Kicking Off The 2021 Great American Wheat Harvest

Kicking Off The Great American Wheat Harvest 2021

In this video I am out in the field with Paplow Harvesting as they are kicking off the 2021 wheat harvest near Burkburnett Texas. They are out in the field with their fleet of 8 Case IH 8250 combines with MacDon FD145 draper heads and 3 Case IH 340 AFS Magnum Tractors pulling grain carts. Paplow harvesting is a custom harvester out of Worthington Minnesota that starts wheat harvest in Texas and follows the wheat crop north as it ripens.

[seap]

Back in the late '80's we had 6 Gleaner L2's running on our farm. The good ole days.

[knottybogeye]

Thanks Mike, I find your information you speak about is very good about the machinery, the areas you work, the info about the farmland, then the video of the machines at work, your videos are very educational, very appreciated thanks from me liverpool UK.

[joegotz]

I always wanted to be a custom operator. The last combine I operated was a Case 1460, in 1986. I attended college in Fayetteville, AR, an I would see a lot of big fields near Little Rock and on the way to Memphis. Running farm equipment payed my way through college. I only needed an additional 10 years between 20 and 40 to give me more time. Now that I am near retirement this might be my chance! One thing I have noticed, combines have changed a lot in 35 years. And all the combines are good as long as they are running. You never know when a fan belt, alternator, bearing, chain, or rock will stop you.
Thanks for another great video.

[snowman]

Bring on the wheat harvest, may all the custom cutters have a safe and blessed season

[michaelbaumgardner]

Killer video Mike, and you mentioned adventure, if I had known about this when I was in my 20s I'd been gone in a heartbeat.!!!

[jimconnor]

A retired over the road truck driver here. Enjoy your channel. I've been watching a few farming channels.Like your verity and how you explain the operation of the machines. Keep up the good work.

[tomthomas]

I went on harvest in 1971 from Oklahoma all the way to Canada and it was an adventure. Needless to say we didn't have this type equipment we ran Gleaner combines with gas engines there was something broke all the time. I made it home with 12 dollars we did have a time.😂😂🤣🤣😆😆😆🤣

[henryclark]

That is very cool 😎. My family here in Georgia, have been since 1912. We were tobacco, peanut, soybean and corn farmers, well, even wheat and oats. We had three grain combines, a 1977 International 1460, a M2 Gleaner, and a 510 Massy Ferguson. We did a lot of custom harvest back years ago. Each time I watch a video like this, I say, that's still where I belong! We even picked peanuts in the Mississippi Delta for eleven years. I miss it!

[jimpolk]

Thanks for putting Leaning in the everlasting arms in there. Been a while since I heard it but I immediately recognized it and sang along.

[eviegarbanzo]

Mike, that was a great video, thanks for sharing. We used to live in Burkburnett when I was assigned at Sheppard AFB. I loved harvest time watching all the equipment get ready for the season. When I retire in a few years, my goal is to work for one of these guys for a season, I think it would be an awesome adventure to see the country and operate big equipment.

[starlite]

This is how America feeds the World....

[kennethcarlton]

Great video Mike . The video brings back memories of when I was part of a custom crew . We had a nice field in Oklahoma but it had to be divided into 5 different pieces because of the farmer had to keep how much wheat each owner received.. Thanks for all your work . I've been waiting for your harvesting videos ..

[snowman]

It nice to see a fellow minnesotin harvesting wheat I haven't been down on the wheat run since 2000 we used to run Massey combines on the run

[sheltonchance]

I really enjoyed your video Mike. It brought back fond memories for this Georgia farm boy. I worked the harvest in 1964 as a college kid. Worked for Merle "Rip" Van Winkle out of Argonia, KS. Went from Vernon, TX to Cut Bank, Montana where an early September snowfall and a late harvest sent me and my roommate home. Keep up the good work.

[microsoft]

Had the pleasure of having this custom crew on our place

[darrenkayes]

It's always been one of my life's regrets that I didn't get up to America ( I'm from New Zealand) to do the harvest, life and starting a family put pay to that, I get my machinery fix watching all the great YouTube farmers, keep up the good work and have a safe harvest 👍

[tomshaw]

Ir was awesome 30 yrs ago.I;m amazed how huge the equipment has become

[bradlavassaur]

Mike!, you nailed it!! Your videos are always very informative, and educational. I always learn alot about farming, and the farming industry. In this video, if I'm understanding it right, they can come back and harvest the fields again, once the wheat grows in a second time. I never thought that it would be possible to do so. I also didn't know that the winter wheat could be used for livestock feed. Thank you again for making, and sharing this video. Simply awesome!!🚜👍👍

[jimmystrain]

Look at all those pretty red combines like it

[davidstout]

I use to work for a custom harvest crew one silage chopping and one wheat harvest. Both were great to work for if you like long hours every day the sun shines. But not good if you have a family unless they go with you . Great video Mike like to see more. My son moved to Ohio like to meet you sometime. I live in northeast Texas.