The "Great-Grandpa’s Big Red Book" Thread Made Me Wonder

[Mark (EC,IN)]

"IHhogfarmer" commented, "You were around then when some of that later equipment was new"!

It made me realize that we have many members who were born after Teneco bought IH.   I suppose not actually realizing this, without thinking about it,  makes me really old.

This made me wonder what model tractors were being built when you were born and throughout your youth.

Myself,  IH was building the Farmall "M" when I was born in 1951.   

The 460-560 series was the tractor model that really got me started liking the red stuff.

I was a teenager when the 06 series was introduced, and I fell in love again.

Maybe this is why now, in retirement,  I have an "M"-560 and a 1206 in my collection.

[DT Fan]

They were in the middle year of the 1206 run the year I was born. 

[Chester5732]

The 450 I farm with is 67 years old. It was only 12 when I was born. 😔

[IHandJDman]

The last of the 88 series were rolling off the line in March of 1985, when I was born.

[twostepn2001]

Guess l was born when the MTA was available. (1953) First tractor that l really remember was a 450 LP. First tractor that l got to drive was a 300U LP. First "big" tractor l got to drive was a 560 LP. About the same time, a neighbor across the road got a brand new JD 730 LP. Later on, Dad got a new 806 LP. l can still remember that "new tractor smell" of burnt paint off the exhaust. First brand new tractor l got to drive was a JD 4440 ( 1978?) pulling a Rood. (piece of cotton harvest equipment) First brand new IH l got to drive was a 1981 3788 2+2. Have a pic of that one. 

 

[hardtail]

560 would have been the new model when I was born

[lotsaIHCs]

The 56 series would have been new when I was born.

[nepoweshiekfarmalls]

I was born in the spring of 1974.  The 66 series tractors were transitioning from the louvered side panels to the smooth ones. The cabs were upgraded to the red cab from the old white ones.  The new cabs featured opening side windows.   The 1466 was still the big dog as the 1566 was still in pre-production and would not be available for a few months.

[iowaboy1965]

1965 so tail end of the 06s? I know as a grade schooler 560s and 806s were still very current and you were big time if you had a 1206.

Was in highschool when all the gloom and doom came about for ih. 

[Chester5732]

I’m a ‘70 model but didn’t grow up farming. That bug bit when I was 22. I don’t remember much if what was going on with IH at the time.  

[nepoweshiekfarmalls]

8 minutes ago, iowaboy1965 said:

1965 so tail end of the 06s? I know as a grade schooler 560s and 806s were still very current and you were big time if you had a 1206.

Was in highschool when all the gloom and doom came about for ih. 

Middle of the 06 series.  (1963-1967)  1206 came out in 1965.

[nepoweshiekfarmalls]

7 minutes ago, Chester5732 said:

I’m a ‘70 model but didn’t grow up farming. That bug bit when I was 22. I don’t remember much if what was going on with IH at the time.  

Spring of 1970 was IH 's famous gold demonstrator program with 544, 656, 826, 1026 and 1456 tractors available in a unique gold and red paint scheme. 

[jass1660]

Same month and year as the last 1206’s. 

[B.B.]

I'm an April of 79 model myself so right in the 86 series time frame.   My 1586 has to nearly exactly the same age as me.  

 

I grew up with Allis, and Oliver/White tractors.    Neighbor farmer had a 986 is really how I became an IH fan.   That 986 was a huge tractor to me as a adolescent kid and it had a can with working AC.   I thought it was the nearest tractor.   All of our equipment was much smaller and all open station.   

 

Pic of my 986

[PJW360]

1973 for me and here in the uk

Doncaster was in the middle of its World Wide Range the new model release was the 674 and there was also a engine shortage not that I could remember 

I grew up with David Brown on the farm and this year was just after the Tenneco take over and the new David Brown Case colour scheme changed to White/Black/Red

[Dave Downs]

I have a 1944 M, I was 2 years old when it was built.

[ny bill o]

1949, the Super A, C, H, M were current issue.

Dad started farming in 1950 with a Farmall C, got a Super C with FH implements about 1953, Farmall 300 and 300 utility in 1958, bought an 806 in 1967. Big timin!

[766 Man]

  I was in college when IH was in its final days as a builder of farm equipment.  I remember watching the evening news when the story broke about the Tenneco and was very surprised.  There had been speculation including splitting up IH but I don't think most people were expecting that to happen.  Quite a few figured that at some point IH and the Federal Government would open talks to save IH.  There were faint whispers in early 1983 about Ford combining with IH but that stopped shortly after it started.  Ford was starting to come out of its slump which hit bottom in 1980 but I wonder if buying IH was more than it could digest at the time.  

[TroyDairy]

1974 so... late 66 series were new on the floors

[red2thebone sr]

End of the 00, start of 50.  First tractor I got to run on my own in the field was my uncle’s 400. 

[barnsfull]

1976 here. Special year, special models.

[Wes806]

The 560 was being built when I was born but Was also in the transitioning to the 06 series. First Farmall was the H baling hay then the 806 in my early teen years.

[Cool1566]

1971 model so ‘66 models just came out. I’ve always thought that’s why I love them so much over other models because it’s what I grew up with in early years. 

[CRVB91]

1991 .. so they were building the 5100 series (Case IH 5140 Maxxtrac 4WD Tractor) also some larger models like the 9170. 

Seems the world was blessed with some pretty cool tractors that year! 

[Red Flyer]

My grandpa owned an IH dealership in Watertown MN. I have seen pictures (but do not remember) of me sitting on a brand new 560 and of me sitting on my 560 peddle tractor. I do remember playing on the new 06 and 56 series tractors at his dealership. I guess that is why I favor my 06 and 56 series tractors. Don't seem to recall the 66 series as much, think that may be about the time we moved to Montana.