[Farmall] IH 2424 - Courtney V

[dglass]

Courtney, How about posting your questions to the forum.   There are 
about 800 people that read this forum often and you just may find out 
alot more about your tractor. I  once found a tractor with the next 
serial number to the one I had. We are not all cremugeon's, we just 
sound like it sometimes.

CourtneyV wrote:

> Jim Becker--I did receive your email and I DID respond back to you.  Not only to thank you but to ask further questions.  Even if you see me only as the selfish person who didn't say thank you, I am smart enough to know that responding to people, and having conversations always teaches me more.  For example, you didn't tell me about old Dresser manuals or the xm numbers for military prototypes (you said it wasn't a prototype but didn't explain why) in your first email, but might have told me if we had a conversation.  Whether you believe me or not, it doesn't really matter, but I've enjoyed the people I've met and the info I've learned through my "spammy emails" as you call them.  I don't need to back pedal on anything.  I'm not guilty of what you're accusing me of.  My comments about gloating weren't meant to insult, just to entertain.  I'm sorry that they offended you.  In my family, we tease a lot and I sometimes forget that not everyone appreciates that. For me, being a!
> ble to trace the history of the tractor, and actually teach my uncle and dad something (rather than the other way around) is more fun than owning the tractor.  (Sorry in advance if that offends anyone too).  I want to clarify that Jerry's secretary is not, by nature, ungrateful. She tries very hard to think of other people and I was not implying in ANY way that she was a nasty person.  I assumed that with Mike, it slipped her mind and I was only apologizing for the slip.          Since you apparently never received my email, thank you for all the time and effort you put in searching this info out.  I do appreciate it and I did appreciate it when you sent it to me.  I saved your email, as well as any others that had specific info and am trying to put together a sort of time line/history on the tractor.  Some of the info you gave me actually brings up further questions, like why is there an air force one that is identical and yet I can't find any other army ones like it?  If !
> there were seperate contracts and a bunch built, why am I only finding
> one for each branch.   I'm not asking, just trying to explain myself.  I'm not trying to insist that it still could be a prototype either.  I just would like to lay out the history of the tractor because I find it interesting. Additionally, I received an email from an equipment dealer over the weekend saying that while parts of the tractor were built in Doncaster, like you said, the fronts were IH 340's, which bolted on to the British Chassis.  This was new info to me and I hope I continue to find new info on it.     And the reason why I didn't put all of your info into my email updating it(other than that Doncaster was also another possibility as to the origins), is because there were a lot of questions in your email.  In one statement, you said the basic tractor was built in Doncaster and later sent to Louisville to be finished but then, 2 sentences later said "the cab and rear entry look fairly unusual, unlike anything I am aware of from 'Louisville'.  However, it does l!
> ook a bit British, so maybe came from Doncaster".   I thought you weren't sure.  Also, I had two people I talked to, tell me that their 2424's have a PTO and 3 point hookup, and that contradicts what you said about not having them being common.  Forgive me for being ignorant when it comes to the workings of the tractor, but when you're researching something, it's common for things to be contradicted by two or more people.  I didn't want to put anything in my email that I wasn't absolutely sure of. Once again, I am sorry for offending you or anyone else.  Just trying to get the info I need. Courtney
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