If you don't keep the weeds down they cause the jam up you see here, the dirt can't fall through the chain. Potato vines need to be cleared off too for ideal function. I have an IHC digger that is like that one. Except the chain drive is engaged with a lever. Grease the heck out of that thing!
Good advice. We dug this years a couple weeks ago with the same digger. We had to cut the vines, cuz as you said, they wouldn’t go through. I’ll have a video on this year’s potatoes coming up soon.
Just a great video. Just great. Nice machine. Allways wanted one of those to dig my potatoe patch. Not really able to dig a lot of potatoes with a shovel or fork any more. Use to grow the same as you do. I use the cut potatoes up with in a few weeks. Don’t wanna throw them away. And normally get a dinners extra worth if ya go down each side of the row after main row dug. What type were the white potatoes. Great video. Thanks very much. Got me interested in planting again. Just about spring here in PEI, Canada. Have a great day. 🥔🥔
Thanks for watching! I’m not sure on the type of the white potatoes, we got them the prior year for free from a friend that planted too much. I ended up putting them all in the next spring. Better than wasting them. The reds are Pontiac I think. Yeah the potato launcher was more of a laugh than anything. When I went through my potatoes, I put all the cut ones separate. Had an onion sack partially full. Then we eat those first
@@WisconsinOliverNut hehe. Figured ya were havin fun with launching the potatoe. I think they call the red ones here were Norlands. Any way. Thanks very much. Just a dandy video.
If you don't keep the weeds down they cause the jam up you see here, the dirt can't fall through the chain. Potato vines need to be cleared off too for ideal function. I have an IHC digger that is like that one. Except the chain drive is engaged with a lever. Grease the heck out of that thing!
Good advice. We dug this years a couple weeks ago with the same digger. We had to cut the vines, cuz as you said, they wouldn’t go through. I’ll have a video on this year’s potatoes coming up soon.
Good times with your Family.
Enjoyed the video.
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H
Thank you!
Cool video. It's rare to see those old machines in action anymore. I bet it would have been handy for digging up a gopro...
Yes I bet it would have shaken the GoPro down the conveyor just fine 😄
As long as it didn't slice it!
THAT DIGGER SEEMS TO WORK PRETTY GOOD FOR A MACHINE OF THAT ERA ❤ !
Yes it’s not bad, eh?
I think I just found a channel I'll really like. Happy harvest from your neighbor in MN
Thanks for tuning in! I have a bunch of plowing videos coming up, plus we will be digging potatoes with that digger again soon.
You did good grandpa.😊😊
Yes!
I need one or two of these. It sure beats a shovel and fork.
Yeah the diggers are pretty handy. I’d like a pto powered one but this works for now
Great video
Thanks!
Nice demo. A potato farm near me had an auction this summer, they had some Oliver diggers. As well as some nice low hour tractors
Well I hope you bought those diggers! 😄
@@WisconsinOliverNut maybe in the future when I get some property! Out of room at the moment
You might have to double stack stuff
Just a great video. Just great. Nice machine. Allways wanted one of those to dig my potatoe patch. Not really able to dig a lot of potatoes with a shovel or fork any more. Use to grow the same as you do.
I use the cut potatoes up with in a few weeks. Don’t wanna throw them away. And normally get a dinners extra worth if ya go down each side of the row after main row dug. What type were the white potatoes.
Great video. Thanks very much. Got me interested in planting again. Just about spring here in PEI, Canada.
Have a great day. 🥔🥔
Thanks for watching! I’m not sure on the type of the white potatoes, we got them the prior year for free from a friend that planted too much. I ended up putting them all in the next spring. Better than wasting them. The reds are Pontiac I think. Yeah the potato launcher was more of a laugh than anything. When I went through my potatoes, I put all the cut ones separate. Had an onion sack partially full. Then we eat those first
@@WisconsinOliverNut hehe. Figured ya were havin fun with launching the potatoe. I think they call the red ones here were Norlands.
Any way. Thanks very much. Just a dandy video.
I have the same machine. How do you get the chain to stop when you are moving from one place to another.
You have to disengage the drive dogs on each wheel. That’s what engages the gears to turn the chain
Works great, wish I could find one but I know there’s none around where I live.
Our Potatoe digger was configured differently. This config is new to me.
just for the evidence of doubt, we would remove all the tops & weeds Whit a saithe before lifting a crop.
Yeah it would help them flow through easier
Amateur potato gunner….lol
The pro model has sights! 😄
I just laugh. Reminds me of younger days… Take grinder and grind a cutting taper on the barrel it will shave off excess tater. Try MAP gas….;)
Higher starch taters work better…. They with map gas will put holes in block walls in new house foundations….Lol I was told…..cough cough
The end of the barrel does have a taper on it. I’m just a wuss! 😄
Geez, don’t know if I need that much power out of it. Doesn’t the end cap blow off?