Ruby Red Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 We are high in the sky, headed for East Moline, the young gentleman, in the picture with the big cigar (yes you could smoke on a plane those days) or any place else. He was a Mechanic and co worker of mine, Mr. Wayne Stoltz - whom later became a New IH Dealer, Stoltz Sales and Service, which today are a 3 Store Family organization in Central Ontario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Didn't see much in flight as we were high in the clouds, only got a pic when we were about to land over Chicago, had a seat next to the right wing, made it harder to see below but very interesting watching all the different wing functions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 GOOD WE'RE HERE Lets get inside and see what is being build today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 We were paired up in small groups and tour guides, the first worker we met up with was assembling a 915 Combine, when he saw me with my camera he said aye man, that in colour, I replied YES it is, he said, hang on, pulled his work coveralls down and boy he was dressed for Sunday go to meetn. We were allowed to talk to all the line workers, and ask questions, it was a very friendly Work Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 This 715 just painted and decaled, workers installing cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKER 1 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Great pics, Carl! Keep them coming. I was at the tractor plant about that same time but never thought about taking pictures. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Those are some great pictures you have. Very cool to see the equipment being built. I sure hope there is a bunch more! Nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
806 man Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 8/6/2016 at 2:52 PM, Ruby Red said: Done combining the small grains, combine was dusty top to bottom and if you want it properly cleaned get an expert, the wife does it best, and the lawn needed watering too, Happy Wife - clean combine and grass got a drink Nothing sexier than a woman with a pressure washer cleaning equipment or the deck. I say that to my wife all the time I think she likes to hear that cause she hasn't thrown the wand at me yet anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 2 workers doing a up date on the beater on 915, can't remember if they were removing covers over the finger beater or installing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Then we came down the line to this nice little machine, a 205. Would have been just the right size for Ontario Farms, but this 205 was not sold in Ontario. There are several around that must have been imported privately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 MACHINE SHOP Can't remember which plant this was at, Combine plant or Farmall tractor works. This whole plant was row upon row of these machines turning out parts and I believe one man ran more than one machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1225 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On May 19, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Ruby Red said: Planting Soybeans with 400 planter, going wide rows with minimum chemical weed control and will cultivate with the Farmalls, planted at 160,000 seeds per acre I've seen this thread a few times, but have just now decided to ask.. How does this work for you? Yield still good vs. putting it in with a standard grain drill? If it works just as well, I may try to convince my grandma to let me put in some beans with the two-row planter this spring.. I'm not "seriously" trying to make money- not yet -but if I would be miles ahead to just drill it in, I may look to buy a decent drill off craigslist, if I can find one.. Hope I'm not hijacking your thread, just trying to ask the right people the right questions, so I learn the right things at the right time. beautiful equipment, Sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 The reason we tried the wide 36" rows was we planted the cheaper IP seed. We want to cultivate the rows and reduce spray chemicals. Didn't work too well as we ended up with weeds on the row, more then necessary. This year we will go 30" with round up ready seed, still cultivate rows easily and a little spraying. As for harvesting it was much nicer on rows, the header divider goes nice between the row and you can see the dirt between the rows. We harvest with a 50 year old machine, no auto height or flex cut bar, so I need to be quick on the hydraulic controls to get most of the beans and no dirt. As for yield from our experiences pretty much equal to solid seeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1225 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Ruby Red said: The reason we tried the wide 36" rows was we planted the cheaper IP seed. We want to cultivate the rows and reduce spray chemicals. Didn't work too well as we ended up with weeds on the row, more then necessary. This year we will go 30" with round up ready seed, still cultivate rows easily and a little spraying. As for harvesting it was much nicer on rows, the header divider goes nice between the row and you can see the dirt between the rows. We harvest with a 50 year old machine, no auto height or flex cut bar, so I need to be quick on the hydraulic controls to get most of the beans and no dirt. As for yield from our experiences pretty much equal to solid seeding. Thanks! That's exactly what I was curious to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 NOW AT THE TRACTOR PLANT 56 Series being build as the line keeps moving until the basic chassis pretty well complete. See on the right side of the Isle assy. parts waiting to be installed, at some point on the tour I noticed a new casting, looked kind of like maybe a front steering axle to bolster attaching part - had never seen anything like it on any previous tractor models, asked the tour guide what it was for, O, that is for a new model, I can't talk about yet. Couple months later the new 66 series were announced, the casting was the piece between the axle and the dry bolster with slight webbing running horozontaly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledgehammer Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Ruby Red said: NOW AT THE TRACTOR PLANT Really enjoying the picture tour! Noted the yellow air filter housings on the engines. In one of those great debates people had about yellow primer that was brought up. Were the filter housings outsourced leading to the different color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 Yes, when you look at the big picture a lot of a machines parts are out sourced, I am not sure who made the one's on the farm equipment but on the truck end there always was a decal saying it was build buy Donaldson, they were a OEM filter manufactures. Also when you take one of these tractors a part in spots where the air cleaner meets its mount you will always find this base primer. I will show on the next picture the main chassis was never primer painted - end use color paint only. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just out from assy line and stop at spray painting area, units still on the same stands they were build on. Look and you see a worker at the 2nd tractor, he is the painter, directly on the opposite side of the tractors there was like a water fall, the painters helper attached a electro magnetic cable to the unit being painted and the painter sprayed from the left side of unit, which painted the tractor completely. Now the painter said he will give them a extra little shot from the right side, but wasn't required - the over spray was caught in the water, we watched with in 10 ft of the painter, slight smell of paint only - see the 2nd tractor has the rear axle shaft with red paint on it, the 1st tractor has a black axle showing, I believe that there was a sleeve stripped onto the axle to keep from getting painted, also if you see the back side of the dash it was masked off with plastic to prevent painting as was the dash face side also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 A 1456 after the paint on for final assy. tractors now off the stands and suspended from ceiling, getting grilles, seats, batteries, all the final touches. Parts as hoods, fenders and all sheet metal and cabs were all of correct paint colour came down from upper level, in proper sequence for correct model and serial # of tractor. The next stop was to get wheels and tires, after which the fluids were filled, then the engines were started, each tractor went through a check of testing, hyd., 3 point hitch and draft control functions and about last the units were checked for oil leaks with a special blue light test, at the end they were driven off to a holding area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Robinson Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Ruby Red said: A 1456 after the paint on for final assy. tractors now off the stands and suspended from ceiling, getting grilles, seats, batteries, all the final touches. Parts as hoods, fenders and all sheet metal and cabs were all of correct paint colour came down from upper level, in proper sequence for correct model and serial # of tractor. The next stop was to get wheels and tires, after which the fluids were filled, then the engines were started, each tractor went through a check of testing, hyd., 3 point hitch and draft control functions and about last the units were checked for oil leaks with a special blue light test, at the end they were driven off to a holding area. Awesome factory photos!!! Have been following this thread enjoying all your pictures!! Shown in this pic is actually a 1026 as you can see the hydro emblem on the side of steering column. Never the less it's a great pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKER 1 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 On 1/2/2017 at 8:38 AM, Ruby Red said: Just out from assy line and stop at spray painting area, units still on the same stands they were build on. Look and you see a worker at the 2nd tractor, he is the painter, directly on the opposite side of the tractors there was like a water fall, the painters helper attached a electro magnetic cable to the unit being painted and the painter sprayed from the left side of unit, which painted the tractor completely. Now the painter said he will give them a extra little shot from the right side, but wasn't required - the over spray was caught in the water, we watched with in 10 ft of the painter, slight smell of paint only - see the 2nd tractor has the rear axle shaft with red paint on it, the 1st tractor has a black axle showing, I believe that there was a sleeve stripped onto the axle to keep from getting painted, also if you see the back side of the dash it was masked off with plastic to prevent painting as was the dash face side also Check out that factory tool box. Those are hard to come by. Only one I've ever seen in person is on my 560 LP. Too bad someone doesn't do a reproduction of it. It is almost the perfect size. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dinan Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Great pictures Ruby Red. It is Very interesting to see how the tractors came together. Being born in 75 I was only 10 when the merger took place, so I haven't seen anything like this until now. Did you get to go through the plant in Canada where the equipment was built? Thank You for sharing this great history!! Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Yes, I saw every plant in at the Hamilton location plus toured the Chatham truck plant several times, at 16 years old I started working for the local IH Farm dealer, repairing and what all on customer equip, and set up all the new equipment at about 17. I also got the truck driving position, with a 1963 CO 1600 Tilt Cab and 18' tipping deck, (not yet a roll back). I would pick up all the new equipment, and twine and on most trips go on to Burlington and pick up parts, and off for home. You know you just never think that some things will end, and in them years pictures weren't as important as would be now. I have so many memories from these places, which I will never forget, like the wooden floor in the seed drill plant, the testing grounds for the engineering dept, and the automated earth metal disk blade plant with the robots and the list is endless. I always look at the old IHC logo as trying to say I n H eavens C omfort on earth Hang in, I'll show a bit of Chatham International Truck Plant Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redturbo Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I cant wait to see pictures of the Chatham Plant! Have a bunch of L-110's that were built there. I'm really surprised you were allow to take photo's even back then. Cool that you got all those pictures today, thanks Carl for showing us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Red Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 This was the so called white room, where the Hydro Transmissions are assembled, complete room painted white and very clean, open only to assigned workers. Got picture through window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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