Amazing IHC Tractor Collection of Jerry Kuster in Galva, Illinois

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  • Machinery Pete video interview walk through of the Jerry Kuster IHC tractor collection in Galva, Illinois. Jerry shows Pete the 1st serial number IHC 7288, 3588 and 1568 tractors plus much more
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  • @machinerypete
    @machinerypete  Před rokem

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  • @jackiemercer7816
    @jackiemercer7816 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Years ago I worked for a friend and we had a H,806,856,966,& 2 1466’s awesome tractors especially the 1466’s ❤️❤️ miss them good old days, Thank you for bringing back awesome memories

  • @daveblakeley91
    @daveblakeley91 Před rokem +4

    Thank you Connie&Jerry for saving our history.What amazing collection.

  • @davidaney
    @davidaney Před 3 měsíci +1

    Wow I really love your tractors, man I wish i could be there looking at your IH. Collection I have always owned IH equipment we grew and sold quite a bit of hay and beef, in my younger days,,,, those were the best years, I do miss it so. GOD BLESS you and family thank you for posting!!

  • @sidvanderwerf3583
    @sidvanderwerf3583 Před rokem +3

    Jerry, you’re a very passionate and nice man. You remind me of Jimmy Carter, great smile and human. Thanks for the tour. Sid from Petrolia, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

  • @toddszewczyk8894
    @toddszewczyk8894 Před 2 lety +7

    So nice to see history and being preserved!🇺🇸
    Thank you!

  • @BigBadJohn
    @BigBadJohn Před 4 lety +15

    Jerry is a National Treasure. I remember how excited I was with Planes, Trains and Tractors when I was a boy. IHC was a class act because they made everything themselves all the way down to bolts and washers. IHC bearings even came in sealed cans to preserve them. Unfortunately I don't own a Red Tractor anymore, we have an old Ford and a new John Deere, but we still have our Scout.

  • @stevew270
    @stevew270 Před 4 lety +15

    Jerry and Connie seem like really nice people, this world needs more of em'.

  • @rodneyswearingen1020
    @rodneyswearingen1020 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I put food on the family table for over 30 years driving and repairing IH tractors. It is awesome to see a collection like this one. It would be great to touch and look at a collection like this while I am still alive. Thank you for all the memories.❤

  • @martinwolff8798
    @martinwolff8798 Před 3 lety +3

    this video brought tears to my eyes as i remembered my fathers tractors that he ha when i was in high school in the early 1980s. he owned a super m , a 400, a 706 gas, a 1206 turbo diesel, a 966, and a 1468. i personally restored the1953 farmallsuper m, the 966, and the 1468.between the ages of 14 and 19 years old. i sure miss my dad and those awesome red tractors!!

  • @HUSTONFARMSest
    @HUSTONFARMSest Před 7 lety +37

    This was the fastest 70 minutes I've spent in a long time. Thanks for the tour.

  • @tellybriggs6019
    @tellybriggs6019 Před 2 lety +5

    This is the third time watching this video and I love his tractors

  • @Farmboymarv
    @Farmboymarv Před 7 lety +13

    That is what my heaven looks like. Wow, thanks for sharing!

  • @chevysilver-ray-dough6328

    This ol boy is awesome. Always smiling and laughing and he certainly knows nothing kills a deere like a Magnum

    • @rustyau3669
      @rustyau3669 Před 4 lety

      LOL, funny as , Chevy.... Vclever....

    • @smid2550
      @smid2550 Před 3 lety

      A magnum is an awesome tractor, but they are still crude compared to a Deere.

  • @stillwater62
    @stillwater62 Před 4 lety +18

    The amount of money require to amass such a collection must have been staggering. They all look to be in almost mint condition. Congratulations Mr. Kuster on a fantastic collection.

  • @Buzzbox3rd
    @Buzzbox3rd Před 4 lety +2

    Amazing collection, so much great history here, well done for showing us all.

  • @hotrodfella1
    @hotrodfella1 Před 3 lety +6

    Wow, what a collection! I was especially interested in the 123 SP combine, I have one of those sitting in my trees, it's been there all my life. I'm 54 now, and I still walk around it in awe like I did when I was a kid.

  • @cordovanbee713
    @cordovanbee713 Před 4 lety +3

    WOW what a Great Collection, Thanks for sharing

  • @leehester2285
    @leehester2285 Před 7 lety +3

    thank you jerry & connie for sharing. great job machinery pete. from sikeston, missouri

  • @seanmccarthy3660
    @seanmccarthy3660 Před 5 lety +3

    Amazing collection
    Very humble man
    Great to see him share his love of tractors

  • @robertlee9395
    @robertlee9395 Před 7 lety +1

    What an amazing collection. Good to see all the old stuff saved from the scrapyard.

  • @2233golf2
    @2233golf2 Před 7 lety +1

    What a great gentleman....wonderful tour-thank you very much for this video!

  • @dheavymetal6459
    @dheavymetal6459 Před 4 lety +3

    Jerry, your my hero! You have a beautiful collection of history. Love all the red and so glad you saved them from the scrapyards. God bless

  • @Bustayote69
    @Bustayote69 Před 5 lety +2

    Great folks and such a great collection. The knowledge and history Mr. Kuster shared is just as impressive as his collection.. Thank you for sharing~!

  • @tractorhyatt7044
    @tractorhyatt7044 Před 5 lety +4

    Amazing collection of IH tractors. This outstanding video will leave you seeing RED! Great video, Machinery Pete! And thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Kuster for sharing their collection with us! 🇺🇸👍

  • @PeterCarolM
    @PeterCarolM Před 4 lety +4

    What a great guy Jerry is, down to earth and genuine - if i ever get to Galva IL, if possible, I'll look him up.

  • @margiesilver8664
    @margiesilver8664 Před 7 lety +1

    Wow, what a collection. Only 45 min East of me. Thank for the tour.

  • @kevinkroll6456
    @kevinkroll6456 Před 3 lety +3

    It's very nice to make a living history of the man and his wife that made this all possible, the women who really stood behind the scenes and lifted a eye brow or two and let a man bring his dreams come to reality that is history of true love and so others can enjoy the fruits of their labors , what a tour ,I thank you and them for that !

  • @MowMud
    @MowMud Před 4 lety +3

    Wow. Simply impressive. Glad I watched this.

  • @RLGGIBSON
    @RLGGIBSON Před 6 lety +2

    THANKS FOR DOING THIS, THESE WERE ONE OF THE BEST TRACTORS MADE .

  • @wyattearp6883
    @wyattearp6883 Před 7 lety +1

    First tractor I drove was a Farmall H and the first combine was a McCormick 101. Thanks Jerry for bringing back some of my fondest memories of the farm.

  • @inspiredwoodworks4131
    @inspiredwoodworks4131 Před 7 lety +3

    I grew up on IH, and I've got to say that seeing this brings back an awful lot of great memories. My dad had a 706 LP, and now he has a 1568 and (my favorite) a B-414. Amazing collection!

  • @1sdmyers
    @1sdmyers Před 5 lety +2

    My father used a 1206 on our dairy farm four years and have to say was always dependable and was my first tractor to drive at age 11 this video brought back some good memories. Thank you!

  • @kk5sc
    @kk5sc Před 5 lety +5

    Thank you sir! My dad managed an IH dealership in the 70's and I worked at a dealership while I was in high school and college, working on many of the tractors in your collection.

  • @jmgredgreen4x428
    @jmgredgreen4x428 Před 5 lety +7

    Awesome tractor collection! My dad has a 1961 International Harvester Scout with 4x4 that has 21,000 original miles.

  • @steveriddle313
    @steveriddle313 Před 6 lety +2

    God bless you Jerry and Connie love your big red collection love that Crown Victoria very classy God bless you

  • @leddielive
    @leddielive Před 4 lety +2

    Beautiful collection Jerry, a credit to your life love of all things red, much appreciated from England UK.

  • @jsteifel
    @jsteifel Před 4 lety +8

    I can't put my finger on it, but I feel like I know Jerry, even though I don't. Thanks for saving history, and some beautiful tractors.

    • @machinerypete
      @machinerypete  Před 4 lety

      Jerry and Connie are good people...Thanks for watching :-)

  • @songofthepassaic1521
    @songofthepassaic1521 Před 4 lety +2

    This video held my attention the entire time. It was only at the end did I notice it was 74 min long. Time flies when you are watching something interesting. Great video, thanks to Jerry and Connie for sharing

  • @mattmaynard3553
    @mattmaynard3553 Před 6 lety

    We had a C, M, 656 and 686 growing up and I loved driving them. Drove several 986, 1086, 1066, 1566 for farmers in Italy, Tx. Love the IH tractors.

  • @175IQLOSERS
    @175IQLOSERS Před 7 lety +2

    Wow this was so much more then I was expecting... a Big Thank You..!!!

  • @ozzykrahn806
    @ozzykrahn806 Před 4 lety +9

    Connie is one of the few last generation that allowed the guy to have his fun with out leaving him

  • @michellegrone7131
    @michellegrone7131 Před 7 lety

    want to go see this mans collection....big time.....love IH tractors.....this guy is awesome....rock on

  • @clayboist
    @clayboist Před 4 lety +2

    What a cool fella. And even cooler wife for letting him have such a timeless collection.

  • @thomasdiaz5116
    @thomasdiaz5116 Před 4 lety +1

    What a great collection! Those classic machines really take me back to my Minnesota roots, though they look nicer than the machines I operated before joining the Air Force in 1982.

  • @jimmcgahon6961
    @jimmcgahon6961 Před 4 lety +2

    What a serious collection sounds like real gentleman great vid

  • @brada1997
    @brada1997 Před 3 lety +3

    He must have a couple million in tractors, toys, etc. What an awesome collection and wonderful guy!

  • @taylorklein7026
    @taylorklein7026 Před 7 lety +4

    Thanks for sharing this awesome collection of grandpa's!!

  • @davegdm954
    @davegdm954 Před 3 lety +3

    the tractors are cool. but the history and stories this guy can tell really makes it all tie together

  • @fergie35X
    @fergie35X Před 7 lety +8

    Great video and what a great chap. Perfect viewing for my lunch hour (UK time !!)
    Great memories of my local IH dealer, Lott & Walne in Dorchester, Dorset (UK)

    • @machinerypete
      @machinerypete  Před 7 lety +1

      Thanks for watching fergie! Msg me some tractor pics from the UK sometime if you get a chance. My email: greg@machinerypete.com

    • @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife
      @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife Před 6 lety

      Y'all have Case I HAVE in the UK? Man, the more you know. Blessings from Illinois.

    • @nissansilviakouki
      @nissansilviakouki Před 5 lety

      Eric Christian We do aswell in spain

  • @fletcher3913
    @fletcher3913 Před 7 lety +2

    Great tour and walkaround. Thank you.

  • @shannonjensrud5712
    @shannonjensrud5712 Před 4 lety +3

    Good to see Jimmy Carters younger bro doing so well in life!😂😂BEAUTIFUL collection of rare red power too!

    • @SuperKyle309
      @SuperKyle309 Před 3 lety

      I know him.... I gonna have to tell him you said that. 😂

  • @lesgobrandon
    @lesgobrandon Před 3 lety +2

    Watching this after I just went to Stew Paquette’s place in Leesburg Florida it was amazing as well. Thanks for sharing this.

    • @freedomring4813
      @freedomring4813 Před 3 lety

      I live less than a hour away from it. I worked for the Middlesex Corporation who bought out their construction company and Asphalt plant in Leesburg many years ago.

  • @dennisjohnson5754
    @dennisjohnson5754 Před 6 lety

    Loved this video. I love the old history. I'm a john deere man nut i love the old collections

  • @sarge3ad
    @sarge3ad Před 7 lety +14

    Thank you to the Kuster's for sharing their wonderful collection and thank you Machinery Pete for bringing this collection to video so people like me can enjoy.

  • @90fordb2
    @90fordb2 Před 6 lety +3

    Cool collection, my grandpa ran IH on the farm his whole life. Always had usin' tractors though, not collectin' tractors. He'd get a big kick out of this though. If I ever go to Illinois again I'm stopping to see these things.

  • @jerryhartman3464
    @jerryhartman3464 Před 7 lety +3

    Jerry, You have an amazing collection! You got to be proud of what you are holding. And Pete, you did a great job filming it and to be very knowledgeable about so many things. Loved it! Thank you. I own the #4 of the 7288. I love it! Planted 1000's of acres and anhydrous a lot also with it. It is a beautiful tractor. Thanks to you both.

  • @couchrider6228
    @couchrider6228 Před 4 lety +1

    Enjoyed your tour very much, wish they still made IH, I still have and use a IH 484 it’s in really good shape got to get started rebuilding a leaky master cylinder.

  • @richardhutchings921
    @richardhutchings921 Před 6 lety +1

    Fantastic, Amazing,Stupendous. I love it.

  • @markchichester9571
    @markchichester9571 Před 6 lety +1

    What an amazing man and his collection. Amazing history. The man who presented this is also top notch. respectful, curious, by far the best time I have spent on the internet EVER. Machinery Pete my new best friend.

    • @machinerypete
      @machinerypete  Před 6 lety

      Thanks for watching Mark! And thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @benbright5382
    @benbright5382 Před 6 lety +3

    Wish I lived in the USA I would be in the museum and Jerry's shed all the time !!

  • @tjmcmurtrie9323
    @tjmcmurtrie9323 Před 5 lety +1

    This collection makes me drool.......I love it!......nice collection

  • @ericbaker9546
    @ericbaker9546 Před 4 lety +2

    Wonderful presentation!! I have enjoyed all of your videos for a long time now. Thank you for sharing. Eric from North Central, NH

  • @PorscheRacer14
    @PorscheRacer14 Před 3 lety

    Love the collection. My grandpa ran a lot of International. From the KB3 and KB5 to the Scout to the Loadstar with trucks. He bought a new setup in 1980 which was the Loadstar, 6588 and 1482. Later on we got a 1680 and a green Steiger. We also had a 724 with an Allied front-end loader and a 1070 Case. We had an International plough, but ran MF 360 discers for seeding. Now, there's not much left but I did keep the KB3 and plan to restore it. Hopefully I can get as good as the machines shown here!

  • @bluegtturbo
    @bluegtturbo Před 7 lety +45

    One of the greatest things about this video is feeling that Jerry is in it for his passion for IHC , and not just for the bucks:-)
    I think I'm going to have to fly to Illinois from Ireland to see this amazing collection!

    • @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife
      @scenicdepictionsofchicagolife Před 6 lety +1

      bluegtturbo we'd love to have you! The most beautiful place in Illinois is known as the Driftless Area where the Palisades State Park is, which is right around the area of Galva if not a little due north. Be sure to visit Chicago if you do. (:

    • @iracole7134
      @iracole7134 Před 5 lety

      That’ll be a good deal

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      @porterdaxton8871 Před 2 lety

      I dont mean to be offtopic but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account?
      I somehow forgot the password. I love any help you can give me!

    • @lucassage1332
      @lucassage1332 Před 2 lety

      @Porter Daxton Instablaster ;)

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      @porterdaxton8871 Před 2 lety

      @Lucas Sage thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im trying it out now.
      Takes a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

  • @rickwascher4730
    @rickwascher4730 Před 3 měsíci

    Nice collection of IH tractors.

  • @randallbyrd1973
    @randallbyrd1973 Před 4 lety

    Awesome collection TY for sharing

  • @Kelly-ig7ci
    @Kelly-ig7ci Před 4 lety

    I just stumbled upon your channel and very glad I did. I’ll be binge watching your videos now. Awesome content

  • @clidekiddlehopper3779
    @clidekiddlehopper3779 Před 4 lety +2

    Best video I have watched ,Thanks so much !

  • @glennwall552
    @glennwall552 Před 2 lety

    Jeff from Australia wants to be remembered he loved your collection.👍❤️😁🎥🦘🇦🇺

  • @farmshowmagazine9164
    @farmshowmagazine9164 Před 6 lety +2

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @jerrydevine8057
    @jerrydevine8057 Před 7 lety +1

    that was awesome! what a collection!

  • @miltonsteele6676
    @miltonsteele6676 Před 4 lety +1

    wow great tour thnx!

  • @briangleason5597
    @briangleason5597 Před 5 lety

    Case IH all the way. Beautiful collection, what I would give to own just 1. Wow. What beauty's.

  • @lambshank8743
    @lambshank8743 Před 7 lety +1

    great video lots of great tractors I've just started restoring a international 955

  • @MrSixpoint
    @MrSixpoint Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome Thanks For Sharing

  • @harlancook8224
    @harlancook8224 Před 4 lety +3

    I have an avery drill still runs great I even drilled beans with it. A few acres each year an it was the best yealding beans we had

  • @provenxreaperx
    @provenxreaperx Před 6 lety

    wow wow wow what a super collection. props to him collecting history of IH

  • @jordanbeardy8798
    @jordanbeardy8798 Před rokem

    Nice collection of tractors jerry has wish i had lots of tractors like him👍

  • @jamesranger6283
    @jamesranger6283 Před 6 lety

    crazy nice collection. Fun time watching.

  • @johnnyh1965
    @johnnyh1965 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow what a great Collection of Old Red tractors, but I did see one revolutionary tractor missing from his collection actually ! That tractor is the 1974 IH 666 Hydro, my first tractor I’ve ever drove ! ! !

  • @SuperKyle309
    @SuperKyle309 Před 3 lety +1

    His old mechanic buddy that he spoke of... Bill Grabbe. He was into wheel horse garden tractors also. I Bought part of his collection. Great video Im from the Galva area.

  • @markphillips6998
    @markphillips6998 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm watching this in 2022 and it's astounding to me to see such a collection

    • @wayner806
      @wayner806 Před 2 lety

      ‘22 for me too! Grew up driving a 1086 myself.

  • @stew3588
    @stew3588 Před 7 lety +4

    One great collection ,,,,, just wonderful ,,, stew paquette

    • @machinerypete
      @machinerypete  Před 7 lety +1

      Stew...I need to come visit you and see your collection soon :-)

  • @cowboykody6775
    @cowboykody6775 Před 7 lety +12

    I have a '53 IH Refridgerator, Oct-'53 still works good in my house

    • @machinerypete
      @machinerypete  Před 7 lety +3

      63 year old IH fridge still working....COOL....literally :-)

  • @melissasloan4949
    @melissasloan4949 Před 3 lety +4

    I worked for a neighbor on his multiple farms growing up, and he had a 966 that was my favorite. Nothing like cutting an 80 acre field of alfalfa in the early summer. Still remember the smell of that sweet, freshly cut alfalfa and the sound of that diesel engine purring. Best memories of my childhood.

  • @xxzxx9770
    @xxzxx9770 Před 7 lety +2

    Beautiful just simply beautiful

  • @floydwilliams3321
    @floydwilliams3321 Před 2 lety

    Very cool stories along with amazing tractors

  • @russellking9762
    @russellking9762 Před 2 lety

    a good old fashioned hardworking honest trustworthy man…i could listen to him all day

  • @513coneyslinger
    @513coneyslinger Před 4 lety +2

    I never grew up on a farm, had a great aunt and uncle they had a small little hobbie farm I’d say. As far as I know they didn’t have any kind of big equipment. But for some reason I love these old tractors. Sorta simple machines, yet they helped build this country.

  • @rongrose3746
    @rongrose3746 Před 4 lety +5

    What a great gentleman!!!!!!!

  • @AJLindvall
    @AJLindvall Před 7 lety +15

    They seem like they must be the nicest people on earth. Love his laugh, awesome that you documented there collection.

  • @04tacomaguy1
    @04tacomaguy1 Před 3 lety +1

    What a nice man, feel kind of bad I bet people just always talk about his tractors hope people talk to him as himself too. I know from having cool things that sometimes to be the focal point for people and they forget about you as a person and your needs as a friend

  • @weirdowolfstudio5409
    @weirdowolfstudio5409 Před 5 lety +15

    My great grandfather helped build and drive very first tractor off rock island moline works and great uncle helped build and drove last tractor off the line and we have the flag that flew at plant. My grandpa was a engineer and tractor tester from 1950 til 1985 when they closed

  • @fauzycastilloschoonewolff2146

    Boy do I remember when I was 15 years old and I would visit my grandpa‘s Farm and the days that we had to cut hay he had an MD he would drive MD and I drove a 556 and it those tractors ran like a cheetah now that I am 80 years old and I realize that now I have John Deers and I have formals and I have Kabota‘s

  • @diesel8447
    @diesel8447 Před 4 lety +1

    Seeing the 3588 like that makes me want to get busy. There's not many here in Australia but I own one she's not in good shape due to blowing that internal HYD pump in her backend. She's just been sitting for 5 years rusting away... suprisingly it's only rust where the Balck paint went around the cab. The 5488 looks sweet, we got a 5288 sitting under a tree been there for a decade at least. cheers for the video mate. Cheers Jerry.

  • @dustinmaker1972
    @dustinmaker1972 Před 6 lety +1

    Great video loved every minute of it!!

  • @jimjordan2209
    @jimjordan2209 Před 5 lety

    I will have to try to get down there. My grandfather went to work at the Farmall plant in Rock Island when it opened. My father started working there in 1928. I grew up in Mercer County Illinois and most of the people I went to school with had fathers who either worked for Farmall or farmed with IH equipment. Growing up we also had a freezer just like the ome at the museum.

  • @MillerFamilyFarms
    @MillerFamilyFarms Před 3 lety

    Wow that is a nice looking 4366. That right there is my dream tractor. Gotta look IH tractors.

  • @SouthernBoy-jy8nq
    @SouthernBoy-jy8nq Před 7 lety +8

    Machinery pete, my cousin in Mississippi had a john deere veelee car. He sold it few years back but it was very cool. To give u some info about him, he has two JD 4430, farmall 766, 2 JD model Bs, an oliver 77, and an old case tricycle tractor. In his car collection he has a ford model T, Model A sport, and Model A coupe. He use to farm but know runs cattle. Once a year a good bit of my family goes and we do our "fall harvest". At fall harvest we make cane syrup from sugar cane he grows and grind it in a cane mill. He has just converted a cane mill to run from a steam engine. And we also make corn meal in his gris meal run by the JD B. Love your channel. Thanks William