[Farmall] practically new 140

[John Hall]

Now that we can post pics, I think it would be great if folks did so we 
could all understand things better.

John

On 11/27/2016 6:01 PM, Jim Becker wrote:
> Varying row spacings is one reason the crosswise tool bars are handy.  It is
> fairly easy to set whatever spacing you need.  The knife weeder and duckfoot
> combination on the one in my picture works pretty well if you are planting
> flat.  IH had quite a variety of tooling for them.  But I think this set-up
> was common.  The bars on it are 1-1/4 square, solid.  Without going out and
> measuring, I think the front one is 84" and the rear 101"
>
> I imagine I would learn a lot just by following Grant around for a few days.
> If I wasn't so far away, I'd be wrangling for the chance.
>
> Jim Becker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hall
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2016 1:27 PM
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] practically new 140
>
> Those varying row spacings would drive me nuts!!! I can't remember what
> we planted tobacco on, I'll have to measure one of the Super A's, should
> be in the low 40's. I know we used to plant field corn on 38" rows (I
> still do). We had bean plates for snap beans and butter beans so we used
> the 4 row planter to plant garden. The Super A's didn't do so good
> cultivating so then we would have to hook up the 4 row cultivator. Its
> amazing how much garden you can plant in 3-4 minutes that takes HOURS to
> pick and prepare for the freezer.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> On 11/26/2016 6:36 PM, Grant Brians wrote:
>> John, I'll put on a photo pretty soon. We use 1 bed, 2 bed, 3 bed and 4
>> bed equipment. The single bed applications are 60" beds as are the 3 bed
>> ones. 2 and 4 bed equipment is for 40" beds and 34" beds. Potatoes are
>> 34" beds, Beans, peas, and some other large size items are 2 row 40"
>> beds like most vegetables were until the last two decades with a switch
>> to 80" beds. The 60" beds are Tomatoes, Corn 2 rows, Peppers two rows,
>> baby greens, most root crops and bunches with 3-5 rows per bed.
>>         We list 3 beds for the 60" beds at a time with a 21' wide lister
>> that when the markers are working right actually does 4 beds at a time.
>> We list 2 or 4 beds for the 40" bed equipment and we plant flat and
>> build beds for potatoes on 34", two beds at a time with the Farmall 240
>> tricycle.
>>         The Farmall 140, the Farmall 100's and one of the Oliver 77's are
>> 60" cultivating, the Farmall 240 is 2/4 bed 34" and the other Olivers
>> switch between 2 and 4 bed 40". Complicated enough????
>>         In regard to the little Farmalls, I cannot drive them at all. My
>> knees are well into the steering wheel and even a small steering wheel
>> would not work as there is simply not enough space! My workers do fit
>> and my youngest son who is 13 will outgrow the 140 within the next month
>> or two! I am 6'6" tall and he is 6'2"... for now. I like the Olivers,
>> the New Hollands, the old AC's, the new John Deeres and the Caterpillars
>> as I fit on them.
>>                   Grant Brians
>>
>> On 11/26/2016 2:32 PM, John Hall wrote:
>>> 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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