Show me your tractor

[Chuck]

Tractors, eh?

Edited August 4 by Chuck

[LowRyter]

I used to play on one like this at Grampa's farm.  He liked Internationals and thought Deeres were too expensive.  

 

Edited August 4 by LowRyter

[docc]

9 hours ago, MartyNZ said:

Now this is a surprise, I thought that old IH tractors, model prefix letter showed the country of origin. A for Australia, B for Britain, No letter for USA.

A514 = B450 = 400

AWD6 = BWD6 = WD6

BTD6 = TD6.

I didn't expect a British model to be exported into USA.

 

4 hours ago, gstallons said:

I would have thought there were enough tractors being built here in the States there would be no need for imports ?

Only saying it looked like that model. Not really sure what it was or if I have any way to find out. Likely it was simply a "275" (or similar) with no prefix.

Certainly it was a product of the sixties and I am not kidding about the sorry brakes as well as the way the mower would drive the tractor, relentlessly.  I clearly recall a dive down the side of a creek bank standing hard on the brake and clutch pedals, while pulling on the steering wheel to give it everything I had, and still being driven to the creek. Impressed me as bull riding, where in the bull does not give a twit about what the rider might care for.

Considering a tractor for groundskeeping these days, I would be averse to "vintage" offerings, no matter how quaint, and go for modern, including rollover protection systems.

 

[footgoose]

4 hours ago, docc said:

I would be averse to "vintage" offerings

I agree. I want to work *with* the tractor, not work *on* it. The older tractor will come along when it wants to. After the urgent needs of a new property are addressed and general maintenance smooooooths out a bit.

Old guys and old tractors. I never imagined I'd ever come close to that, but here I am. 

 

This was like my Grand dads. 

[Pressureangle]

Well dang, all the rebuild/finished pics are buried somewhere in a hard drive that predates Google Photos. Meh. Here's how I found it. 

 

[gstallons]

7 hours ago, footgoose said:

I agree. I want to work *with* the tractor, not work *on* it. The older tractor will come along when it wants to. After the urgent needs of a new property are addressed and general maintenance smooooooths out a bit.

Old guys and old tractors. I never imagined I'd ever come close to that, but here I am. 

 

This was like my Grand dads. 

FYI  . on these early tractors , they had a percolation style cooling system and did not use a water pump. The coolant would get hot and boil upward  and into the radiator flowing down the interior of the radiator and back into the engine block to start the procedure all over again. 

[gstallons]

12 hours ago, LowRyter said:

I used to play on one like this at Grampa's farm.  He liked Internationals and thought Deeres were too expensive.  

 

The I-H Farmall tractor was superior around here . We had a H tractor when I was a kid and put many hours on it doing all kinds of farm work. 

[Pressureangle]

9 hours ago, gstallons said:

The I-H Farmall tractor was superior around here . We had a H tractor when I was a kid and put many hours on it doing all kinds of farm work. 

Ah, the Red Green wars. Those were the days. 

[footgoose]

2 hours ago, Pressureangle said:

Those were the days. 

the summer of our discount tent 

[Bill Hagan]

Have been away and just seeing this thread.

Great stuff.

Posting a ride report, but will be back.

Bill