[AT] When did you start collecting old tractors?

[Al Jones]

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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