Can We Farm With ABANDONDED EQUIPMENT? - Ep. 3 - PUTTING THE CORN IN

I farmed for 46 years and you have just proved to me I have been doing it all wrong. You figured out how to get free equipment, free seed & free help to get a crop in the ground. You are the smartest farmer I have ever seen:)

"it's like a shitty lava lamp of disappointment" that has to be one of the best line I've ever hear on this channel 🤣

As a tractor guy, I find this absolutely hilarious. You know I just watching a tractor pull implements made for stuff twice its size and it has a car shock on the seat and the cherry on top... the car muffler

This is so similar to how we started farming in 1979 when I was 13. My dad bought my Grandpa's farm in 1979. He was a little behind the times then, but we started farming those first years with a Farmall H tractor, a John Deere 490 planter, a disc, a digger (you called it cultivator), a front mounted cultivator to remove weeds after the corn was up, a 1969 Ford truck and a dog following us back and forth in the field. We used a tractor mounted corn picker. Your tractor sounds exactly like I remembered it. Thanks for the memories.

Dude - PLEASE do this again next year! Bigger machine revivals, higher stakes, and hopefully bigger yields!

"Thank you to all the neighbors..." - Who haven't seen comedy this good in a decade... Seriously though, We'll want to see how your yields turn out. This hardware fed a nation (the world) for a lot of years. Waiting with anticipation for the rehabbing of the mechanical nightmare that is a combine.

I love watching that "H" work. It brings back so many memories. My uncle used nothing but Farmall's on his farm. Two "H"s" and a "Super M". I grew up around those tractors. They were amazing tractors. To say nothing about the different ways he kept the other equipment running as well, just like you had to do on the planter. Thanks!!!

I am thoroughly impressed you've had less issues with equipment what's just been laying around the most farmers do with brand-new modern equipment I cannot wait to see how you're going to harvest it all and what you're going to have to do to get it all

Comin someone who farms at a fairly large scale my hats off to you. I run a 90ft John Deere DB planter with guidance and every sensor and bell and whistle you can think of. All I do is watch monitors all day. Everything is driven electronically even the rows. Sayin all that I respect the heck out of what your doing. Running that old equipment is tiresome and really shows how far farming has come. You rarely see stuff this old ran anymore. Hats off to ya man 👍good luck on the crops you picked a good year to grow corn

Not that I was planning to learn how to plant corn…but now I know! I love the old school approaches! Well done Kevin and Mook! Looking forward to your progress.

Can we all take a moment to acknowledge that Kevin driving and Mook riding on the axle is absolutely adorable and wholesome.

Easily one of the most anticipated series of videos for me. Equal to watching Jeremy Clarkson try to farm.

Congratulations on getting corn into the ground, even if it's a little late in the season. Ordinarily I'm not one for farming videos, but you and Mook are my kind of people. God bless all the people who helped you with seed and everything.

Big thanks to all your neighbors - I'm really enjoying the watching you all bring things back to life.

I spent a good chunk of my childhood springtimes in the ‘90s maintaining the 8-row version of this planter. Watching you go through the mechanical workings of this thing brought back some great memories of farming with my dad.

I got to admit it almost brings the tear to my eye seeing that old tractor actually doing work every time I see one nowadays they're just a parade vehicle looking pretty.

Had to smash pause as I am ordering a pizza and saving this video for the full pizza experience. For real, this farming series is already one of my favorites on youtube. My dream would be a small farm to retire on, you're showing us it isn't as impossible as it seems.

It's Friday night, I've got some beers, and I'm watching a former helicopter mechanic till a field with abandoned farm equipment, and i couldn't be happier. Cheers

This is the most satisfying channel on the whole internet. You, Mook and Company bring something simple and peaceful to the world that we so desperately need right now. To say I'm a fan is an understatement. And then I found out you're an old Army Dog. You make us proud, Soldier. Hooah!

That old H really put in the work pulling stuff meant for a larger tractor. They really are a tough and capable old tractor. Just think, it did all of that with just 25hp. My zero-turn lawnmower has 27. Loving this series, putting all of this old equipment back to work and actually getting the job done. Really enjoying Junkyard Farms! I'm curious how old the planter and other equipment are. The tractor is 70-80 years old and still getting the job done.

We own over a dozen of those letter series Farmalls. Use 30 weight non detergent for the hyd system. and use 15-40 shell rotellat in the engine. It already has zinc in it. Be certain the small hole in the bolt for the oil filter is not plugged up.

Kevin, you can get positive stops for that hydraulic cylinder. split rings with a spring band on the outside, they come in variety of widths. set your desired depth then stack the rings til it fills the rest of the cylinder shaft from head to body. when you lower the equipment, it stops at that point so you don't keep going too deep and stall it out. helps immensely when you're using single action cylinders.

The corn is finally in. "It's like a shitty lava lamp of disappointment" that was the funniest thing I have heard all day and one of the funniest things said on this channel😂😂😂. I love this series and hopefully the harvest will be good.

I’ve never in my entire life wanted to see corn being planted than right now! Good show old boy!

And now you’ve got all of us fully invested in this! Can’t wait to see the process along the way, and what the field yields at the end of the season!

I literally have spent 47 minutes watching him get prepared to plant corn. It's very entertaining.

I cant wait to watch this with my son. He has absolutely loved this series so far. We have watched you fix that tractor atleast 3 times now. My son is 2

Took me 25 years back when I was 10 or so and we used to plant rice. There was no tractor, all we had were half-dozen farming tools and couple of borrowed oxen. My father or a hired help would till the field using a wooden plow with iron-tip. Then we would use big wooden-hammers to break the clods, pick up any organic debris. After this the my granny would mostly just throw the rice seeds in followed by some field walking to put the seeds a bit deep in the ground. Then few weeks later there would be rice plants coming out of the field.
Then normally you would use fertilizers and monthly weed-whacking along with some water-management ( in my hometown it rains crazy, that's why rice!).
We would start by May-end, would put seeds in by June-1st/2nd week, and by October end we would have rice ready to be plucked. Then everybody in the household and some hired help would take sickles and go cut the crop. Then there was a lot of exercise to bash the rice-clippings onto wooden boards and then collect and take the grain to a mill for further processing.

Kevin and Mook 😂are great at picking good choices to make the best decision on fixing farm stuff. 😂good luck with the field. Thanks for the videos.

Its 4am and im watching you . I,ve been looking up repairs to get my 8n to start up and check wiring and mechanical issues. its been setting for 10 years. i,ve been a mechanic for many years but not on farm tractors . My experance is on 18 wheelers. I have not laugh this hard in years,,enjoyed every minute of it. Im 75 and could relate and just retired. Tying to keep my mothers small place of ten acres,,shes 101 yr.

Here’s a tip, turn the hydraulic bucket the opposite way, pour with the spout on top instead of on the bottom, it flows way batter and way easier to pour… don’t take the air plug out unless you know your dumping the entire pail in … thank me later 🍻

It's awesome to see all this abandoned equipment getting work done, and it's awesome to see your local community just helping out!

My absolute favorite series you’ve done! Takes me back to our family farm in the summer time. Thank you

Nothing like old school ingenuity. Definingly paved the way for the world today, I wish we could go back to those times things would be so much simpler.

i love the fact your putting this ol gal back to work, its trully nice to see

This was awesome! I knew this series was going to be a blast to watch. Farming for fun isn't something most people get to experience, unfortunately for real farmers it's how they provide for their family so they are under much more pressure. I can't wait to see an update with the little green stems coming out of the ground and the growing beginnings!! That planter was really impressive considering how old it was, it really did a good job. You should do weekly updates, just a real quick one showing the growth in the field and then you could time lapse it in the end and show the growth over the season...that would be very entertaining too.

There's something about the Farmall, the old implements and ford pickup that just seems right when there's so much wrong in the country today 👍👍👍👍

Get a magnet and stick in on the tank Thanks for sharing great field of corn Congratulations

I just came across your channel and have to say, you are entertaining as hell! Not to many people have the ability to diagnosis and fix a problem by sight and sound...I happily have that ability which makes someone with the same ability is entertaining! Keep it up!

I especially love this episode... my GREAT grandfather used to farm with this exact model up until his stroke.... I have so many memories of these old tractors

And I absolutely love that the chains and pinch points on the planter have no shields and there's no fenders on the tractor. Just like so much of the equipment I grew up using -- and I still have all my fingers and toes. ;)

In my ignorance, I always thought the cultivator was the implement that planted the seed. Great to now know all the equipment and steps it takes.

Being an east coast girl, that was very interesting and informative! Thank you Kevin and Mook, and thank you farmers.

I honestly didn't think I would enjoy watching Kevin work on Farming equipment, but I was sure wrong! Please keep it coming!

When pouring fluids, (like the oil u were pouring), always pour with the spout at the top, (inverted), saves a lot of spilling. Works the same for any edible fluids, (e.g. milk, juice etc.)

At harvest when you see the bald spots in the field, those are called planter skips. And to fight them you have to really dial in the planter. And then when you do, you'll still have them LOL. I couldn't wait to see you plant - absolutely excellent job for a first timer - you'll only get better from here. And BTW where is Angus??? Doesn't he know you have to get the corn in??? That's ok, just call him and tell him he can do all the detasseling.

Absolutely one of your best series of videos. It brought back great memories of my Farmall H and working my fields. Your down to earth humor was genuine and had me laughing and enjoying the show. Thank you I look forward to more of your Farm Living. Oh and I really thought we would hear the song “She Loves my Tractor” when I saw Moot riding along😄

The rains coming! This is cool as can be. I love seeing the old equipment working, and seeing how some of it works, that planter is nifty!
Oh, also, I'm practically an oil expert, I have been using the internet for quite a number of years, that more than qualifies me, and I'll confirm the best oil to use is one that is made of oil. The water based oils just don't hit quite the same, and neither do the pudding based oils.

That was a blast! My OCD-ridden brain would never let me run equipment without sandblasting, painting and rebuilding/replacing every component. To just grab some old implements and slap them behind a coughing wheezing old H was giving me an ulcer but I love the attitude. There is a special place in heaven for men who put antique machinery back to work in the fields.

I love how you installed that fancy car shock into the seat then immediately max out its compress size so you might as well just have a solid metal bar for a seat spring.

I've always loved your videos on reviving cars and trucks. That being said, I'm loving these farming videos. Living vicariously through you and Mook farming.

This was awesome to watch! Can’t wait to see little corn stalks spouting up everywhere in your fields!!!! Great job👍

Now that you've proven the concept, next year it taters, onion, zucchini, lettuce, ect. Make it a self sufficient homestead

Wow this series has brought back so many memories from my teenage years. Thx

Way to go and thanks for involving your family .
It sure brings back memories,I never had a lot of money and all my farming was done with surplus equipment my whole life .
Constantly breaking down and causing delays !
But it always got it done I worked with a size or two down from your H all my farming wAs done on a farm all super C
Thanks for taking us along

Hey Kevin, the temp gauge could have been perfectly fine. These tractors are extremely hard to get hot if they are running right.

I've been waiting for this video for so long! I absolutely love this series This is just the coolest thing ever! Really is inspiring might I add. It proves a number of things number one the old mechanical stuff does last forever. Number two you can farm with old abandoned equipment. And number three with a little help from friends and family anything even as ridiculous as this is possible. Really looking forward towards harvest Time. And what are you guys going to exactly do with your yield? I guess if this actually goes pretty well you guys might be able to set up a farmers market lol. I guess what I'm saying is Awesome job guys! Very much looking forward to seeing more of this series.

You two are definitely outstanding in your field!
Wonderful video as always!

Can't wait to see the progress and the harvest. Great Content from you and Junkyard Mook. Greatly appreciated you take the time to share this stuff. You have a fan in Australia LOL. Thank you

I could watch this farm series every night. This is the most fantastic thing you've done on this channel, bringing old equipment back to life and showing respect to the American farmers. Kudos.

It’s always a great day when a new video posts! Got I love old iron like that! “A shitty lava lamp of disappointment” had me rolling 😂

6:07 use what ever size square drive you have with flat bar packing to make up the difference. I’ve used this trick before 🇦🇺🤙🏼

A welder generator would be handy for you.. stick should probably be suitable for most outdoor farm welding tasks... Congratulations on your new home...

AW! That Was Really Sweet! You Shared The Planting Duties With Mook, Let Her Have A Turn So She Has The Experience As Well. You're Truly A Good And Fair Partner.

44:18 When playing "The Long Game" pays off! That's intelligent humor right there, that is.

I don’t know why but it warms my heart seeing such an old tractor still being able to work and in this case pulling equipment that might be a bit too big for it.

This has been awesome! As I'm drinking my friday after work beers, I feel like I'm drinking with friends! Glad yall got it in!

I love that smoke came off the battery on the tractor startup!

Well I'm going to start digging through our family farm now and see what still wants to work! Awesome series! I just started farming full time so this is actually almost more helpful than it is entertaining but definitely plenty of both!!! Keep em coming!

This series is a ton of fun! Keep ‘‘em coming. And Mook is a real gem.

WOOHOOO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE ON THIS also have you ever had headers actually explode off a car because idk what my friend did to his car

Can't wait for the future episodes of this series. We used 70's equipment on our farm still. The old stuff are incredible pieces of engineering.
The corn is finally in!

This was a great series, I hope to see more about your farm.

It's cool seeing that 40's IH McCormick H Model farm the fields Kevin. Plus there my most favorite tractor. I used to have a 1964 IH Cub Cadet lawn tractor i got from my cousin. It still had the 3 speed manual trans & not the engine.

Love love love this series. My family ran this old IH stuff and it was good to see some of it out back to use. Truck and all!

Not to diss your automotive content... but I am so excited for this! Best episode to date! Pretty informative for a non-farmer as myself. Really great to see the classic machinery in action.

Safety suggestion keep those thumbs out of the center of the wheel, I’ve seen a few broken thumbs from the tricycle setup. It amazing how fast it can spin on you.

Farm living is the life for me Thanks for sharing

Learned a bunch about commercial farming watching this. Farmers are harnessing complex things like hydraulics, mechanics, biology, chemistry, astrophysics, etc... Thank you.

Thanks for sharing it takes me back as a kid watching dad and grandpa farming with the same type of equipment. Don't forget to have a fried chicken dinner on the tailgate , fresh sweet corn & tomatos

I actually would have taken the time to remove the fuel tank and done a gravel wash. That would have completely taken care of your rust sediment problem. I would then later look into lining the fuel tank.

"I should have known that violence was the answer."
Excellent quote.

You guys are living in a really beautiful place! Kinda reminds me from country i live. I dont know anything about farming but i still have enjoyed this series!
Greetings from Finland😁

My dad started with a two row Cockshut planter and progressed to a four row International at 38 inch spacing,but everything is now 28 inch,which helps with earlier shade up to discourage weeds.

Thank you, that gives hope to some of us thinking about to play in the dirt for the first time , awesome and great attitude ☺️ have fun !!!

You need a junk yard digs sticker on the tractor 😂

"How hard can it be?" always gives me Clarkson vibes lol

I remember when we used to fill our tires with water on the smaller tractors. Helps a lot.

Guess y'all are corn stars now. Great job brother!! Can't wait for harvest when you get an ole combine going!!!
Thanks for sharing y'all's adventures

That was AWESOME!!
Thanks for making planting corn interesting. I never ever thought it would be. I knew it was work, I just thought it all hard work, not so much the fine point detail stuff.
Channels like Cole's and Laura's with all the tech stuff and then you break out with a yard full of 50 year old equipment...probably older than that.
Can't wait to see the progress.
Keep up the good work!

Im looking forward to seeing how you're going to harvest it!

Loved this. Please do more farm tractor stuff. Never knew they needed zinc.

I’ve been so excited for this video!

Great work guys!!! So glad to see the Mookster up on the tractor too! :) YEEE-HAW!! Can't wait to see what happens in a month or so.

When I started farming we had a JD 494 planter. After that we switched to IH planters. Your 1250 is similar except for the more complicated row units. The cotter keys sheering is a continual problem. We took strips of white rag about about 1"x6" and tied them around the row unit drive shafts near the gear box. You could easily see the rags flopping around and know that the cotter keys had not sheared. Some guy replaced the cotter keys with roll pins but I think the cotter keys were made to shear to keep from breaking other things.

Dude I totally loved watching this one watching new plant was extremely relaxing and don't be fooled that equipment was the best there was in its day imagine a team of horses now what about Harvest

Back when I was a teenager my uncle rented a 30 acre farm, he decided to plant it and he didn't have a tractor but he had a disc and cultivator so we used my pickup to disc and cultivate the field then we used the hand plow and put in the seed by hand him, my father and I were so exhausted by the time we were done we couldn't move.

hey alot of older school farmers keep their old equipment because the new ones are outragesly expensive and computerized with stupid updates and software recalls so this to me is a good way to go

Yeah Kev,Mook,Jessie & family.
What a week in Iowa !

love watching the farming series! fun to watch and informative. good to see you have kind people willing to help you out. ill be waiting to watch the whole season 🚜