[AT] Tobacco Specials

[charlie hill]

Al,  I was never aware of the IH tobacco special tractors until it was 
brought up in this discussion.  I'd like to see some of those.   You 
reminded me
that (of course) the front axles had to be wider as well and that was the 
case on the AC stuff.    I had a 185 tobacco special bought from an older
farmer friend of mine.  He didn't really want to sell it but he had stopped 
most of his farming and wasn't using that tractor any longer.  When I went 
to
look at it, it was rougher than I remembered and about the same time my 
money started to get funny so I asked him if he minded me backing out on the 
deal.
He didn't mind at all.   I think he was only selling it to me because I 
wanted it and not because he wanted to part with it.  That was about 4 or 5 
years ago.
I guess he still has it but I'm not sure.   The AC front axles have a lot of 
adjustment capability and the rears still had the spin out rims even in 
those HP ranges.
Still the narrow settings are limited.   Starting in the mid 70's most of 
the bigger farmers down this way stopped adjusting tractor wheels anyway. 
They got to
the point that they would buy a tractor and set it up for a specific task 
and it would basically live it's life with one implement behind it.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Al Jones
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 6:24 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] Tobacco Specials

One of our IH club members has a 784 Tobacco Special. IH called the 84's 
"Bright Lightnin's" with a special decal on the sidepanels with a lightning 
bolt going through a tobacco leaf.   IIRC you could get an extra extension 
for each front axle to get 96", and remove it for "normal" spacings.

Our JD 2940 is set up for tobacco and it's never been in a tobacco field. 
The front axle won't get any narrower than 72."  Fine for 36" and 38" rows 
but nothing else.  Seen a lot of 2640, 2630, etc. Deeres that looked like 
spiders with the wheels out just as far as they would go!

Al



-----Original Message-----
>From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
>Sent: Nov 7, 2012 5:24 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Orchard tractors
>
>Never knew anyone but IH made tobacco specials. I think most of them were
>574, 584, maybe 674 as well. I am pretty certain they could be shipped on
>the highway with no problem, the wide spacing came with moving the hubs and
>rims around. One thing about it, you can't hardly give one of them away to
>anyone that isn't raising tobacco.
>
>I've also seen quite a few orchard tractors (all at shows), but I would 
>dare
>say they were all brought in to our area, most likely from Florida.
>
>John Hall
>
>
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