[AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?

[charliehill]

Long ago,  when Super A's and 100's were relatively new still, about the 
only 100 I had ever seen was an International and was painted red and looked 
just like a Super A.  I assumed back then, and I guess it was still in my 
mind, that the hundred series was an International version of the A series 
Farmall.  Now obviously that wasn't true because my uncle had a 140 and it 
was just as you said, with both names on it.  I don't think I've ever seen a 
130 at work.  I've seen them at shows but I don't remember them from working 
tractor days.

A friend of my dad had an AV now that was a unique tractor.  I'm not sure 
how they kept them from turning over on a hard right turn.  Super A's and 
140's were top heavy enough on that side.

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 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?


> The Farmalls were intended as regular, "row crop" tractors.  The
> Internationals were more for industrial applications.  A lot of them had
> foot throttles, maybe different tire options, etc.  I have seen photos of
> an International Super A cultivating tobacco.  I expect, especially in the
> Super A era, that they would sell, and farmers would buy, whatever was on
> the hood!  I expect a lot of Internationals got sold for mowing roadsides,
> etc.
>
> The later 140's said International on the hood, but the decal with "140" 
> on
> it had Farmall at the top of it.  The 140 was the last International
> Harvester tractor to have Farmall on it anywhere.
>
> Al
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: charliehill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Date: 12/13/2009 4:43:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?
>>
>> 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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