Well by jiggedy, not only was there a brand name but it was also applied to a type of harvester able to work on hillsides. That sure would have been necessary in my neck of the woods. I was only familiar with names like Holt, IH, Deere, etc. Gad I love this site, never go to bed without learning something.It was also a brand of combine, easily recognized by the galvenized finish on the sheetmetal.
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Our neighbor had one when I was a kid on the farm. He also had a Minneapolis-Moline tractor and an old David Brown tractor. We on the other hand had two 4020 JD's.Originally Posted by old Grump
Had some other shots of that but seemed to have dumped them. Since I was digging around I thought I'd post a couple more that might be interesting.
I think there's a Minneapolis-Moline that I posted last year so didn't this time. I should be going by there today I can get a shot if you'd like. Haven't seen the David Brown's
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Sure thing Otto, I really enjoy the pics of the old tractors and such.
The old brain is playing tricks on me I guess but this is where it was parked. Must have been recalling last year and I don't have the picture anymore. Hope this will do, sorry.
Since I was there I got a couple more of the Gleaner, 1950 I believe I read
Looks to have some fairly new belts so maybe it still works to some degree
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Otto, on the Gleaner, did that derive power from the tractors PTO or what? The only combines I was ever around were self powered so I'm not real sure how one like this works.
It almost looks like as it's being pulled the wheels engage the gearing and operates off that. I'll be going back tonight for dinner so I'll ask some of the old boys hanging around. They're more than willing to share what they know.
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Well, that had crossed my mind but I more or less discarded the notion thinking there was just too much machinery moving for that, but you never know. That piece of equipment obviously predates my experience.
At our local fair, they always have one of those an run it one of the days. Maybe not the same model, but a thrasher none the less.The old brain is playing tricks on me I guess but this is where it was parked. Must have been recalling last year and I don't have the picture anymore. Hope this will do, sorry.
Since I was there I got a couple more of the Gleaner, 1950 I believe I read
Looks to have some fairly new belts so maybe it still works to some degree
I have seen some that were pulled by horses. My buddies uncle still has one in the barn on the farm.
Yes, now that you bring that up I have too, just had forgotten about them. Obviously those weren't run off a PTO or an onboard engine so the machinery being turned by the wheels could certainly be the case with the old Gleaner.
what Old Grump has forgotten is while he was in first grade I was still in a diaper [ hence my lack of including that info] lol
This club has what they call "Plow Days" where they pull out alot of stuff even horse driven and you can watch 'em as they do actual work with them. I've got some video on VHS which doesn't do much good here but I think it's later in the year after harvest. They rotate around different farms in the area each year. I'll keep an ear out and maybe get some pics.
I know they had, I guess it would be a combine, that ran off a long wide belt driven off the tractor.
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Had some other shots of that but seemed to have dumped them. Since I was digging around I thought I'd post a couple more that might be interesting.
I think there's a Minneapolis-Moline that I posted last year so didn't this time. I should be going by there today I can get a shot if you'd like. Haven't seen the David Brown's
Now we're talkin.....if it ain't red, leave it in the shed!!!!
I forget the name of the company but last year we had a tractor thread like this... You know how Ford, Dodge and Chevy have been making a "retro" car?
I don't remember the company, but there was one that was making a new version of one of those old timey tractors...
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I guess Johe Deere had one very similar that engaged the wheels to turn the reel but that was all the rest ran off the tractor.
The Gleaners were bought out by Allis Chalmers they produced them as Gleaner for a while.
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Found it tonight. I knew I saw it there, they shuffled them around for a parade they do through the fairgrounds
1952
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Very cool!
I bet you're referring to New Holland (i.e., Ford). I drove by the local New Holland dealership last week and noticed they had some new tractors on the lot that really favored the old Ford 8N or 9N from the '40's and '50's.I forget the name of the company but last year we had a tractor thread like this... You know how Ford, Dodge and Chevy have been making a "retro" car?
I don't remember the company, but there was one that was making a new version of one of those old timey tractors...
Great pictures of those old tractors - I just don't think you can wear them out.
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This is a bit different from retired tractors, but there are hundreds of old refurbished oldies at the pull as well as pullers. It's the #1 tractor pull in the US.
Chapel Hill, TN is 10 miles South of me becomes a mecca of tractors for 2 days. Very cool stuff to see.
http://www.lionssuperpull.com/photos.php
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