[Farmall] Brand new IH 140---saw it with my own eyes

[Al Jones]

John,

Thanks for the update on this one, I haven't been there since I was in
college, going on 8 years now!  I have often wondered if the story was
true....hope I can get back up that way one of these days to do some
scrounging, I always liked dealing with them, esp. since they just
specialized in IH.

Did he say if they bought the 140 retail at a dealer?  I was under the
impression they got it off an auction.

Al

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[mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John
Hall
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 8:07 AM
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Subject: [Farmall] Brand new IH 140---saw it with my own eyes

A couple years ago Al Jones asked me about a rumored 140 that was bought
and placed in a building never to be used. It was built the last year IH
made them. A salvage yard was said to own it. Well yesterday found me at
the salvage yard getting some suicase weights for my no-till drill. The
weights were outside beside an industrial 140. I commented that you just
don't see many of those tractors. then I remembered about the rumored
new 140 so I asked about it. The fellow said yes they still had it. Then
he said "Want to go see it?". Of course I replied yes  so we walked over
to a small building and went inside. Nestled back beside an old Mustang
sits a 140 with less than 5 hours on it. It has Never done any work. It
has the cultivator and fast hitch on it but no sweeps or shanks have
ever been installed. The owner said they bought in 1980 if he remembered
correctly. It looks great with no rust. some of the paint is flaking off
the air cleaner pipe but otherwise nothing major that I could see wrong
in a quick inspection. I notced that the front wheel lug bolts were not
painted. There was also no paint on the oil filter, plug wires, or
distributor cap.  There is even a tag tied with wire to the cultivator
with the part number on it. I did notice that the steering box has
sweated grease. We got a chuckle when I mentioned that even the new ones
leak grease. It has been about 10 years or more since it was last run.
He has been approached about selling it but the answer is no. Can't say
that I blame him.

John Hall 
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