[Farmall] Mystery Tractor D-50 Cast your VOTE

[Karl Olmstead]

Ah, the old F-13 or O-13 trick!

-Karl
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> Well, I thought there were a bunch of experts on the Farmall List but I'm
> sorry to say that noone was correct.  You guys should be ashamed of
> yourselves.  You fell for the oldest trick in the book on the 12/14 series
> of tractors.  See for yourself - the serial plate picture has just been
> added.
> Its a shame Sneaky didn't vote,  I know he wouldn't have held up the
> integrity of the "LIST".
>
> http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=3010962&a=31473492&pw=
>
> Lane Freeman
> New Tripoli, PA
>> Very well done. Since it is voting day, and only 10 oclock out here on 
>> the
>> west coast, therez still plenty of time for people to cast their
>> ballots.  The steering wheel, breather cap on the valve cover, front 
>> wheel
>> set up indicate it's an O-14 or I-14 to me. Hmmm, final answer, I'll say
>> I-14, because the radiator tag says International instead of McCormick
>> Deering. A good closeup shot of the drivers platform and a look at the
>> serial tag would narrow it down. That hand lever sticking up just inside
>> the left fender. Linked to the clutch?  And it sorta goes without
>> saying,,that I would like to have that belt pulley cover on the back of
> the
>> tractor. But I'm not too worried. As Schmudlach says, those Bantam series
>> tractors are bout as common as weeds in the summertime.
>>
>> bobcurrie,
>>
>> At 05:44 AM 11/2/04, you wrote:
>> >This weekend I took the family to Hershey Park for a little Halloween 
>> >Fun
>> >and was able to get a look at Randy's D-50 Mystery Tractor.  But rather
> than
>> >give the answer away, I thought it would be more fun to have the tractor
>> >Guru's cast their votes as to what they think it is("Hay" it's election
>> >day).  It's probably a "Dead" giveaway but lets see how good you really
> are.
>> >The poles will close at approximately 10:00PM Eastern time(but depends 
>> >on
>> >when I get home from work); sorry for the early closing to the guys on
> the
>> >west coast but this should be an easy one for you guys.  Hanging chads
> will
>> >disqualify your vote(or guess).  In the event of a tie,  the closest
> guess
>> >to the serial number will be the winner.  No absentee or provisional
> ballots
>> >will be allowed.  Only one vote allowed  per voter.  Registration on the
>> >Farmall list will count as your voter registration. Pictures will follow
> for
>> >you to ponder.  Some are NOT tractor related but are included since it
> was a
>> >nice day for pictures.  The correct answer will be decided by an actual
>> >photo of the serial plate.  Sorry Randy, you're disqualified since I
> already
>> >told you the answer.
>> >Here is the list of choices you have for the Mystery Tractor.
>> >
>> >JD A
>> >IH 806D
>> >W-12
>> >I-12
>> >Fordson
>> >O-14
>> >Farmall Cub
>> >O-12
>> >IH 7488
>> >Titan 10-20
>> >
>> >http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=3010962&a=31473492&pw=
>> >
>> >Lane Freeman
>> >New Tripoli, PA
>> >
>> >
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