[Farmall] practically new 140

[Grant Brians]

Yes, that is somewhat similar. We use mostly 2 1/4" square tubing on 
diamond patterns, but this particular tractor has the old style JD t-bar 
style setup on the front with the 2 1/4" on the back. The knives shown 
in your picture are not what we use though as we need flat for top of 
bed and then curved for side of bed. I'll try to send a photo soon but 
need to finish a project now before the sun goes down. I just fixed 
multiple bathroom drain issues on one of the farm rentals - smelly and 
messy work as always.
               Grant Brians

On 11/26/2016 3:22 PM, Jim Becker wrote:
> I'm going to guess he has something similar to this A-452 beat and bean
> cultivator, which I had on a Cub.
> http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/photos/mvphoto15119.jpg
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hall
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 4:32 PM
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] practically new 140
>
> Lord knows I don't need a 140. They are so common here you can't spit
> without hitting one, well if you include Super A's, 100's and 130's (not
> to mention Cubs). Dad has 2 Super A's and a Cub. My cousin next door has
> 2 140's (he only has about 1/4 acre of garden). The next house is
> another cousin--he has a Super A with belly mower and a Cub with sickle
> mower.  I have another cousin that has one of the last 140's built, it
> has from the factory, a Super A oil pan with plugs where the petcocks
> went--he bought it new. Dad remembers getting in whole semi loads of
> 140's and putting them in a warehouse so they would have plenty of
> stock. Hey when tobacco was king of the Southeast, 140's were under
> every farm shed.
>
> Grant, when you have a minute, post a pic of the cultivator on your 140,
> curious as to what is different. I know at one time there were short and
> long arm models. What are you dong with it, I thought you used 2 row
> exclusively (Oliver I believe)? If I remember right you are a tall
> fellow---I imagine you hate the steering wheel on a 140, think all of
> them were big. We actually switched one over to a Super A steering setup
> for a big fellow not too many years back.
>
> John Hall
>
> On 11/26/2016 1:59 PM, Grant Brians wrote:
>> On 11/20/2016 1:08 PM, John Hall wrote:
>>> Got a minute then take a look at this link. Tractor was sold new to a
>>> farm about 15 miles form me. The farm bought a couple of them and never
>>> used them to speak of. I think it got just a few hours the first year
>>> but was then mothballed. They have sent it to Ritchie Bros to be
>>> auctioned off. I saw the tractor 10 years ago inside of a dark building.
>>> Other than dirt and spotty surface rust it was like it left the factory.
>>> I don't know how much work they did to get ti running, hopefully not
>>> much. The second tractor was sold many years ago and was, I think, put
>>> into service.
>>>
>>> https://www.rbauction.com/1979-INTERNATIONAL-FARMALL-140?invId=9583538&id=ci&auction=RALEIGHDURHAM-NC-2016253
>>>
>>> John Hall
>>>
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>> The tractor being auctioned is like our Farmall 140 that I bought this
>> spring. Ours has a California style cultivator (bars front and back),
>> but otherwise is identical! Even the original paint looks like ours.
>> That unit looks ready to run for a small vegetable farmer.... Maybe I
>> should mention it to some of the North Carolina vegetable farmers I sell
>> seed to! John, are you interested in buying the tractor?
>>
>>                        Grant Brians - Hollister,California farmer of
>> vegetables, edible flowers, nuts and fruit
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