Big Tractors Plowing in Iowa

big tractor power is out in a northeast Iowa field with a bunch of big classic tractors that are plowing ground these classic 1960s and 70s tractors are working with mobile plows turning under an alfalfa field to prepare the ground for the 2019 corn planting season this field is located near Dyersville Iowa best known is the farm toy capital of the world the town is home to the spec cast and scale models companies who are best known for making toy tractors these big tractors are plowing the ground with moldboard plows because it is the most effective way to eradicate alfalfa and make the field ready for corn the plows cut the alfalfa roots and flip over the soil to effectively kill off the alfalfa plant which is a forged crop to use to feed cows and other animals once the alfalfa is gone the ground is ready to plant corn you want to have a good clean seed bed when you're coming out on an alfalfa field because it can grow back and bunch up between the rows of corn and reduce the yields this farm cultivates its corn taking a cultivator mounted on the tractor scene here we can see an American series 60 tractor manufactured by white farm equipment it's painted in the classic Minneapolis Moline colors this cultivator uses sweeps to pull the weeds out between the rows of corn and allow the nutrients to get to the corn plant and not to the weeds if the alfalfa is growing back it's stealing those nutrients but it also can bunch up in the sweeps and actually clog up the rows between the sweeps and knock down the standing corn plant so we can actually see this happen here as the tractor goes through a little area where the alfalfa came back so mouldboard ploughing is often thought of as a thing of the past but it can be still a very effective way to produce a good seed bed for corn I hope that you'll enjoy seeing all the big tractors involved in the plowing out in this iowa alfalfa field lots of great classics and let's take a look at how they work in the field [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I hope you've enjoyed hearing and seeing these big classic tractors at work plowing up ground in this Iowa alfalfa field it's always exciting to find a big classic tracker from the 60s and 70s actually doing what it was built to do all too often these machines have been relegated to parades and tractor events but this time we got to actually see them doing what they were built to do plowing ground if you'd like to know more about these tractors big tractor power YouTube we'll be doing several features on these machines including the Minneapolis Moline tractors in an upcoming video titled prairie gold raises Iowa gold we'll also have a full feature video on the unique John Deere 40 20 tractors you saw in this video which included a hydraulic front wheel assist John Deere 40 20 and a liquid propane 40 20 with a single front wheel we'll also have a video on the AGCO white 6 175 tractor again I hope that you enjoyed watching these machines and if you'd like to see more footage like this consider subscribing the big tractor power YouTube where there are over 1,000 videos of farm machines and action if you're already a subscriber thank you and make sure to check the big tractor power YouTube homepage often as new videos are shared every two to three days if you have any questions or thoughts you'd like to share on the video post them in the comment section below as I tried to respond to every single post that is made if you would like to get a preview of what is coming to big tractor power YouTube next make sure to check out big tractor power Instagram where I share pictures and short video clips of what is currently being filmed as always thank you for watching [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] you [Music]

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Views: 169,580

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Id: BGrxrBKp4Q4

Length: 15min 58sec (958 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 09 2018