10 Farming Machines From the 1970s That Still Outwork New Models

While modern farms are filled with computerized machines that cost a fortune to repair, a quiet revolution is happening across America’s farmland.

Veteran farmers are hunting down iron from the 1970s—machines built in an era when repair meant a wrench and elbow grease, not a laptop and a dealership technician. These aren’t museum pieces. They’re daily workhorses that are outperforming, outlasting, and out-earning their modern replacements.

From legends like the International Harvester 1066 and John Deere 4440 to indestructible tools like the New Holland 273 baler, IH 1460 combine, and John Deere 7000 planter, these machines prove a hard truth:

Modern equipment is smarter.
But these were built to last.

In this video, we count down 10 farming machines from the 1970s that are teaching the agricultural industry what real durability looks like—machines that farmers can still fix themselves, still trust during harvest, and still rely on when everything else fails.

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