jimw Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Rarer than a SH-TA ??? Be nice to see the serial number tag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kirsch Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 6 hours ago, jimw said: Rarer than a SH-TA ??? Be nice to see the serial number tag No. These were actually produced by IH. I do have a couple questions for the panel, though: 1. Where does "Wheatland" come from? Everybody calls them "Wheatland" tractors, only to get nit-picked, "It's not a Wheatland it's a Standard," and now "It's not a Standard it's a..." Well, I don't know what they are anymore. 2. What is "Standard" about a "Standard" tractor. I've often heard them called "Standard Tread" but the tread widths for different models appear to be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, Matt Kirsch said: No. These were actually produced by IH. I do have a couple questions for the panel, though: 1. Where does "Wheatland" come from? Everybody calls them "Wheatland" tractors, only to get nit-picked, "It's not a Wheatland it's a Standard," and now "It's not a Standard it's a..." Well, I don't know what they are anymore. 2. What is "Standard" about a "Standard" tractor. I've often heard them called "Standard Tread" but the tread widths for different models appear to be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 dang i lost my posting , got to start again. ok , the standard tractors were the w6's and w4's. that is because they had the super models in them models also and many didnt know the difference and they looked the same. they also had a decal right under "McCormick" decal saying "standard" that was how they distinquished between the two. one was standard one was super. this standard saying went away in the following series. standard tread tractors were the ones with non adjustable wheels or axles. farmall's are known as" row crops" and our international's here "standard tread." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 i tryed to get a pic of standard decal here. this is an original tractor. its hard to see here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kirsch Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, rustred said: dang i lost my posting , got to start again. ok , the standard tractors were the w6's and w4's. that is because they had the super models in them models also and many didnt know the difference and they looked the same. they also had a decal right under "McCormick" decal saying "standard" that was how they distinquished between the two. one was standard one was super. this standard saying went away in the following series. standard tread tractors were the ones with non adjustable wheels or axles. farmall's are known as" row crops" and our international's here "standard tread." That doesn't make sense. W4s and Super W4s, and W6s and Super W6s, were not made at the same time, and it was very easy to tell them apart by the circle decal. If that were the case why wasn't there anything on the hoods of Hs and Ms when they brought out the Super models? The word "STANDARD" appeared on the hoods of 4s, 6s AND 9s from day one. This promotional image from 1941 shows the word "STANDARD" clearly on the side of the hood of a W9: Oh yes, and all the Super W4s and Super W6s I've ever seen have "STANDARD" on the hoods, same as the W4s and W6s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 33 minutes ago, Matt Kirsch said: That doesn't make sense. W4s and Super W4s, and W6s and Super W6s, were not made at the same time, and it was very easy to tell them apart by the circle decal. If that were the case why wasn't there anything on the hoods of Hs and Ms when they brought out the Super models? The word "STANDARD" appeared on the hoods of 4s, 6s AND 9s from day one. This promotional image from 1941 shows the word "STANDARD" clearly on the side of the hood of a W9: Oh yes, and all the Super W4s and Super W6s I've ever seen have "STANDARD" on the hoods, same as the W4s and W6s. You are correct Matt Supers 4 6 and 9s were STANDARD as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eason Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 That's a 560 or 660. The cover for the steering wheel is a dead giveaway. 460 utility or wheatland still had the steering wheel on the dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 9 hours ago, Matt Kirsch said: No. These were actually produced by IH. I do have a couple questions for the panel, though: 1. Where does "Wheatland" come from? Everybody calls them "Wheatland" tractors, only to get nit-picked, "It's not a Wheatland it's a Standard," and now "It's not a Standard it's a..." Well, I don't know what they are anymore. 2. What is "Standard" about a "Standard" tractor. I've often heard them called "Standard Tread" but the tread widths for different models appear to be different. IH was developing a TA for the H and M using bands rather than the overrunning clutch. It was abandoned and the tractors were scrapped. the Super H t/as out there are fake and not what was being developed Wheatland ? I use it for an International 806 for example because most people would not know if I was talking about a Farmall or International. Also most tractors used in the wheat belt were NOT Farmalls. When it comes to W Series I have NEVER heard someone say its a Standard W6.. etc. its a decal not a model. Standard was used by other companies and I cannot assume I reason they picked that name. - perhaps because "regular" is a synonym for standard? regular thread makes as much sense but I wasn't born in that period and they spoke differently back then , My Dad used to say nought rather than zero Wheatland is a term used for other brands as well, a generic name like Ski Doo or Zamboni? can someone can post some actual pics of the properly named Wheatlands.? I am open to be proven wrong so have at it😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimw Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I don’t no all the details . But I’m pretty sure the decal standard was factory. Seems like tractors from Canada to Kansas have them . I guess I’ve never saw a wheat land decal on anything but a 06 , has anyone saw one on a 56 series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 6 hours ago, Matt Kirsch said: That doesn't make sense. W4s and Super W4s, and W6s and Super W6s, were not made at the same time, and it was very easy to tell them apart by the circle decal. If that were the case why wasn't there anything on the hoods of Hs and Ms when they brought out the Super models? The word "STANDARD" appeared on the hoods of 4s, 6s AND 9s from day one. This promotional image from 1941 shows the word "STANDARD" clearly on the side of the hood of a W9: Oh yes, and all the Super W4s and Super W6s I've ever seen have "STANDARD" on the hoods, same as the W4s and W6s. yes thats what i am saying the standard was on the hood of the standard tractors. and thats all we know them here as standards or supers. i do not know why they still kept the standard on the super models. cause when a person said standard w6 you knew he was not talking super w6. but maybe the factory engineers kept calling them standards and kept that decal on because it was not a farmall, just the standard tread model. its like who knows now. i have been around these tractors all my life and knew exactly what they meant when they were spoke of being standards. as for wheatlands that meant you did not have a farmall. farmall and rowcrop went together meaning tractors in the usa. so i dont know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimw Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I think dad always said wheat land tractors were for big fields . Usually those tractors didn’t do chores and sat all winter . Just kinda how I remember it I no there where lots of loaders on wheat lands to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, jimw said: I don’t no all the details . But I’m pretty sure the decal standard was factory. Seems like tractors from Canada to Kansas have them . I guess I’ve never saw a wheat land decal on anything but a 06 , has anyone saw one on a 56 series? yes it was factory,... we are trying to figure out why the supers are called or have standard on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimw Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Not no’ing the early history did the standard tractors come out first . And then the farmall. So the standard was the standard. Possibly cheaper to build . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 hours ago, Eason said: That's a 560 or 660. The cover for the steering wheel is a dead giveaway. 460 utility or wheatland still had the steering wheel on the dash. not so,..the 560 has an 18inch diameter wheel, which is 3/4 ich thick. the 660 has a 20 inch wheel which is 1 inch thick . that is not a 660 wheel. and its in rough shape also. you cannot even buy a new 660 wheel only the 560 wheel is available. and it sure dont look like that wheel has ever been off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, jimw said: Not no’ing the early history did the standard tractors come out first . And then the farmall. So the standard was the standard. Possibly cheaper to build . when it comes to the IH Letter Series the Farmalls came out in 1939 and the W Series followed in 1940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 minute ago, jimw said: Not no’ing the early history did the standard tractors come out first . And then the farmall. So the standard was the standard. Possibly cheaper to build . these tractors hit the market in 1940 , both farmall and McCormick. its two different tractors. farmall is row crop,... mccormick is the standard model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 minutes ago, rustred said: these tractors hit the market in 1940 , both farmall and McCormick. its two different tractors. farmall is row crop,... mccormick is the standard model. nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Just now, hillman said: nope nope what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 minute ago, rustred said: nope what? W Series was introduced in 1940 , 1 year after Farmalls. I posted it before your last post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustred Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, rustred said: nope what? ooh ok u want to be technical , ok yes farmall 1939 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bud guy Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Pulled this out of my reprint brochure for the W-9/WD-9. Don’t know what year it is but has to be the last one for the original W9 series because it shows the Super W6 too. Anyways all three W series in the last pic has “standard” on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 29 minutes ago, jimw said: Not no’ing the early history did the standard tractors come out first . And then the farmall. So the standard was the standard. Possibly cheaper to build . funny little piece of trivia. I looked up the1951 prices Farmall H $1898 McCormick W4 $1884 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (EC,IN) Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I always thought that a "Standard" tractor of any make just meant it had unmovable wheels and axles......Standard was just short for standard tread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimw Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 I think I heard that before. Makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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