[Farmall] Images of Jim Moran's McCormick Deering 10-20, etc.

[James Moran]

While I would not dane to question Mike Sloane on  anything "tractor", there is no evidence that I see (nor others in the  "know" who have visited it) that would suggest that it is a "hybrid",  so to speak. Again, I will attempt to get a good, hard look at the  plate and report the serial number once more.  One fellow  questioned the right fender, noting that it looked as if it might have  been "cut" toward the front edge (for some reason).  The edge is  clean and, therefore, if any surgery had been done, it would have had  to have been a professional job.  Let me assure you...these  realatives were NOT of the persuasion to hire out such a thing.   If they wanted a cut made, they would have gone about it with a tin  snips and the end result would have been ragged in the least.   Further, after this gentleman suggested the above, I went on line to  pix sources (e.g., Yestedays Tractors, etc.) and look at 10-20's of  this vintage...all of them seemed to have a similar right fen
 der 
 situation.  Also, it appears that, when marketed, these things  came with a small grease gun.  The fellow stated that this thing  was mounted on a holder of some sort on the fender.  We HAVE the  original grease gun (it was in the tool box mounted to the operator  platform).  There is no evidence of any sort of holder on either  fender.
  Anyway, all of that having been written, I am leaning toward selling  the tractor and the IHC M engine to the highest bidder, only to get my  sorry project of Golden Road moving along.  Naturally, any buyer  would have to be responsible for the transportation.  Don't bother  asking....there is no warranty expressed nor implied ;-).
  JM

Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:  In reply to the question about the serial number, one of the ATIS 
members found the number, photographed it, and sent me the image (that I 
can't seem to locate, unfortunately), and I checked the number in Guy 
Fay's "International Harvester Tractor Data Book". That is where I came 
up with the date. I suppose it is not impossible that sometime in the 
tractor's past someone may have made one tractor out of two, especially 
if the original engine went bad or wore out.

Mike

Bob Currie wrote:
> 

> You are calling it a a 1925 model but I would question that. On the 
> serial plate attached to the fuel tank support is a five or six digit 
> serial number which is proceeded by "KC". It may take a little rubbing, 
> or use of some fine steel wool, but it appears from the picture that the 
> other stamped numbers on that plate are readable, so I'm thinkin' the 
> serial number would be also.  That serial number will tell us what year 
> the tractor was produced. As Karl mentioned, and from the picture, it 
> appears the magneto is a later model Fair Banks Morse, possibly a  type 
> "FM", which I have on one of my McCormick Deerings.  It was common to 
> upgrade from the old IH model E4A or Splitdorf 46C, if it truly is one 
> of the earlier 10-20 McCormicks. But the main reason I question the 
> model year, is the exhaust positioning. In mid year 1929, they 
> re-positioned that exhaust  pipe. For the earlier models it  ran back 
> through the fuel tank support stand and then turned 90 degrees to face 
> outward. There was no cut out in the side curtain. The tractors produced 
> in late 29 and thereafter had the bottom rear of the left side curtain 
> cut out to accommodate the rerouting of that exhaust pipe. From the 
> picture, I can't see the lower portion of your side curtain as it is 
> turned upside down, but the exhaust pipe is plainly visible and looks to 
> be the later style.  
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Mike Sloane
Allamuchy NJ
mikesloane at verizon.net
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Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton), historian (1834-1902)


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