Great Grandpas Tractor Is ALIVE
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2020
- Chet, Dougo, and Grandpa Merlyn work on getting the John Deere 70 running.
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Thumbs up for Grandpa along with Huge Respect.
Chet, I hope you realize just how blessed you are to be living and working with your Dad and Grandfather on your families beautiful farm. I love the relationship between you and your Dad and the comedy is pure gold! Don’t take this time for granted. I would give anything to roll the clock back and spend a day with my Grandfather and Dad doing anything! God Bless.
I agree 💯 that's why Chet is such a great young man.. good guidance and upbringing..
I got to work with my dad and his father-in-law. Great memories 👌
Amen to that... :)
Amen to that!
I'm sorry man that is sad 😔😔
I’m in envy of the patience Dougo his when Chet is being goofy lol. Thanks for the laughs lol.
Ooohhh, I bet it´s a mutual thing ;) Besides, kids usually take after their parents... ;D
Chet your a young man, you should consider restoring that piece of history.
I agree , preserve that piece of your family history.
And use it to cut the roadside on occasion, sitting is the worst thing on equipment
It already runs. Just need to work on the pony motor.
Send it to squatch253
Might not get it back for 3yrs though
Lol
Leave the paint alone. That would ruin the history I think.
@@chrisheinen9628 many old tractors and women have been ruined by restoration attempts.
That’s was the best great to see older equipments brought to life, wouldn’t it be awesome to restore her she’d make a great project and I presume many would love to see this girl restored to her former glory and make grandpa happy
What a pleasure to watch three generations that are doing what they love. Chet, cherish every moment.
Loved seeing Grandpa get his tractor started. That old machine just needed the right man in the seat.
YES
For a kid who grew up on the family farm with his dad and grandpa, I m surprised you had to ask why they were working so hard t get that tractor started. That tractor and your grandpa's s hard work is why you have the farm you work today.
Really nice to see three generations together working on getting a tractor going that helped build this farm.
Your grampal is an OG , cherish him while you still got em. Good content!!
Three generations working on a tractor. That’s American right there 🇺🇸🇺🇸
I can tell that you are better with newer tractors than old ones
Dougo is the most patient person I have seen, no matter the situation. Love watching this channel.
Making your videos filled with history and family makes me come back every day. Your dad has a sense of humor that makes him a natural for the videos. His integrity and character make him someone that viewers like myself want to hear. Possibly you should consider a family interview.
The new equipment is incredible, but you gotta respect the gear and folks that got us to today. Thank you to your grandpa and mine for building the foundation for our country 🇺🇸🇺🇸
I swear every other sentence out of dougos mouth is just pure gold comedy
Dillon Odom He's the star of the show!
The dry Minnesotan humor is great.
@@jenni-n-dickmcelligott9640 yeah you betcha!
The shifting pattern is here son LMAO that killed me 😂😂😂
Loved seeing the old JD 70 being brought back to life. Brought back memories of learning to drive my grandfathers JD 50 when I was growing up on our family farm.
That old lady deserves more respect.. She just needs a little love.
That little stick 😂 we’ve been using that fence post. Chet your response back. Priceless. 😂
Like seeing the history of the farm with Grandpa and his equipment involved. Would love to see you interview your grandparents and your parents to learn more about what farm life was like back when they were your age, or whenever they got started on the farm.
Yes, more grandpa if he’s willing to do so!
I love this channel! Good folks.
Chet giving Doug grief has to be my favorite thing on the internet.
Beautiful machine, my great grandfather had a John Deere 50 but he sold it in 1976 when he bought the 2040. Never got to ride it, but we did see it at the county fair as a show tractor a couple times.
Remember riding around the field with my dad in his 1086 and learning to drive it . That was the work horse of the farm, planting, spraying, hauling grain, and snow blowing. Hard to kill those old machines.
That tractor brings back memories. My grandpa had a JD 60 gas wide front end. He bought it new because JD was one of the first tractors to offer power steering. I spent a lot of time on that tractor.
I remember when an uncle of mine bought his popin Johhnie.
It came in in pieces on the railroad. He assembled it beside the tracks and drive it 23 miles to his house.
I think one of his grandkids still use it.
I ran a model B raking hay
@@donovanvolk8583 cool. I was about 6 and had a great time when they would let me steer it like when they ripped the ground for a new pipeline.
But that tricycle front could be hard to turn at times.
@@donovanvolk8583 and it powered the hammer mill to grind corn or chop hay or silage.
@@s.leemccauley7302 The only problems I had was that unless when road running it to another field the road was not perfectly flat you could not get it into high gear because of the death wobble . Then under high power transition power lines it would cut passing under them .
@@s.leemccauley7302 the power assist for that tricycle front end were the individual rear brake pedals!
Your family was lucky to have that old 70 Lots of memories
Doubting Jr walks around shaking head constantly, Dougo and Grampa just get after it,get it going......lesson learned.Great Vid guys
It’s fascinating to watch the dynamics of Dougo and his Dad are exactly the same as when Chet is with Dougo... Sons with their Dads
My Great Uncle got his first tractor when he came home from WWII (1945), used the same tractor everyday into the 2000's. I asked what he used before then. He turned his head and said, "Horses". Perspective.
The best thing is seeing 3 generations working together.
Honestly, my favorite part of this video was the appreciation of how far technology has processed while respecting the history and the importance that tractor played in the farm. That was an awesome moment. Great to see three generations working together. Awesome video guys. Really awesome.
Chet you're pretty lucky to have your Dad and Grandpa there. Dam lucky
I got my grandpa 1958 JD 520 running after setting for 25 years
Grandpa knows how to get his crap started. I'll bet in the first 20 seconds he was 30 again!!!!!!!!!!
Can´t beat all that experience!!! He´s a trooper!
(Actually, he never tried to start the pony motor so it might count as cheating, but don´t tell him that!!!). If you give a diesel engine fuel and air, it will start. These fidgety petrol engines were a different breed from the beginning. They might do better in the cold though, if they were mint when you left them.
It be awesome to see a video of your grandfather working that old iron. Not sure if he can sit on it long. But would be nice to see the smile it'll put on his face.
I grew up with a 1945 John Deere A always parked on the hill to bump start, I have been enjoying your video's Chet and Dougo. Nice to see your Grandpa out there to, probably brings back a lot of memories for him.
Way to go Grandpa 👍 I bet He was grinning from ear to ear when she fired up ... WooHoo 👍
Dougo funniest person In the Larson family
How did youtubbie hide this gold from me? So awesome to see everyone with the old tractor of generations past get up and running. Thanks
I throughly enjoyed seeing three generations work on a piece of farm history. I inherited my great grandfathers 53 Jubilee about two years ago, it was the first tractor not only on their farm but in their town. My grandpa told me people came from miles around when they heard about this golden jubilee. That was on their “big 100 acre farm” in independence Iowa.
It's great to see 3 generations work on that old Johnny.
You guys are pure GOLD!
As soon as you said this is pathetic Grandpa and that ole tractor proved you wrong 😆. Nice to see the older generation that made the younger generations life a little easier still able to get it done. God bless your Grandpa thank him everyday for his hard work
Chet, don’t take for granted what your Grandparents had to go threw. Just looking at how hard it was to get that 70 started. Look at the operation you guys run . Wow.
Wish you were closer to southern indiana i would volunteer my time to get that pony running. I enjoy working on these old tractors and have restored many of them.
Love the wisdom and participation from grandpa.
My favorite question to Dougo: “Are you havin a seizure?”... I laughed out loud 😂
I think this is one of your best videos because I can relate to it being a couple of years younger than your grandfather. I thought this tractor could pull anything because it could pull a plow through the ground. My father fabricated a cable winch operated rear-end loader on a Farmall tricycle tractor. He modified the tractor so he could operate it with him sitting on the gas tank. He would run the loading bucket into the river gravel and the front tires would come up off the ground when he raised the bucket. He would drive the tractor just past the dump bed of our truck, press the left brake while letting the clutch out in reverse gear, this would swing the loader and tractor around so the bucket was over the dump bed, release the bucket which dumped the gravel and the front tires would come down, He put the gear into low forward, drive the tractor away from the truck and steer the front of the tractor around with the left brake on, and then repeat until the truck was loaded. I sometimes sat in the operator seat holding on to the seat with both hands until the frontend came down. He would let me steer then if he was not in a real big hurry. I learned the rhythm of the operation and in my mind, I thought I could load the truck if I could reach the pedals and levers. I had watched the fabrication of the rear end loader so I learned quite a bit how to make things. I would be a rich old man today if my father had patented the rear end loader..
Getting something started is an irresistable challenge. I am apparently two years younger than your grandpa, and starting the 1950 dodge to drive to high school was a frequent challenge in the winter.
"Do ya even know how to run this thing? Call Merlin, get Grandpa out here" "He's com'n" . Too Funny! I Love the light hearted banter, reminds me of my uncles back in Pennock MN. Keep doing what you 're doing Larson Farms.
I won’t lie, it was painful to watch. These guys are tenacious for sure. So so happy it started! Good job you guys. And big big shout out the the Queen Editor; Nikki 👍🏻😁🥰
Chet that tractor is a part of your history. I bet your grandpa was smiling. Great video.
3 generations all working together how kool is that Ole gramps knows how to get it running
Absolutely LOVE this video and seeing your grandpa operate that tractor. Amazing at how far tractors have evolved. Thanks for capturing that on video! 🇺🇸
Great job getting the old tractor to fire up. Sure thought she was seized up when you were dragging it but guess to low of a gear. , sounded great! Great family farm moment right there. Tractor that helped build the farm and three generations of larsons getting it started up!! 👍🍻thanks for the video!! 🇺🇸✅
Carb kit, points and fresh sparkplug ...grease, change the oil and filters and you're set for sickle-mowing .
@@tedb.5707 does it not say diesel on the side?
I was referring to the gasoline pony motor. Before glow-plugs, pre-combustion chambers and heavy-duty 12/24-volt starters, pony motors were a reliable way to start diesels. In some ways better since they allow the oil-pressure to be up and the engine block warm, before the stress of starting under diesel.
@@tedb.5707 ah I see, I didn't realise that they (some had aux engines) yes great way of starting a stubborn diesel in extreme cold. They call them donkey engines in UK. Same as. 👍
Most don't even have electric starters, just the pony engine. Even electric start for the pony engine was a recent innovation. Many just had a pull rope like a chain saw or a old lawnmower..
But then dead batteries aren't an issue either.
Great video brings back memories with my grandpa and his old deer's love it!
My dad had a JD tractor that was a little older than this I think, can't remember whether he called a A or B, but it didn't have a starter on it. It had a flywheel that had to be turn manually to get it started and then it put-putted away, much louder than this one. Loved that old tractor, got to ride with him hanging onto the fenders. When he died, we did have someone who bought it to put it back in shape. Loved that sound.
Life does change, but it is good that we did have those who were able to make do and built the foundation for everyone else. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Take care and be safe!
I would live to have a jd 70 or a 720 you don't realize that you have a piece of history there that can never be replaced. Nothing sounds better than a Johny popper. Great videos I look forward to everyone of them. Have a great day. Keep her between the rows.
Good to see the old boy out on his tractor 👍 hope we see more of him...
How proud I bet Grandpa is of you and your father.
When I was a boy the 70 was our main tractor. We also had an Ailis Chalmers WD 45. Two of the most common and popular of their time.
Too sweet. Never give up
On old iron!!!! Glad y’all got it going. I could see the big smile on your Grandpas face. He was having fun!!!!! Enjoyed
Great to see old classics back to life 👌👏
Chet you have Some father & son bond, so funny 😂😂
Great grandpa is looking down shaking his head and laughing. Then he sends the old tractor-starting angels down to take it over and despite the earthly beings gave life to the old JD and grandpa rides it off into the sunset. Still binge watching.
That awesome tractor helped build that farm and the guy who finally started it is also the other hero in its success.
Love that old tractor, that was amazing to see that old tractor fire up and had to be a special moment for your Grandfather, generations of equipment on the farm, Great video that was awesome.
I think it’s very cool seeing some of the vintage iron that made the future.
Very cool including your grandpa in starting the tractor.
Keep up the good work.
My Dad, who passed at 91 in 2011 bought a 730D in 1959. It had electric start. Never had this much trouble getting it running, but it did not like to run in the winter unless we parked with the cows in the barn. LOL. Wish I had an opportunity to operate it again.
Glad you got it going. Make Merlin smile.
👍👍 love your persistence on getting it started. Appreciate it and I’ll bet grandpa did too. I’m 84 and love those old JDs. Thank you guys
Warmed my heart whet it fired off, sure sounds great.
Very nice seeing the 3 generations of Larsons together.
Boy oh boy do I ever remember that sound, My Grandmother my Mom's Mom had about a 600 acre farm in Arkansas, and my four Uncles ran the farm two were married and all lived in one big house, my Grandmother had 6 John Deere tractor just like the 70 in this video, this was around 1955 or 56 so as a tractor that was the sound I knew and it was so good to hear it again, thank you...
Honestly these videos are just as good or even better than any other farming youtuber
Yes, they don't seem staged or "proper for CZcams"
I will agree with you on that 1000% I can't wait for harvest!
Great video guys..3 generations one video..sure it felt good to get it going..hard work pays off again..keep it up👍👍👌👌
This is the most I've seen your grandpa in a video. You probably made his week getting it going
Love the "Where's the AuotSteer button" - Pure entertainment!
Absolutely and if anyone dreams of starting a CZcams channel they probably can educate us but they damn sure better know how to entertain people ... just like you said.
Chet, u r thinking NEW school, this is old school buddy. I sure miss the 30 acres of Tobacco and 576 head of cattle on 18 different farms with 2-/3000 acre of hay, 2 acre of tomatoes - just for family use. It's Never a fail bother.
Memories.
Grew up On a 720 Diesel with pony motor. Pony motor started with push button, slide a lever from start to run then pulled a decompression lever for diesel and then another lever for engagement. Once diesel started shut off pony motor. At about 10 years old, it was a lot to remember.
I bought a 1954 70 Gas to mount a 237 corn picker on. What an upgrade from the model A John Deere and 227 picker.
Thanks for bringing back memories.
love, love, love! Grandpa got his old girl running. 30 years from now Chet, you'll understand.
yes when all the new fangled auto stuff wont talk to each because each maker will be blocking the other money comes to mind
"The nursing home is better than flat corn" Lord farming is not for the weak
Unless your in NY
Love the videos keep them up
Hope you cleaned it up and kept it. That 70 is a gem, and was a "big machine" back in the day.
That is the exact model my grand father grew up on here in Oregon
I love these guys. They are so funny.
Great content!! Keep it coming!!
I loved seeing that old tractor being fired up once again. It's a classic tractor
Great seeing your Grandpa up there driving it!
Love the old 70
This quite possibly could be my new favorite vintage tractor on CZcams!! Seeing the roots of the family business still on the farm and now it's running!!!
The A-Team got her done. Chet and Dougoh did there best but it took Grampa to get her going. Dougoh and Chet you are class in a glass you should be on stage. This was a wonderful video and very different but top entertainment. Great team work Larson Farm
Great work guys especially dad n grandpa those old tractors 🚜 are gold and help build agriculture all over the world awesome to see
From what I know it is a process to get it all started. The pony motor spins at a super high rpm like around 6:50 which heats up the main engine when you really want to start it quickly. Eventhough that sounds weird its how it works. It is really high rpm and was running well for seconds then he lowered the idle for the pony motor.
You get the pony motor running and the exhaust pipe is running through the diesel intake to heat it. The you pull that lever on the left side and that engages the pony motor to the diesel, then you push that lever ahead to release the compression on the diesel and it will start. Once the diesel is running then you disengage the starter lever and shut down the pony motor.
Now you need a video to get the pony motor working.
I agree. And a good washing.
Good to see the old 70 running! Love watching you guys! We used to have 2 60's, 2 70's, a lot of A's, a few B's on our small farm when I was growing up. We currently have 4 A's, 1 B, 1 G, 1 4010, 1 4020, and a 4430 on our small hobby farm with some beef cows! All the old 2 cylinders get used but also go to parades with them!
I love to hear that pop-in John run. I have an A and a B Deere. I loved to hear them running down in the bottoms at our farm. Had a guy that lived next to me that could sit on his porch and tell you if it was running right or not. Then he would come down and adjust it so he could hear it from his house.
This is one of the funniest things I've seen for a long time.
I love listening to these two. Very entertaining
Its old maybe it has a hand crank on front
What farmers do for fun on a off day.
@@ronaldpiper4812 actually the hand crank for the gas Poppin Johnny was under that missing cawl that covers the bull gear and pinion for the little gas starting motor on the diesel.
doubt it why did it have a donkey engine i know whats that some of us remember them. some big diesels have them look and learn.
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Brought back fond memories. My dad had a 70 back when he farmed. Also a 620 gas. Great tractors!
Chet, your grandpa is a sweet old duffer. 💜
“We are going to bypass this thing let me grab a stick” lol