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

[Justin Weber]

Mike

I went and looked at the 884 today, and it only has 11 hours on it....  I
hate it that they repainted it, and did a poor job on it...    I did get
into the parts racks and into the attic today........



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Schmudlach" <mschmudlach at charter.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 9:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Brand new IH 140---saw it with my own eyes


> John,
> I know of an 884 that has 16 hours on it.  It is still at the dealer.
> Stubborn ol' German won't discount the price.  LOL
> Mike
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 7:07 AM
> 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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