hillman

This thing is huge! 18,000 front axle 60,000 rears in 1957!

not as pretty but this one is for sale on Facebook Market place , it has a 350 Cummins

The only 656 I ever saw with ICB cab turned up sitting outside on the original family farm it was bought new on. I went over to get some measurements so when I put mine on its a one shot deal. it was for sale about 10 years ago and I put an offer in to the Grandson. He said it was his but he had to ask his father. I called back the next day and he said he accepted my offer but another guy was coming tomorrow to look at it🫢what the...... so I told the kid I suppose the other guy will get it for 50 bucks more than my offer He said" no I wouldn't do that " I said well what are you doing? I withdrew my offer and there it sits. A bird in hand is worth 2 in the bush! Nice old original tractor that has never been rebuilt -7000 hours

the new formula is $hit. won't be able to shave in the mirror finish your Ferds have 👀

they are not nice enough for you 😎

my understanding is their numbers include garden tractors and of course subcompacts. I have never researched this nor do I care but if that's the case the numbers game has little or no significance Since IH has been gone 40 years for JD to catch up and or pass in production numbers also has little importance IMHO I consider IH to be dead and ceased to exist in 1985, CASEIH is not IH IMHO Note the IMHO. that's just so I don't have to debate, everyone can have their own thoughts on this topic IMHO👍

I didn't quote 766man and that was a general statement. He is actually harder on the dorf engine than I am. I don't think they needed bearings every 150 hours unless someone was severely abusing them I also think they pull surprisingly well for what they are

I think there may be an issue with what is now considered a tractor to boast the numbers.

there may have been less chemicals pre 1970? but I think the lack of understanding and lack of safety precautions in the 70s with chemicals was crazy.

missing my point again. I suggested a N would struggle with a drag plow of equal size to a 3pth plow because the Ferguson System increases the pull onto the wheels which was a must with that light weight tractor . I thought you would understand this but obviously I have to cover everything in great detail or I leave myself open . The Farmall A came with smaller tires than the later ones which is another reason besides power that it was a 1 bottom tractor, I have only seen a single 1 furrow plow up here and I doubt a farmer would opt for a drag plow due to the extra expense compared to the extremely simple 1 bottom mounted plow I am old enough and took interest enough to note the older tractors in the general area. Most still had their first and second tractor still on the farm also all the tractors I have bought over the years from original owners/families( that covers a huge area), There seemed to be a trend in that the first tractor was from the 40s and the second 1950s.( as a rule) This is what I have seen I realize Canadian farms tended to be smaller at that time esp compared to corn belt and the prairies

not my dog but I found my old baler for sale on Facebook Marketplace and the guys dog is posing in the pic. every dog I have had seems to get in a picture when I raise the camera

some areas measure yield by bushels per mile others bushels per acre. just sayin seems like no real date is specified in the this debate. Farmall A, Ford 9n and 2N were wartime tractors. big difference from 1939 and post 1946 in equipment and money available

Super A -140 are ALWAYS fitted to a 2 bottom plow and pull them well. Once again if you are referring to something I post please keep your reply accurate as to what I said. A Farmall A has less hp and it would be challenging for most guys to lift a 2 bottom plow without hydraulics Tires loaded and one set of wheel weights and a Super A -140 is ready to plow with 2 bottoms.. That's a fact . I have never seen a 1 furrow on a Super A-140 here. owned countless 2 bottoms I mentioned a 2 /10 plow because a Dorf wouldn't move a 2/14 drag plow. 8c plows can be narrowed up to 10 inch np. Do you want one? come and get one 2-10

1954 was the first year tractors out numbered horses and mules on farms in the USA. Canada joined the WW2 in 1939 , tractors were very hard to get. I call bs on some claims on here about 2 tractors on Eastern farms- at least in these parts

you are singing to the choir🙂

the little C113 and C123 engines are as good as they come in that size and hp and will work hard all day. To say they were bought specifically for light work is not true, Farms bought tractors that reflected their acreage and type of farming they were doing.There wasn't a second tractor in the war years or shortly after. Our neighbor when I was a kid had 65 acres. His 130 did all the plowing- exact same bottom end as a C113. It was never rebuilt until the 1990s that engine family was built 40 years with minor changes. That is a good design! Will they work hard the 140 had considerable more power and I have owned more 2 furrow mounted plows for those tractors than I can remember. I don't recall many used in my neighborhood but they were well used and some worn out That engine family with minor changes went right up to the 504. more than double the hp as an A A poor engine is one than will not stay together under rated load- don't make excuses for them . They were poor plain and simple. My experience with them and its considerable is they were oil burners before the bottom end lost oil pressure. The flathead is also an inefficient engine and those little cusses liked their gas. Ford sold them as 2 plow tractor because the Ferguson system worked well with the plow and traction. I would love to see a Ford pull even a 2 furrow drag plow with 10 inch bottoms spinning across a field IMHO Farmalls running distillate were rebuild often due to the rings getting washed down more so then lubrication

BBG will be here shortly to asplain it 🥸

Yeah I would like to go back to those times but the farmers that did live to be older had their bodies worn-out

in this case there are some big boys swinging the hammers

they are listed in my 1950 price book at $106.00 so they could be ordered with that option

this is what I get 🫥

redneck pillows?🤠

crescent wrench and if you are lucky -a 3/4 " drive socket if it needs tweaking. better yet exhaust expander if you have one

nothing too interesting here but my friend and his buddy finished the Jumbo Tonka trucks in time for Christmas for their Grandsons

I totally get why he would do that