Old Iron in Star Valley

Category: Videos

  • New Years ride on the John Deere A and 630

    Taking the tractors out for a nice winter stroll is a lot of fun–especially when you are able to take more than one out at a time!  Here’s a video I shot of the John Deere Model A and Model 630.  I was riding the A (same tractor that I restored), so the video mostly…

  • Feeding Beef Cattle December 2013 GoPro

    Here’s a video I recorded with the GoPro mounted to the back of the feed wagon.  Sorry about the loud sounds–the GoPro is pretty bad about picking up bangs and such. Here we’re feeding 3×3 Alfalfa and grain hay bales to a heard of Herefords and Angus.  The wagon is being pulled by a John…

  • 630 Christmas Eve Ride

    Enjoying a hobby in old tractors means more than just tinkering and working on them.  It means taking them out for a ride!  Here’s a video I took while on the 1959 John Deere 630 while going over the dry farm. Update: I also recorded a video that’s similar, but with the A and 630,…

  • Plowing Fall 2013

    This fall we plowed up with the John Deere 4230 and JD plough the alfalfa field next to my parents house, as well as some additional acreage.  Prior to ploughing, I also sprayed the field to kill off the alfalfa with the John Deere 4020.  I also did some disking with the 4020 and BW…

  • John Deere 630

    I’ve always enjoyed the look of the 20/30 series two-cylinder John Deere tractors.  Once upon a time (before I was born), we had a 630 on our farm.  I believe they had a loader on it, and used it to load hay with, but I’m not quite certain.  Because of this, the 630 has always…

  • Hauling Hay with the 4020, 3020, and 4230

    Over the weekend (July 13 2013) we were hauling some hay (alfalfa) from the dry farm to the barn.  These videos show the John Deere 4020 and 3020 loading the hay, and the John Deere 4230 hauling it.

  • John Deere No. 5 Sickle Mower

    My grandpa gave me a John Deere No. 5 sickle mower that he used to use on his farm.  He spent a lot of hours with it mowing alfalfa with his dad while he was growing up.  Since I’ve got the machinery to pull it, I thought it’d be a lot of fun to take…

  • The Story of the A

    I had intentions on writing up a photo-book story of the restoration process of the John Deere Model A.  I’m having a hard time finishing it, so I thought in the meantime, I’d just throw it up here.  If there are any major spelling/grammar mistakes or things you’d like added, please use the comments field…

  • Planting with the John Deere A and LL-A Grain Drill

    This year I took the opportunity to have a little fun with planting oats in one of our smaller fields.  I used the 1947 John Deere Model A that I recently restored, as well as our old grain drill (aka planter, late 1950s).  It may not have been the quickest way to plant the oats,…

  • Feeding Cattle & Spring Update

    Sometimes feeding cattle can be more than just driving out to the cows and dropping off hay.  For instance, watching hawks fly by and Sandhill Cranes walk around the field looking for some leftover food (grains) left over by the cattle. This spring has been an interesting one.  Although the snow is gone in the…