There HAS to be an easier way to get a bowl of Cheerios!!!

[tirediron]

This evening was our club's annual "pilgrimage" (in reality about 10 miles) from the fairgrounds to the a local farmer's field with our 1948 Ford 8N tractor pulling our circa 1910 International Harvester binder. In just about 90 minutes we'd cut and bound just shy of 2 acres of oats, loaded them on the truck and were ready to head for home. It was hotter than Hades in that field, but there's something very satisfying about taking equipment that is over 100 years old and using it the way it was meant to be used!

 

[Gary A.]

I hope you're celebrating a job well done.

 

[tirediron]

The first phase of celebration was a shower!

 

[Gary A.]

The first phase of celebration was a shower!

I thought Canadians never sweat.

 

[tirediron]

Suh... we perspiah!

 

[jcdeboever]

Cool or should I say, that's hot? We have come a long way.

 

[smoke665]

I bet it was still a lot "cooler" then bent over picking cotton with bloodied fingers, while dragging that heavy sack behind you at least everyone got to ride ! Lol Love to see old machines working.

 

[The_Traveler]

but there's something very satisfying about taking equipment that is over 100 years old and using it the way it was meant to be used!

I feel that way about sex.

 

[480sparky40 39]

Yep, there sure is an easier way.

Just go to the grocery store and buy a box.

 

[table1349]

While I am sure many find it interesting, personally I find it just a reminder of growing up. The work was hard, the pay was low but the satisfaction was high. I was quite happy that when I was a kid we were past the binder stage and using combines.

Too bad you didn't have a threshing machine to complete the process. Now that would have been neat to see. There are lots of binders around still, that are not used, but threshing machines are hard to come by. Fun video though, thanks for sharing.

 

[tirediron]

Cool or should I say, that's hot? We have come a long way.

We have; what took us a couple of hours would be literally, a minute or two for a modern combine.

I bet it was still a lot "cooler" then bent over picking cotton with bloodied fingers, while dragging that heavy sack behind you at least everyone got to ride ! Lol Love to see old machines working.

Only three people ride; the tractor driver, the binder operator, and the wagon driver (In this case our wagon was a Ram 5500, but the idea's the same...) the rest of us are walking along, picking up sheaves and tossing them onto the wagon.

but there's something very satisfying about taking equipment that is over 100 years old and using it the way it was meant to be used!

I feel that way about sex.

Yep, there sure is an easier way.

Just go to the grocery store and buy a box.

But... that's no fun (and I don't even really like Cheerios).

While I am sure many find it interesting, personally I find it just a reminder of growing up. The work was hard, the pay was low but the satisfaction was high. I was quite happy that when I was a kid we were past the binder stage and using combines.

Too bad you didn't have a threshing machine to complete the process. Now that would have been neat to see. There are lots of binders around still, that are not used, but threshing machines are hard to come by. Fun video though, thanks for sharing.

We do... three in fact. That's the whole purpose of doing this with the binder, so that we have proper sheaves to thresh for our fall fair demonstrations!

 

[jcdeboever]

I like cheerios, farmers rock.

 

[480sparky40 39]

But... that's no fun (and I don't even really like Cheerios)

Then buy bacon instead.

 

[MikeBcos]

OSHA would have a field day with that harvester......

Very cool!

 

[The_Traveler]

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We have; what took us a couple of hours would be literally, a minute or two for a modern combine.

I feel that way about sex.

Again, same issue