Retired Iron tractor (pics)

[Full Otto]

It's fair time again and the old farm stuff is back on display. I posted similar last year and quite a few of the same are there but the Oliver's seem to be popular this time. I don't recall any last year.
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I don't think I saw this CO-OP last year either
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Here's a couple of stand outs I thought, and new this year.
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With the sun going down the lighting wasn't the best. I plan on going back this afternoon. They are going to open these buildings up so hope to get some interior shots, the log cabin in particularly. Different thread probably.
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If anything caught your eye or you want a close up or some info I'll try to get it.
I've got more shots but had to edit to submit

[Altarboy]

Man I'm glad people keep these old tractors alive. What a treasure. I have a '62 B-414 which I still use, but some day I'd like to strip it and paint it.

[Prometheus168]

I like the old Olivers!

Rusty

[Full Otto]

Man I'm glad people keep these old tractors alive. What a treasure. I have a '62 B-414 which I still use, but some day I'd like to strip it and paint it.

That seems to be a common theme

http://i32.tinypic.com/28kmxz9.jpg

[old Grump]

I think that is the first CO-OP I have ever seen, never heard of them either.

[Full Otto]

They had some equipment sitting around this year too.

This is a "Grainer" looks like it's used for wheat harvest.
http://i32.tinypic.com/vmtz7b.jpg

Not sure about this one
http://i30.tinypic.com/8x66p5.jpg

This windmill was pumping water today while I was there.
http://i26.tinypic.com/14jce9c.jpg

Also got a shot inside the old school house built in 1874
http://i29.tinypic.com/52as86.jpg

[old Grump]

First one, grain combine/harvester, wheat, rye, oats whatever your grain crop was. Second one is a grain drill, they just needed to change the plates for whatever seed they were planting.

[Full Otto]

Man, how far back do we have to go to find something you don't know about

http://i31.tinypic.com/2043cy.jpg

Seriously thanks for adding in info

[old Grump]

Used to drive by a harvester just like that one near the road every time we went to town. Wasn't used anymore but the owner couldn't part with it and kept it in decent shape. I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't the same one. As for the grain drill I pulled one similar to that behind me and my Great Grandpa had one that could have been its twin but it was smaller because it was pulled by a single horse. I also used to work for the Wisconsin State Historical Society in a shop almost identical to the one in your picture. It had a kerosene stove though and no fireplace like that little cabin. Same shake roof and when you walked in the door you ducked or you got your head bonked. It was built by Cornish miners and they were short little fellers. Top of my head hurts just thinking about it.

[Full Otto]

Here's a little history on the cabin.
http://i29.tinypic.com/2n04gfl.jpg

and an inside shot.
http://i30.tinypic.com/t96t1v.jpg

I don't think the items are all historically accurate to the era of the cabin still nice to see them.

[JVD]

you learn a lot about farm equipment living in Wisconsin :bigsmilebounce:

[yankeedog]

http://i29.tinypic.com/52as86.jpg
Kids that were taught in school houses like this ran the world.
Today kids have state of the art learning facilities and are a bunch of snot nosed little bastards!

[Full Otto]

Funny, I came away from there thinking along those same lines

[00RedZX-6R]

I think that is the first CO-OP I have ever seen, never heard of them either.

Ever here of a cockstut (sp). I think they are basically the same tractor. THe motor is part of the frame on those I belive.

[Janet]

Old Grump went to school in town, but the rest of siblings [except the baby brother] attended a two room country school like in the pics, It would have been an operating school in that county for 100 yrs if we hadnt moved and they closed the school for lack of students. You can find old tractors in Pa. our county just had a Steam engine show last weekend in Crawford County Pa.and will have a display of them at our County Fair next month

[El Jefe]

Are you sure that tractor towed combine isn't a "Gleaner"?

[old Grump]

The gleaner was the man or kid who followed behind with a rake or fork and picked up what the harvester missed. Depended on speed, cutting blades, what kind of head was on the machine, how fast the operator was going. They wanted to get it done in a hurry so they could get to the next field, the next farm but if you went to fast you wasted a lot and the crew couldn't keep up. My dads dad used to follow the harvest around as one of those workers during the depression30's and 40's till the paper mill in Rhinelander opened up. He kind of liked that sleeping in his own bed every night.


Ever here of a cockstut (sp). I think they are basically the same tractor. THe motor is part of the frame on those I belive.

You may be right, that looks like an old 1955 Cockshutt. Only one I was familiar with was a row crop tractor used for cultivating corn and had a single wheel up front. It looked nothing like this Co-op. You were close on the spelling.

[El Jefe]

The gleaner was the man or kid who followed behind with a rake or fork and picked up what the harvester missed. Depended on speed, cutting blades, what kind of head was on the machine, how fast the operator was going. They wanted to get it done in a hurry so they could get to the next field, the next farm but if you went to fast you wasted a lot and the crew couldn't keep up. My dads dad used to follow the harvest around as one of those workers during the depression30's and 40's till the paper mill in Rhinelander opened up. He kind of liked that sleeping in his own bed every night.


You may be right, that looks like an old 1955 Cockshutt. Only one I was familiar with was a row crop tractor used for cultivating corn and had a single wheel up front. It looked nothing like this Co-op. You were close on the spelling.

It was also a brand of combine, easily recognized by the galvenized finish on the sheetmetal.

[old Grump]

Old Grump went to school in town, but the rest of siblings [except the baby brother] attended a two room country school like in the pics, It would have been an operating school in that county for 100 yrs if we hadnt moved and they closed the school for lack of students. Janet is right, our family made up nearly 25% of the population of that school. What she didn't mention was we were living in a different area then when I started. The first grade teacher I had was also the teacher for our moms mom, our mom and our dad plus she knew every single one of our aunts uncles and cousins. I was the 3rd generation from our family she had as a student. Janet also didn't mention that mom had to drag me out of the country and up the sidewalk of that school kicking and screaming every step of the way. I still don't like going to town and avoid it like the plague if I can get away with it.

The only time I really liked to be under a roof was in Great Grandpa's barn or his shop. Other than that give me the woods, a lake, the plains, the desert or the top of a mountain.

[Full Otto]

Are you sure that tractor towed combine isn't a "Gleaner"?

You're right, it's on there twice, read them both and still wrote it wrong.
Pile of boards out back that I've done similar with

[old Grump]

It was also a brand of combine, easily recognized by the galvenized finish on the sheetmetal.
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.

[El Jefe]

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.

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.

[Full Otto]

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.
http://i32.tinypic.com/35a8aiq.jpg
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http://i26.tinypic.com/2whqltx.jpg

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

[El Jefe]

Sure thing Otto, I really enjoy the pics of the old tractors and such.

[Full Otto]

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.

http://i26.tinypic.com/2l8ix6a.jpg

Since I was there I got a couple more of the Gleaner, 1950 I believe I read

http://i25.tinypic.com/2mi5cg9.jpg

Looks to have some fairly new belts so maybe it still works to some degree
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[El Jefe]

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.

[Full Otto]

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.

[El Jefe]

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.

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.

[00RedZX-6R]

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.

http://i26.tinypic.com/2l8ix6a.jpg

Since I was there I got a couple more of the Gleaner, 1950 I believe I read

http://i25.tinypic.com/2mi5cg9.jpg

Looks to have some fairly new belts so maybe it still works to some degree
http://i32.tinypic.com/1fb94y.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/2h4clsm.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/msymbb.jpg

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.

[00RedZX-6R]

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.

I have seen some that were pulled by horses. My buddies uncle still has one in the barn on the farm.

[El Jefe]

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.

[Janet]

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

[Full Otto]

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.

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.

Hey Janet that's a new name for me, glad to meet ya

[smittylite]

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.

http://i32.tinypic.com/30aau68.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2whqltx.jpg

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!!!! :)

[Mark Ducati]

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...

[Full Otto]

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.

PTO, If it was a snake it would have bit me

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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.

[Full Otto]

Sure thing Otto, I really enjoy the pics of the old tractors and such.

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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[El Jefe]

Very cool! :anim_beer-1:

[Faulkner]

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...

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.

Great pictures of those old tractors - I just don't think you can wear them out.

[slamfire51]

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

[Batwing]

Now we're talkin.....if it ain't red, leave it in the shed!!!! :)

here is a pic of me on mine,it's a 39 Farmall H,I also have a 46 Farmall H,and as money allows I will get more,but all mine are workers for now,I prefer Farmall's but I really like all tractors

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o197/Boris859/P5300136.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o197/Boris859/P5300134.jpg

[gunsnetadmin]

great tractor pics!!

[Full Otto]

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.

Great pictures of those old tractors - I just don't think you can wear them out.

Well here's a couple more then, Fords

http://i30.tinypic.com/35jc9ar.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/nd7904.jpg



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

That looks pretty major nothing quite like that here but they do have pulls some with the old ones not every year though.
One event is to get the slowest time. It's a way to see how well the tractor really runs. Saw one that actually had to be refueled as it crept along the run, still running solid but barely moving.

[Faulkner]

Well here's a couple more then, Fords


http://i30.tinypic.com/nd7904.jpg



That right there is a fine looking tractor. I just about hand over my entire gun collection for one of those.

[Faulkner]

I did some checking on that new Ford/New Holland and it's called the "Boomer 8N". New in the 2009 line up, it's a 50 HP tractor with 4WD and CVT transmission designed with the 8N retro look in mind. I like the looks of it . . . if I wasn't totally satisfied with my 30 HP Kabota I might go give this new 8N a look see.

http://www.the8n.com/photos/Boomer8N_02_LR.jpg

[hi_capacity]

Also got a shot inside the old school house built in 1874
http://i29.tinypic.com/52as86.jpg

Damn I'm old. I sat in those same style desks in elementary school in the mid 60s'. Thankfully, we didn't have to use the ink wells, had Ticonderoga #2s to write with.

[Full Otto]

Well here it is a year later. They are featuring International Harvester's this time or Farmall's but since we left off with Fords here's a couple of new ones

http://i52.tinypic.com/zjgj21.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/6ekapw.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/2hyxvrl.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/2wnabs8.jpg

I was also able to get a shot of some progress pictures for the John Deere shown in post 23
http://i53.tinypic.com/2hnqrl4.jpg

It's sitting on the right of this row
http://i51.tinypic.com/2lbno0g.jpg

If anyone see's something they'd like a closer look at I will be going back and can try to get close ups.
Also if you look beyond you can see the old Gleaner from last year post's 6,25 & 36. They've been working on it so I got a few shot's of it

http://i52.tinypic.com/119z8mp.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/hsqixc.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/i1mlxk.jpg

Here's a 1937 Farmall that looks like it's about set for the paint job
http://i56.tinypic.com/b3tw89.jpg

Here's a '47 back to it's glory
http://i53.tinypic.com/72x8ap.jpg

Quite a few more along with some oddballs but I'll let this fly for now
http://i51.tinypic.com/4jb2h5.jpg

[El Duce]

Great Pictures! Love the looks of the older tractors.

[Full Otto]

I think they went the extra mile with this one. 1952 Minneapolis Moline

http://i53.tinypic.com/cuvc0.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/zivkeq.jpg

Then there's this 1951 Allis Chalmers waiting for that paint.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2hf29tj.jpg

[kuntryboy]

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

if you want to see the old classics, there's an antique tractor show at eagleville, tenn. in september. has anyone here ever seen a silver king tractor? as a kid, i was tractor and gun crazy. tractors seem to take up more space. my wife says i have enough of both.

[slamfire51]

if you want to see the old classics, there's an antique tractor show at eagleville, tenn. in september. has anyone here ever seen a silver king tractor? as a kid, i was tractor and gun crazy. tractors seem to take up more space. my wife says i have enough of both.

Yeah, I saw the sign yesterday when I was in Eagleville. I sold my Ford 8D tractor a few yrs ago.

The Lions Super Pull is in Chapel Hill (8 miles from Eagleville) on 7/22-7/23/2011.
http://www.lionssuperpull.com/

[Full Otto]

if you want to see the old classics, there's an antique tractor show at eagleville, tenn. in september. has anyone here ever seen a silver king tractor? as a kid, i was tractor and gun crazy. tractors seem to take up more space. my wife says i have enough of both.

I wouldn't mind a look see at some of them if you're so inclined.
Here's a smaller one but the restoration is really good

http://i52.tinypic.com/6rn343.jpg

Some of the small stuff still get some nice attention and are interesting pieces

http://i53.tinypic.com/s6r9sp.jpg

This seems to be more of a riding mower from 1953
http://i54.tinypic.com/2mg6pvm.jpg

Not sure what this is but looks like something for the garden that you can add attachments to.
http://i55.tinypic.com/97p56u.jpg

[JVD]

Very nice looking MM there.

and that last one just appears to be a walk behind tractor. I've seen them in a book but never in person. would be nice if you had a 3rd or half acre garden I bet!

[Full Otto]

I've got one more. 1955 Massey Fergusen I don't recall seeing it before

http://i54.tinypic.com/12163v7.jpg

[old Grump]

I've got one more. 1955 Massey Fergusen I don't recall seeing it before

http://i54.tinypic.com/12163v7.jpgThat one brings back memories. Breaking through the ice crust to get the pile loaded on the spreader and out into the field before spring thaw. You always hoped it wasn't going to be windy but up on the ridge it always was. Loading was hard work but fairly clean, spreading it was why high collars and hoods were invented because on at least one leg of your circuit everything that was supposed to be thrown off the back of the spreader would get blown up front where you sat in the seat. We didn't have no cabs to sit in like they have now with radios and air and heaters and a lemonade dispenser. So how come I miss it.....oh yeah, because I was 105 years younger.

[Full Otto]

Well I just found a couple more.

Farmall
http://i51.tinypic.com/2ngbt6q.jpg

And another Gleaner under the Allis Chalmers name
http://i56.tinypic.com/6jk2lh.jpg

They were actually sitting on this
http://i52.tinypic.com/2zh0b55.jpg

Not from the fair. My daughter came by today and we went out for lunch and came across on these, they seemed to fit right in here
It's part of a museum/restaurant place we enjoy.
I had a thread about it here:
http://www.gunsnet.net/showthread.php?1465-Pinkerton-funeral-train-gun&highlight=pinkerton

It was beastly hot and my batteries were getting low but I did get some shots. Maybe not tractors but the retired iron theme still fits

http://i55.tinypic.com/2rr5bnn.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/x3fy82.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2zf1tza.jpg

We started talking to a guy, told him we'd been there before and that I had even given them an old train schedule from 1916 that I had found here at my place. Turns out he was the owner and told the tour guide to lets us in for free. That time of day mid week there was not much activity at the museum so they turned on all the lights and started an old movie for us. I managed to get a few inside too, here's an overview.

http://i55.tinypic.com/308i5mx.jpg

They also have four model trains running through the restaurant, here's two of them

http://i51.tinypic.com/okwf91.jpg

I'll add more if anyone wants to see them

[mrkalashnikov]

From back in the days when "Made In USA" was a common sight & symbol of our industrial might.

Sadly, no more.

[Full Otto]

From back in the days when "Made In USA" was a common sight & symbol of our industrial might.

Sadly, no more.

We came away with similar feelings after seeing the movie

http://i52.tinypic.com/iel8i0.jpg

It was from 1947 and was in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Monon railroad.
It had footage of the train going through the different towns and you could just tell a whole different spirit in the crowds, like anything you tried was going to succeed

[63DH8]

I bought this last weekend. 1958 John Deere 420C. $3000, with a recently rebuilt engine and final drives. She needs a little TLC, but she runs!
http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab352/Allen63DH8/photo22.jpg

[Full Otto]

Nice.
You going to give it that TLC or is she meant for work?

[63DH8]

Nice.
You going to give it that TLC or is she meant for work?

Both. There ain't no trailer queens in my ownership. :D She runs. Tracks are about 50%. The sheetmetal needs replaced here and there, or repaired. There are no tears in the seat. The engine was recently rebuilt, as were the final drives. The tach needs replaced. Also, I'm having a heck of a time finding the light/ignition switch. John Deere says they have new old stock, but want $130 for it.

[Full Otto]

trailer queens lol
I for one wouldn't mind seeing an update when you get it where you want it

[old Grump]

Both. There ain't no trailer queens in my ownership. :D She runs. Tracks are about 50%. The sheetmetal needs replaced here and there, or repaired. There are no tears in the seat. The engine was recently rebuilt, as were the final drives. The tach needs replaced. Also, I'm having a heck of a time finding the light/ignition switch. John Deere says they have new old stock, but want $130 for it.
I want to see the pictures of your yard after you finally get it overhauled and gussied up. You just lost all excuses now.

[O.S.O.K.]

I did some checking on that new Ford/New Holland and it's called the "Boomer 8N". New in the 2009 line up, it's a 50 HP tractor with 4WD and CVT transmission designed with the 8N retro look in mind. I like the looks of it . . . if I wasn't totally satisfied with my 30 HP Kabota I might go give this new 8N a look see.

http://www.the8n.com/photos/Boomer8N_02_LR.jpg

I'm going to need a tractor for my new place.... that is too cool for school right there. I wonder if it can mount a front end loader?

[kuntryboy]

I'm going to need a tractor for my new place.... that is too cool for school right there. I wonder if it can mount a front end loader?
i just bought a new kubota. personally, i wouldn't take a ford in its place. if you aren't up for a cash purchase kcc had 5year/0% finanacing.

[Full Otto]

Fair is back again.
They are featuring CASE this year but this seems like a good one to pick up where we left off.

International CD-6
http://i47.tinypic.com/35kinmt.jpg

1951 Case SC
http://i49.tinypic.com/fw1tsp.jpg

1967
http://i49.tinypic.com/s3of9i.jpg

Nice '53 Chevy hauling a Farmall
http://i49.tinypic.com/4uwbp0.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/s5ekvm.jpg

Pickings were a little slim this year but I think I found a few that aren't repeats

International Cub
http://i50.tinypic.com/kbpxk2.jpg

Didn't catch the year of this Ford but it is a beautiful restoration
http://i47.tinypic.com/246865u.jpg

Have a few more oddball shots but my dog's letting me know he needs out so I'll let this fly

[Helen Keller]

those are nice.


I really like the CD-6





I missed a "Sno-Cat" last year on the cheap.

[old Grump]

Use to really like the little Farmall cub, was handy around the barn yard and small fields like the kitchen garden because it was so easy to drive.

Never thought I would see a Case 830 again. My boss got one in on a trade for a brand new Minneapolis Moline. He sent me down the road to the neighbors to bring our hay wagon back and I dang near killed myself. Case - o - matic transmission on a tractor when you never drove one before is a whole new experience. First thing I knew I was going down that old 2 lane blacktop road so fast I had a hard time staying on the road and almost dumped it in a ditch. When my heart stopped acting like it was going to break through my ribcage I sort of eased down the road at about 1/3 throttle. Talk about a beast that could pull things. He didn't keep it long, sold it pretty quick and I hope the guy that bought it was a better driver than I was.

[5.56NATO]

Spent some time on a Oliver 1850 running a spreader and a mower!

[mrkalashnikov]

That '53 Chevy truck is a beauty, a two-tone symphony in steel.

[00RedZX-6R]

Nice pics. I am glad I looked at this thread again.

[Full Otto]

Never thought I would see a Case 830 again.

That thing does look like a beast. Had to be one of the bigger ones of the times. Kind of pales to what they use now but still pretty impressive.
I was figuring you'd be around and was guessing you probably might know about these. Little but interesting

A '57 BanTam and a '56 JD
http://i50.tinypic.com/2pov8dw.jpg

[Full Otto]

Spent some time on a Oliver 1850 running a spreader and a mower!

I'm guessing this is a mower

1962 National Reel
http://i49.tinypic.com/2yoocjp.jpg

Not exactly iron but this is still pretty cool.
I guess it did take iron to make it

http://i49.tinypic.com/1tvdyu.jpg

[5.56NATO]

That mower is several severed members away from an accident.

[Tomac yokctep]

I wonder why they never put back rest on tractor seats ?

[old Grump]

That thing does look like a beast. Had to be one of the bigger ones of the times. Kind of pales to what they use now but still pretty impressive.
I was figuring you'd be around and was guessing you probably might know about these. Little but interesting

A '57 BanTam and a '56 JD
http://i50.tinypic.com/2pov8dw.jpg

Seen the little ones in parades and county fairs but never knew anybody who owned one. The Case 830 was like climbing on top of a silo and driving it. It wasn't nose bleed height but that saddle was way the heck up there. It wasn't the first diesel tractor I ever drove but it was the first time I ever drove a tractor with an automatic transmission and it was the last.

[00RedZX-6R]

I wonder why they never put back rest on tractor seats ?

My guess is becasue you are always turning around to look at the equipment on the back.

Also alot of times you get on the tracktor from the back.

[Full Otto]

Seen the little ones in parades and county fairs but never knew anybody who owned one.

Funny you should bring that up. I went there yesterday for dinner and the tractor parade was starting.

http://i49.tinypic.com/11wa68k.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/5kilpk.jpg

Got a couple more while I was at it. May have posted them earlier but the guys were more than willing stop for pictures.

http://i46.tinypic.com/28khk07.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/iq8qa1.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/2udw0w0.jpg

With the shed cleared a little I found these two small ones "Speedex"

1939
http://i45.tinypic.com/24zw16p.jpg

Year ?
http://i50.tinypic.com/2daf8xw.jpg

Then these last few

1943 McCormick
http://i45.tinypic.com/o8gk8h.jpg

A couple to show a little detail effort some do

http://i49.tinypic.com/m3hpj.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/2qlh6k2.jpg

Well that's about it for this year glad to hear you guys like em
Thanks for clicking on the thread again

[old Grump]

Thank you for going to the show again. I never thought to bring a camera when I did and never had any of us on the farm. Wish I had known then what I know now I would have preserved some of those memories. We were not a brand specific farm or even breed specific. We had a Minneapolis Moline Z, John Deere A, Ford Fergusson, Allis Chalmers C, I'm missing one and can't think of what it was. Barn was mostly Holstein but we also had Jersey, Brown Swiss, Hereford and Charolais in the mix. Some came from bred cows we had bought at aution but it didn't matter, if they produced they stayed and we just kept breeding them to the best Holstein bulls Tri-state had to offer. Except for the few that our home grown bull caught for himself...sneaky devil.

[Helen Keller]

I find the old farm equipment/tractors as interesting as all the military stuff from the same period.



SOmebody around here has a very nice Speedex same as in the first pic, just trying to remember where. Lotta farms out and about.





Biggest thing here is, very few farms you'll see such things as New Deere or Case equipment. Everyone is still using the old stuff but it's been brought up to spec. My grandparents farm when I was a kid I bet they had 8 different full size tractors and piles of other things. Biggest one had 8' wheels .
My uncle (one of the earths largest packrat/hoarders) has it all and It's all willed to my sister so I'll probly have a crack at what I want eventually.

[El Jefe]

What!, no David Brown's or Minneapolis Molines??? ;)

[00RedZX-6R]

Man do I want that SUper MDTA. That is one rare ass tractor. Big bucks for that sucker. My Buddy has a Super MD, and that in itself is pretty rare, but the torque amplifier version is super scarce.

I myslef only have an old Farmall H. Would like to aquire at least a Super MTA someday.

[Full Otto]

What!, no David Brown's or Minneapolis Molines??? ;)

Still no David Brown's and the Minneapolis Moline was still the same one from earlier posts.
I may have spotted one but bad picture and no good markings.
I should be heading back so if i get a shot I'll post it maybe you can tell what it is might be something else.
That "Gleaner" was there again but didn't notice any new work on it.

[El Jefe]

Still no David Brown's and the Minneapolis Moline was still the same one from earlier posts.
I may have spotted one but bad picture and no good markings.
I should be heading back so if i get a shot I'll post it maybe you can tell what it is might be something else.
That "Gleaner" was there again but didn't notice any new work on it.

:thumbsup:

[Full Otto]

:thumbsup:

Here ya go.
I took a closer look and it is a Minneapolis Moline. 1951
Same owner as the Ford so I'm guessing it's on the list to get painted

http://i50.tinypic.com/ehx0du.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/1zp6tmh.jpg

Looks like it runs on propane

http://i47.tinypic.com/29dcqah.jpg

Also stumbled on these three so took some shots.
They are dated 1800 no real date so 1800's?

This corn cutter was last used in 1945
http://i48.tinypic.com/2qdy5ox.jpg

Potato planter
http://i45.tinypic.com/1zlchhs.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2epli81.jpg

Talk about needing a back rest
http://i49.tinypic.com/13yxp3.jpg

Peoria Drill and Seeder
http://i45.tinypic.com/j09v0p.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/30xfxg7.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/23iih42.jpg

[El Jefe]

Yes!

That's pretty damned similar to the tractor our neighbor had. Damn, dude hade like 3 trillion hours on that thing. :)

Pretty decent tractor in it's day.

[bubagun]

Mmmmmmm..old farm tractors. Gotta love them. Here are some pics of my 1968 IHC Cub Lowboy. It works for a living with a 3 bladed finish mowing deck.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/jdmechanic/IHC%20Cub%20Lowboy/DSC_0017.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/jdmechanic/IHC%20Cub%20Lowboy/DSC_0023.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/jdmechanic/IHC%20Cub%20Lowboy/DSC_0026.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/jdmechanic/IHC%20Cub%20Lowboy/DSC_0022.jpg

[Full Otto]

68! Man that in good shape for being used.
Love that deck I could use one that wide around here.

[Durangokid]

The Co-op Tractors were Canadian Cockshutts, that rusty tractor is an Allis Chalmers WD 45. I really liked the old Farmalls. The 88 Olivers run on 6 cylinder Chevy truck engines. Thx for the memories.

[Full Otto]

that rusty tractor is an Allis Chalmers WD 45.

If your talking about the one above this plate has it pegged as a Minneapolis Moline

http://i45.tinypic.com/1r1zli.jpg

I had a good close up but deleted it so this is the best I could do

Your quite welcome, glad you enjoy them, interesting bit of info on the Co-op