[Farmall] International 2424

[CourtneyV]

Dear Members,A while back I posted to the forum asking if anyone had info on an industrial model International tractor we had purchased. I've gotten some helpful information, which I'd like to share with everyone and hopefully, reach anyone else out there who might have some additional information. We were 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 Peter, at tractordata.com, found us pictures of an identical tractor, stamped US Airforce. The owner, from Illinois, has not found another tractor like his until we contacted him about ours. We were pretty excited! 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_00751.jpgA picture of the air force tractor are located here:http://www.oldengine.org/members/sbarr/images/Shows/2002Penfield/2/12.jpgI'm running out of avenues to try as we've spoken with people at International, Case, Komatsu, several departments of the government, the Wisconsin Historical society and every other possible person we can think of, but I'm not ready to give up yet. Here is the technical info on these two tractors:
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. Louisville, KY has been suggested as the latter answer but I just have nothing concrete. I am hoping that someone out there may be able to help me track down the origins of this tractor or knows where the other three (or more) are.
So, if anyone out there has any info or you just want to chat about the tractors, you can call me collect at 920-684-9999 (my shop) or 920-323-7432 (my mobile-sorry, the mobile doesn't accept collect calls), or send me an email at pravco at lakefield.net
And to everyone who has already helped and sent info or just responded with what they know, a BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!
Jerry Pravechek
Pravco Industrial Equipment
 



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