[AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?

charliehill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Sun Dec 13 13:43:26 PST 2009


Al, what is the story on the Farmall branded and International branded 
versions?

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?


> The lineage is A--Super A ---100----130---140.  The A has some subtile
> differences from the newer models.  The Super A---140 are all very, very
> similar other than sheetmetal, improvements to engine HP, and stuff you
> would have to find with a parts book.  After the 140 ended production IH
> sold the 274.  The 274 was a model sourced from Japan, it's offset but
> pretty much nothing interchanges with the earlier ones except for the
> shanks, shovels, hillers, etc. for the cultivators.
>
> Al
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Date: 12/12/2009 8:34:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?
>>
>> I guess you are right, Charlie. I was thinking A --> Super A --> 100 -->
>> 130 --> 140. but I guess you could lump the 100 series as all the same
>> tractor for most purposes. :-)
>>
>> That tractor came with a much abused IH 1000 loader. After I fixed
>> everything up as best I could, the loader was still pretty useless for
>> anything but light stuff, like manure or maybe a bale of hay. It was a
>> very interesting looking tractor when it was done, but not real
>> practical. And the steering was pretty heavy with the loader on it.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> charliehill wrote:
>> > Come on Mike,  you've got to get your lineage right.  140 was the son
> of a
>> > Super A, Grandson of an A and great grandson of maybe a F12 or
> something.
>> >
>> > Charlie
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:31 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?
>> >
>> >
>> >> As much as I am fond of my old Cubs, I had a Farmall 140 (great
> grandson
>> >> of the Super A) with a C-3 mower (like the Cub's) that would chew
>> >> through tall grass that would have stalled the Cubs cold. Sometimes I
>> >> wish that i hadn't sold the 140, but I was out of work and needed a 
>> >> few
>> >> bucks more than I needed the tractor...
>> >>
>> >> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/farmall_140/farmall_140_516d.html>
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >>
>> >> Indiana Robinson wrote:
>> >>> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Al Jones
> <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> At present, I have the Super A (finally finished in 2005)
>> >>> ============================================
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> As much as I love driving my Cub and mowing with its Woods model 42
>> >>> belly mower I have always felt that a Super A would be a dandy mowing
>> >>> tractor with a Woods model 59 belly mower.
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