[Farmall] McCormick-Deering D-50 stuff

[John Paur]

I went out and checked my 1938 F-12 today.  On the body of the air cleaner
is an aluminum tag with the heading:
                            D-50 International Harvestor Air Cleaner.
John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Olmstead" <olmstead at ridgenet.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] McCormick-Deering D-50 stuff


> I'm guessing that it has air cleaner off to the side, Bob.  On the F-12
and
> Regular with air cleaner out front, McDeering didn't put its logo on the
top
> radiator tank.  I am intrigued by your hint that it might be a Waukesha
> F-12!  But I don't see a sediment bowl on either side of the Waukesha
engine
> in the pictures you sent me.  And I don't think that the Waukesha had
> McCormick-Deering cast on the top radiator tank.  None of my F-12s do, but
> all of the W and O-12s do.  The I-12 and I-14 have the International logo
> attached by rivets.
>
> So the best info we have at this point is the matching D-50 air cleaners.
> Randy, was the engine flathead or did it have overhead valves?  I take it
> that the tractor is quite a ways away from your home?
>
> -Karl
> ------------------
> > Sounds like unstyled, with an International brand air cleaner. I went
out
> > and had a look at some of the stuff sitting around here. Survey
says..The
> > "D-50" was a model number used by the International brand of air
cleaners
> > found on unstyled tractors of the 12/14 series. The Vortox brand
products
> > used a different numbering system.  Both of my 10-20's have Vortox
> > cleaners. Both the W-30's have International model 70 air cleaners. I
find
> > two F-12's, an F-14, and a W-12 with International model A-50's. I did
> find
> > one model D-50. It is attached to the radiator on an early F-12
Waukesha.
> I
> > can't confirm whether that is original or not. Randy, with your
> description
> > of the radiator, air cleaner, and sediment bowl position, I'd say it is
an
> > F-12 or similar model. Does the air cleaner sit out front of the
radiator
> > on the left side of the bolster? And is it attached to the top,
> > left  corner of the upper, casted radiator tank, or is it located on the
> > right side of the tractor, behind the radiator, kinda tucked up under
the
> hood?
> >
> > bobcurrie
>
>
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