The Story Of Oliver Tractors on This Farm - Part 1-The Farmall Years
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- This is part 1 of a 2 part series of videos on the history of Oliver tractors on this farm. In this first video, we'll look at the early years of our farming, during which time we were using Farmall tractors, leading up to the time when the main tractors became Olivers. The actual Oliver years will be covered in Part 2.
Thanks for sharing the history. This is a great idea. I didn’t grow up on a farm, but spent 50+ years working with farm equipment. Really appreciate you taking the time to document this history!
Thank you, John. There is another part to come soon (already videoed), so stay tuned. I hope some of the other farmer CZcamsrs will share their tractor history's as well.
I certainly enjoyed your part 1 and look forward to part 2.
Thank you, Thomas. Part 2 is coming and I hope you enjoy it just as much.
Charlie, my friend Amen about praise God. Your corn looks really good. And I'll do my best to find my way back over here for part 2. I enjoyed this. Thank you for setting it up-and-doing it. I drank iced tea while I was listening to the story. 🙂🙏🙂🇺🇲
Glad you enjoyed some iced tea while watching this video, and that you enjoyed the video itself. That's what I was hoping for. I hope you'll enjoy the next part as well. God DOES deserve the praise, as I know my crops are doing well, considering the hot and somewhat dry weather we've been having.
Great story 😊
Thank you. When I make a video like this, I always wonder how it will be received. Makes me feel good that you liked it.
Thanks for sharing your story, I enjoyed listening to it! Also I did listen to Ross's story too when he shared it!
Thank you very much. Ross is a good guy and a good friend of mine and I have to give him credit for inspiring me to do this.
Corn looks excellent. Love to listen to family stories. I tell younger kids to talk to some older people and listen. You just might learn something. A lot of knowledge there that is slipping away day by day. In my opinion you can't go wrong with either IH or Oliver. Although I have all IH now, I would love to find the 1750 that I had when we had the dairy. Or a nice 1855. Friend of mine that works on my tractors had a really nice 1855 with a factory ROPS on it. He buys and sells some tractors too among logging and many other things. Never knew he had that one. Had around 4000 hours on it and he got it cheap. If I would have known, it would have made the 4-mile trip from his shop to me. Oh well.
I agree with your idea of kids talking to older people. It's so much easier to learn from someone experienced than to have to learn the hard way on your own. Too bad about missing out on the 1855. Sounds like it was a good find - you don't find a lot of them - at least not around here. And I feel the same way about Oliver and IH. If I couldn't have Olivers, IH's would probably be my second choice.
This is very enjoyable as I'm in buckhannon west Virginia for work
So glad you enjoyed it. Part 2 has already been videoed and will be coming soon. Thanks for stopping by. Don't get lost in WV.
Awesome! Looking forward to part 2!!
You were the inspiration, my friend.
Awesome video once again there sir and I really enjoy hearing the story of the history of the farm and tractors. Also I believe Toss is being modest when he says 30 tractors lol. I’ve been out there a couple of times and I can spend all day admiring his fleet including tractors and equipment.
Wow, what an awesome story and still have the same tractor that he started with when you were a little kid that is fantastic. I’m going to probably everything is running order with it still and probably take it out every now and again to enjoy it.
Yes, I still take the old Farmall C out occasionally and give it a good run and a chance for the motor to warm up good. It's not an Oliver, but it's a very special tractor to me.
Great story. Looking forward to part two!
Thanks Dave. Hopefully, you'll enjoy part 2 just as much. Thanks for being here.
Charlie, very interesting on the current farm. When I was a kid we left the farm and moved to town in the middle of my 7th grade year. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of our tractors that we had two 770 and one 77. I'm pretty sure it was a 77 was the first tractor I drove.
Grandpa my dad's side he actually started with horses as well and when I was a kid he had a whole bunch of Oliver tractors 60, 66, 70, 77, 770 I think he had a 1600 but I can't remember exactly. There could be a few other tractors that I don't recall. And he had along the fence line all equipment that was horse-drawn it was like going to a museum. It's definitely too late to ask Grandpa if he ever had any other tractors other than Oliver. I'm purely guessing most likely Greenfield the nearest small town had an Oliver dealer. Thanks Michael
Glad this video brought back memories for you. It's fun for me to look back by doing these 2 videos and really think about how we got where we are today.
Cool story.
Thank you. Part 2 will be coming soon. Glad you enjoyed it.
It's nice to learn a family's history. Thanks for sharing. I was raised on a dairy farm in Crawford county near Edinboro, Pennsylvania. We were mostly a Farmall family with a H, M, 300 , 460 . Then we had a John Deere 60 and our last new tractor was a Ford 5000 diesel,first diesel on our farm ever. I'm retired living in Florida but watching you and Ross brings back fond memories of a reality good time in my life. I wish this country could go back to those simpler times when people cherished faith and family. God bless you and your family.
Like you, I miss the old days too and wish I could go back. My friends and I had a camp in Crawford county where we used to hunt geese. Most of those friends are gone now, and I miss those days. I'm truly glad that my video was able to bring back pleasant memories for you. That's one of the reasons I did it.
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Thank you, Thomas!
I enjoyed the family history and am looking forward to part two.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Part 2 has already been recorded and will be uploaded soon.
I love the story telling, I think I will participate too! I don't have much of an audience, but I think story telling is important. My grandpa used to tell me stories all the time about his life. I love telling my experiences to my children. On a sad note, my Grandpa passed away last Saturday. I have videos of him, my brother, and myself on my channel from our farming together. I have been watching them a bit the last week. My brain cancer has affected my memory, so some of the videos show things I don't remember. I sure miss my Grandpa though. Thanks for sharing Charlie.
It's cool that you have that video of yourself, your brother, and Grandpa. It will help you to remember all those good memories. I don't have any video of my grandfathers or my father, but wish I did. I'm sorry about your grandfather's passing. It will get easier for you over time, but if you're like me, you'll always miss him. It leaves a hole in your heart that nothing can fill. I hope you'll watch for Part 2. I think it's a good idea for you to share your history/story on CZcams and I'll be watching for your video(s), my friend.
@pagrainfarmer thanks Charlie, Grandpa's are special, and you're very right about that hole. He also left us big shoes to fill. He always encouraged us to be charitable and loving, which we plan to carry forward in his honor. I will definitely watch part two, and I'm brainstorming my part one.
Man yeah Mr Charlie, I could listen to the history and your commentary all day!! Please do more of these even after part two!! I love that C, hope to have one here at the farm over the winter!! Thank you sir for bringing us along, and look fwd to part two!! Love that block on the pedal as well, I remember the story about that 😉😉👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇲🇺🇲 Your corn looks amazing btw!!
Dammitt Charlie you’re giving Nelson ideas about going and getting some Oliver’s now 🤦♂️🤣🤣
@@TheGrumpyFarmer I was thinking about just that very thing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheGrumpyFarmer That's a good thing! 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍
Great video and tractor/farm history…👍
Glad you enjoyed it and hope you'll be back for Part 2, which has already been videoed and will be coming soon.
Great story Charlie . I grew up on a farmall H in Clarion county . I’m retired now and have my uncle’s 560 gasser with a 706 motor . It was used as a puller at the local fairs before my uncle got it . Looking forward to part two .
The Farmalls were good old tractors and nice that you have your Uncle's tractor. Glad you enjoyed the story and stay tuned for part 2.
Hello Charlie, this is a great idea and I love your part one, looking forward to part 2, sadly I don't have an Oliver but have a Farmall Super A which I have the history of it since new in 1949, Charlie the Oliver in the beginning seems to have different rear tires on, is that so
I have not put any new rear tires on any of the tractors for almost 3 years. Some of the tires on some of the tractors have almost no wear and that might have made you think they were new. I hope you consider doing a history video on your Super A.
If you want corn to be knee high by the 4th of July, you have to plant it June 15. 😂some of the earlier corn here in southeast Michigan is pushing tassels now. We had John Deere two cylinder tractors growing up. My dad started me out on our 70 diesel because it had power steering. He loosened up the three castle nuts to adjust the clutch so a grown man could stop the tractor with a finger. The first task I got was to rake hay. One other thing about the John Deere two cylinders was you could put enough pressure back on the clutch lever to make it act as a brake.
Interesting facts about the JD's. I was just a kid (probably 8-10) when we had those 2 John Deeres, and baling hay, I just could not get used to the hand clutch. I keep hitting the left brake when I wanted to stop, forgetting that it was not the clutch. Habits are hard things to brake. Thanks for sharing your story about the JD's.
@pagrainfarmer sounds like another story to tell.
Great video sir corn looks good
Thank you! For the kind of weather we've had this spring/summer, I think it looks pretty good. Thank God!
I wish I could find the tractor I learned on, a JD 520. I know it's out there somewhere and was restored.
Well you never know - you might still run into it somehow, somewhere.