank you so much for sharing your family’s memories. Can’t wait to see the next journey
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"Harvest Cam" wow this is amazing to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Hey those are great my mother tried to film the harvest in western Kansas Wheat, corn , milo even some fall silage they stayed at their home and my sis took them so only half of the family get to see them. Thankyou for the sharing and bringing back a lot of fond memories. God Bless
Fantastic Job!
Best video yet thanks Tracey. Sam just like when i was a kid
Great family history. Thank you for sharing.
Totally amazing video.. you are the same age as me..plus about 4 years..I don't remember cameras at that age.. I do remember those FORDS!!! what a great video...These should be on National Geographic...really!!!!
I’m really glad you’re enjoying them!
Awesome video really love seeing the history of your family and the early harvesting
Great video. Great to hear the story of how Jim and you met.
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I enjoyed this so much. I grew up in Dacoma, Ok and remember you guys. Some of our farms were located by the Berrys.
What a great comment to see! And such a small world!!
We are going on our third year as subscribers and have really enjoyed watching your posts. Please keep making them. This particular post was so much fun to see where you stared from and see your family members.
Thank you for sticking with us!
Thanks for the effort! I'm sure the journey to do this has been extra special for your family. Wish I had something that nice with mine from the 50's and 60's. Only black and white, but I treasure those too!
Thanks for sharing this Tracy, very cool! I can remember as a kid seeing the harvest crews coming through Franklin headed north. I remember them hauling the combines on the trucks like your grandpa did. That had to be a lot of work just loading and unloading the combines and dangerous too.
No kidding! They backed the truck in a ditch and drove the machine on the truck.
Hopefully there’s more to come awesome
that was awesome, thanks for sharing, those truly were the good old days, but 1988 seems like only yesterday, be safe and see ya tomorrow!!!!!!