[Farmall] Fw: 1967 IH 2424

[Jim Becker]

Ugh.  This one again.  Its like an urban legend or a virus.  We need to get 
either Snopes or Symantic to add it to their site.  I think this is the 
third time I have been sent a copy.  The first time, I actually tried to 
find information on it and wrote back to them.  That was over 2 months ago. 
Never got a response, just got another copy of this forwarded to me after a 
while.  I don't think they will quit bothering peolpe with this until 
somebody tells them the other three were scrapped and their one of two 
remaining is worth freaking 6 figures.  If somebody wants to try that, be my 
guest.  I think they have an equipment yard and all they see are dollar 
signs.

If anyone is curious as to what I sent to them, it is the following 2 
paragraphs.  If anyone has any information beyond what I said, I would like 
to know.

The I-2424 is the industrial version of the 424 farm tractor.  The G
probably just designates gas powered rather than Diesel.  The industrial
model had separate serial numbers from the farm tractors.  Your serial
number, if a farm tractor, would be earlier than '67 but it is probably
right for a '67 industrial.  The reverser, lack or PTO and 3 point would be
fairly common for an industrial tractor, especially for a government
contract where every effort would have been done to reduce a bid amount.

The basic tractor would have been built at Doncaster, England.  It would
have been shipped to the IH Louisville plant where the engine, sheet metal
and related parts were added to complete the tractor.  The cab and rear
entry look fairly unusual, unlike anything I am aware of from Lewisville.
However, it does look a bit British, so maybe it came from Doncaster.  It
may have also been custom built to meet contract specs.  I see nothing about
the tractor suggesting a prototype, in the common definition of the word.
The equipment on it suggests it was intended as a tug, which is a fairly
common military use (air bases, depots, munition plants etc.).  It was
probably built to a bid specification which probably called for some
specific (maybe small) number.  It is unlikely they went to more than one
branch of the military unless there were multiple contracts using the same
spec.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Henderson" <donhendew4 at msn.com>
To: "farmall" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Cc: <courtneyv2 at excite.com>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 4:38 PM
Subject: [Farmall] Fw: 1967 IH 2424


Could somebody respond to this fellow's inquiry?  I know nothing about his 
question.
Donald Henderson,
Aromas, CA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: CourtneyV<mailto:courtneyv2 at excite.com>
To: donhendew4 at msn.com<mailto:donhendew4 at msn.com>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 1:04 PM
Subject: 1967 IH 2424


      Dear Don,

      I found your site while researching info on our recent purchase. It's 
a 1967 International 2424.


      I was told that this particular tractor was believed to be a 
prototype, one of five built for each branch of the military. We've been 
stumped trying to prove that this tractor is a 'one of five' tractor, but 
recently received info supporting this theory. Our tractor is stamped US 
Army and we found pictures of an identical tractor, stamped US Airforce. The 
owner has not found another tractor like his until we contacted him about 
ours.

      Pictures of our tractor are located here:

      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/courtneyv2/IMG_00741.jpg<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/courtneyv2/IMG_00741.jpg>

      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/courtneyv2/IMG_00751.jpg<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/courtneyv2/IMG_00751.jpg>

      A picture of the air force tractor is located here:

      http://www.oldengine.org/members/sbarr/images/Shows/2002Penfield/2/12.jpg<http://www.oldengine.org/members/sbarr/images/Shows/2002Penfield/2/12.jpg>

      We've spoken with people at International, Case, Komatsu, several 
departments of the government, the Wisconsin Historical society, and tons of 
individual collectors, but haven't been able to track down anything 
confirming the "one of five" theory. I was hoping you might have seen one of 
these tractors in your dealings.

      Here is the technical info:

      The model # is I-2424-G, serial # 4549 and we do know that it was 
built in 1967. The government ID tag has the model #, serial # and some 
other info but does not have the FSN number, which I was told all government 
property had. It does have the number 39000 1148 on the bell housing. Our 
tractor is sort of yellowish orange color and it does appear to be the 
original paint. It has US ARMY, UCO30B, GOVERNMENT OWNED, CONTRACTOR 
OPERATED stenciled on it. Many people have suggested it is the industrial 
version of the 424, but it does not have a clutch, has a reverser; 1 brake 
pedal, runs on gas, a cab which opens from the back, no PTO and no 3 pt 
hookup.

      I'm trying to find out how many of these were actually made and where 
(what plant) they were manufactured. Doncaster, England and Louisville, KY 
have been suggested as the latter but I can't confirm it.

      If you know of anything, I would love to hear from you. You can reach 
me at courtneyv2 at excite.com<mailto:courtneyv2 at excite.com> or give Jerry a 
call collect (early morning is best) at 920-684-9999 at the shop. You can 
also try his mobile at 920-323-7432 but collect calls don't go through on 
it.

      Thanks for your time; hope to hear from you!

      Courtney VandenRidge