Very enjoyable, and well filmed. Witnessed all those tasks in the early 60s - best part then was the sit down dinner and the banter. Hard work, long hours and slow progress in the race against time. Memorable days indeed as that era was ending. Great to see the Fordsons as I have a few myself.

Easter 1960 I left school at the age of 15 and went to work on a farm north of London. It was run by 2 brothers, it was 3 farms combined into one dairy business of 1000 acre's. They grew most of their own feed stuffs and a fleet of 13 tractors 1 old Fordson Major TVO as shown at the end of the video. One fairly new Massey Ferguson 65 and the rest were blue Fordson Majors. Two combines and balers, silage cutters etc. My first job was mucking out the winter stalls into a muck spreader, then spreading on pasture land. The dairy herd were now being let out to graze on another field, there daily diet controlled with an electric fence. Chain harrowing followed to break up the manure, this produced a great crop of silage and I honed my trailer reversing skills. Winning a cup at the Young Farmers Club and a pint from the boss. I gave up on farming come ploughing time, turned my equipment skills into operating construction equipment, earning as much in a week as I had in a month on the farm. I drove cranes, loader and excavators and at the age of 18, went into tunnel and drove a Tunnel Boring Machine this became my career. I travelled the world working on the largest tunnel projects and retired in 2015. I now have a small holding in Vietnam growing organic fruit, veg and flower's. But life has done the full circle as I now collect manure from the grazing herds around me. Thanks for reminding me of my farming days, my uncle owned a farm in N. Wales now run by my nephew, again a market garden selling direct at the farm shop.

@VideosofIrishFarmingLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment and giving us a brief history of ur life, most interesting.. All the best from Ireland, Chris

I've noticed no matter where you go, the locals always have a fondness for the locally made tractor. Over here in Ontario, Canada its the Massey Ferguson... Over there it sounds like its Fordson.. Down in the states everyone is talking about their Ford 8n... Its a really wholesome bit of national pride. Thanks for the video!

@markjackson4045

3 жыл бұрын

Here in Northern Ireland we would have alot of old massey Ferguson and fordsons

@mzimmerman1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@markjackson4045 My last apartment was in Toronto. In an area we call "liberty village". Its actually the remains of the old Massey Ferguson factory! many of the old buildings were repurposed (very trendy).

Having worked on farms in my very early years I find this kind of video very close to my heart.

Excellent how-it-was-done agricultural history. We are astutely reminded that although labor was saved and productivity greatly increased thousands of farm workers were hung out to dry or emigrate.

I love the programming keep it going forever

amazing how farmer done things back then great video

I remember as a nipper making stucks in the fields opposite my granny and grandads cottage in Newcastle Co. Down when on holiday in the fifties I also remember being terrified at being hoisted up on what I assume was a binder and being precariously balanced somewhere as it roared around the paddock. In retirement I have a few acres in Tasmania and own a MF 35 3 cylinder Perkins and David Brown 990 neither in showroom condition but very handy. A great video thank you very much

Its very nice to see similar vintage machinery being used in such a far away place from my home of Southwest Wisconsin in the usa.

@pubudulakshan4106

3 жыл бұрын

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Very intresting to see old farm work as it was done, I must say I do have 1or 2 reservations but most is good.😊 22:59

Greetings, I have only just finnished raking hay with my Leyland 270 here in Australia. I do enjoy operating watching Old British tractors at work. The planting equipment was most interesting in the vidio. It looks like you all had a lot of fun making this wonderful video Cheers for now, Dave.

Your videos are always insightful, I learn so much. Thanks for making them

@VideosofIrishFarmingLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thank You. I enjoy watching these for a chance to see a distant relative...Tommy Dougherty

I like the videos has dad and mum family came from Ireland

Nice antique tractor 👍

Very good

@VideosofIrishFarmingLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Lovely to see thank you for posting this.

I really enjoyed your video watching a community of people working together on the land. Nice to see the fordson major 👌 as I thinking of getting one for my business.

Excellent video really enjoyed it

Music to my ears! My liking for people and things Irish has been stronger since reading and re-reading 'Twenty Years A-Growing' by Maurice O'Sullivan, describing the tough, resourceful and resilient people living on Great Blasket up to the 1920s. Maybe the blight didn't hit remote islanders quite so hard; one would soon tire of a diet of fish and potatoes, though. :-) Col, NZ

Excellent video, very informative. Great to see the old tractors and machinery in use today.

@VideosofIrishFarmingLife

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat

Very interesting video. Thank you

great video

Brilliant thanks

This is the second video of yours I have now watched to date, I would like to say a big thank you to all involved in theses great video productions. They are very entertaining and full of interesting knowledge. Well done I hope we will see more of in due course.

Love your videos be subscribed now for a few months brilliant videos, watching from Fermoy Co Cork, keep up the videos 👍👍

@VideosofIrishFarmingLife

3 жыл бұрын

We will indeed, thanks for dropping a comment

IT WAS HARD WORK THEN I CAN REMEMBER DOING MOST OF THE JOBS AS MY FATHER STILL FARMED WITH CLYDESDALES UP TO HIS DEATH IN 1952.I LOOK BACK TO THEM TIMES DURIN THE WAR WITH HAPPINESS O WHAT IT WAS TO BE YOUNGER I STOLL MANAGED TO FARM FOR 70 YEARS

A well done documentation of ancient times, only one little mistake: the first red Massey Ferguson (at timestamp 5:45) did not have a four cylinder Perkins engine. This engine is a type 23C manufactured by the Standard Motor Company founded 1903 in Coventry, the same Company where the whole tractor was built.

I was driving a Ford 5000 yesterday

@VideosofIrishFarmingLife

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

How do you all plow your ground when it is that wet without getting dirt clods? If we plowed the ground that wet in Kentucky, it would take about three years of the freeze/thaw cycle to break up the dirt clods.

I have been watching And like to see How you All Plow And Plant too and all the old Trackors ! But I Do not see any Oliver Trackors in your Videos did That not Use any in Irland or where that to expensive to opprate ?

@VideosofIrishFarmingLife

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, I'm not aware of any Olivers being used here in Ireland but perhaps other subscribers from here may be able to clarify that.. Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for commenting.. Chris

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I’m curious bout that plate with numbers on it what is it for ??

@olddave4833

3 жыл бұрын

they had to have license plates over there.

But can you solve this in less than ten minutes .....? A miller ground out 336 pound of wheat into flour . Enough to fill 128 bags ; some were 2 (Ib) and others were 7 (Ib) bags of Flour. How many 2 (Ib) bags and 7 (Ib) bags of Flour were filled ? If a 2 (Ib) bag is sold for £2 each and a 7 (Ib) is £6 each; how much were all 128 bags sold for ? If only 25% of the total selling price of the Flour was profit ( after expenses ), how much profit did the Miller have for the 336 (Ib) of Flour sold that day ? Regards.......Abe