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

[Guy Fay]

That was the sound of Mike having a heart attack....

Justin Weber wrote:

>Mike
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>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........
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>----- 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
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>>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
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>>A couple years ago Al Jones asked me about a rumored 140 that was bought
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>>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
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>weights
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>>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
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>>go see it?". Of course I replied yes  so we walked over to a small
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>building
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>>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
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>>said they bought in 1980 if he remembered correctly. It looks great with
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>no
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>>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
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>>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
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>>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.
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>>John Hall
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