IH Tractors on Montana Farm

[Old Binder Guy]

Wow, I don't even know how to post here anymore, hardly. Not much talk either. I'm kind of bushed, but I didn't want the pulse of this to go away. Here's a boy learning gun safety in school in 1956. I don't recall any school shootings back then either. This was before "nuts" discovered their names would go down in infamy, shooting up schools and people in them.

   

The PRIDE and joy of East Helena, Charley Pride. He was a real gentleman and his wife was a genuine lady.

This was on Facebook. But the 1921 "Ford" is an International!

This has to be a "Red Baby" International Harvester Dealer's truck.

We moved the steam engines outside a while back. The Model TT started like a charm after setting all winter. Mike started the F-12 and said it started right up too.

    

I had to take a picture of the planetary transmission pedals. I use these types of photos on Facebook when they ask if you can drive a stick shift.

   

After I (the wheaties kid) started the TD-40 (I have quite a bit of ballast), Mike was preparing to back up to the 15 hp Case to pull it outside. Randy is checking his phone. 

           

Randy and the TD-40 are moving the 15 hp Case outside.

Randy pulled Mike and the Reeves outside too.

Afterward the boys parked the TD-40 and Annie the Farmall H inside for the summer in a new location.

  

I Backed the Model TT Ford inside, beside Annie and the threshing machine.

Last Thursday, the boys wanted to fire up the Reeves to try out their "new" $400 rebuilt governor. It works like a charm, with just over 1-1/2 thousandths clearance between the body rings and the new spool. They were wooding up for their play time. I had to leave at noon to take Sharon to her Otolaryngologist (ENT) appointment around 2:00.

Mike did take Randy and I out to the culdesac and back.

This is a photo of an old photo of the first steam up of the Reeves back in about 2009 or 2010, after I got the engine piped.

We wanted a photo of the engine with the canopy and the rear tank.

My next trip to Silver Creek last week, Mike and I got the 1926 Model T up to the shop area, headed out the door. It was running on three cylinders when I put it away last fall. I just had to readjust one of "Ron The Coilman's" coils. 

This is a TC Power "Block P" steamboat near Bismarck, North Dakota. I can't tell which steamboat it is. Theoretically, Grandpa Yaeger COULD be on it, since he worked on the "Benton" for three years. 

This is a mockup of the first Froelich (John Deere) that proceeded the Dain John Deere.

This photo of Henry Ford on a prototype tractor on his farm.

This is some model of a Rumely Oilpull barn threshing. I try to imagine the chaff the guy in the hayloft gets, when moving the straw back.

 

A Best Thirty crawler. 

 

And a Cat D-11.

A Farmall H with a grader attachment.
 

I can't remember Harry's last name, but he was famous for building odd Farmalls. This one is three Farmall F-20s.

[U-C]

16 minutes ago, Old Binder Guy said:

Wow, I don't even know how to post here anymore, hardly. Not much talk either. I'm kind of bushed, but I didn't want the pulse of this to go away. Here's a boy learning gun safety in school in 1956. I don't recall any school shootings back then either. This was before "nuts" discovered their names would go down in infamy, shooting up schools and people in them.

   

The PRIDE and joy of East Helena, Charley Pride. He was a real gentleman and his wife was a genuine lady.

This was on Facebook. But the 1921 "Ford" is an International!

This has to be a "Red Baby" International Harvester Dealer's truck.

We moved the steam engines outside a while back. The Model TT started like a charm after setting all winter. Mike started the F-12 and said it started right up too.

    

I had to take a picture of the planetary transmission pedals. I use these types of photos on Facebook when they ask if you can drive a stick shift.

   

After I (the wheaties kid) started the TD-40 (I have quite a bit of ballast), Mike was preparing to back up to the 15 hp Case to pull it outside. Randy is checking his phone. 

           

Randy and the TD-40 are moving the 15 hp Case outside.

Randy pulled Mike and the Reeves outside too.

Afterward the boys parked the TD-40 and Annie the Farmall H inside for the summer in a new location.

  

I Backed the Model TT Ford inside, beside Annie and the threshing machine.

Last Thursday, the boys wanted to fire up the Reeves to try out their "new" $400 rebuilt governor. It works like a charm, with just over 1-1/2 thousandths clearance between the body rings and the new spool. They were wooding up for their play time. I had to leave at noon to take Sharon to her Otolaryngologist (ENT) appointment around 2:00.

Mike did take Randy and I out to the culdesac and back.

This is a photo of an old photo of the first steam up of the Reeves back in about 2009 or 2010, after I got the engine piped.

We wanted a photo of the engine with the canopy and the rear tank.

My next trip to Silver Creek last week, Mike and I got the 1926 Model T up to the shop area, headed out the door. It was running on three cylinders when I put it away last fall. I just had to readjust one of "Ron The Coilman's" coils. 

This is a TC Power "Block P" steamboat near Bismarck, North Dakota. I can't tell which steamboat it is. Theoretically, Grandpa Yaeger COULD be on it, since he worked on the "Benton" for three years. 

This is a mockup of the first Froelich (John Deere) that proceeded the Dain John Deere.

This photo of Henry Ford on a prototype tractor on his farm.

This is some model of a Rumely Oilpull barn threshing. I try to imagine the chaff the guy in the hayloft gets, when moving the straw back.

 

A Best Thirty crawler. 

 

And a Cat D-11.

A Farmall H with a grader attachment.
 

I can't remember Harry's last name, but he was famous for building odd Farmalls. This one is three Farmall F-20s.

A time when folks had brains and worked there asses off to make a living and building machinery that will outlast anything made today. Awesome pics Gary

-Urs

[Howard_P]

The Triple F-20s and others were built by Harry Lee who died in 2010.

The "1921 Ford" appears to be a mid-20s International Model 94 or 103 with chain drive.

Good to see you back online Gary.

[Sledgehammer]

A few pictures from the Iowa 80 truck museum. 
 

Chain drive Mack

Chain drive Peterbuilt.  Sign says only 3 known to exist  

[Sledgehammer]

A few more. 

[hardtail]

Gary I think it says Ho_e Bud under the bridge on the riverboat steamer if that helps?

Todd some awesome history there

[twostepn2001]

On 6/19/2024 at 1:06 PM, hardtail said:

I think it says Ho_e Bud under the bridge on the riverboat steamer if that helps?

Could it be "Rose Bud"?

Saw this pic on FB and and it raised a question my mind. OBG has explained before how a teamster would ride the 'wheel mule" on a 20 mule team borax wagon. But this pic of a mule drawn combine is a different set up. How did the combine "driver" control the team in this pic?

[Tubacase47]

Two step, I concur in the name "Rose Bud."  That's the name of a creek draining into the Yellowstone near where Custer's immediate battalion was wiped out on June 25, 1876.

[ray54]

That would be driving with what was called a "jerk line". This picture shows 2 lines so may have had bit on 2 leaders rather than one. Before my time by a bunch, but my grandpa drove combines with a jerk line. More from reading and back and forth with Gary and others that know more than I, many horses and mules that had been worked enough it was just get though the day without the extra effort to cause a wreck. They would keep a few young more bronc type from running away with the whole thing. Those were the ones to get rock up side the head or whip if they did not pull their share of the load. With good crops here harvest could over 3 months long and very hot.  A real good way to take all goofing off out horses.

 

My grandpa was noted to carry rocks in box or bucket on the seat. Was very good throwing with his left hand. Had the jerk line or a bull whip in the right. Was reported to be very good with the bull whip as well. The first harvest I have any memory of would be 1960 I think. They bought a diesel Cat 35 in 1934 to pull the combine. So I never saw any family farm with horses.  My dad cut and raked hay with horse until WW2.  At which time the government was buying lots of horse.  Came across paper work from him selling horse to government. In the 1960's there were still several 70 to 80 year olds making hay with a team of horse.

[Old Binder Guy]

Kansas born Tubacase47 was a visitor at Silver Creek yesterday. And today we had another visitor from Kansas. Scott Hall is an owner of multiple Reeves and other brand engines. Mike had helped him with a 20 hp Minneapolis engine earlier in the week that he'd bought at Wilsal, Montana. Scott Hall wanted to see Mike's 20 hp Reeves, so we fired the engines today for him.

Randy Yaeger, Steve Hall, Mike Yaeger, me and Cliff Olds.

T think this has become a routine for Steve atop Reeves engines. No I don't know the significance. But we had a laid back, heck of a fine visit day of steaming though!

Gary

[Sledgehammer]

A few red power roundup pics that fit here well I think. 

[Old Binder Guy]

On 6/18/2024 at 9:10 PM, Sledgehammer said:

A few pictures from the Iowa 80 truck museum. 
 

Chain drive Mack

Chain drive Peterbuilt.  Sign says only 3 known to exist  

Some great old International trucks there Todd!

 

[Old Binder Guy]

Those Red Power Roundup photos are phenomenal, Todd! Thanks for sharing them! Gary

 

[MT Matt]

How’s your oats coming along Gary?

I’m cheating this year as we were able to start the wheel line earlier than usual on this field. It just started to head out and I’ll give it one more drink of water. It’s just about even with the sprinkler heads. 

[Mike H]

our problem here is what to do with the water [or figure out how to cut hay under water]

[Absent Minded Farmer]

Really hope Gary & his wife are doing ok. Here's a movie to watch in the mean time. A lot of this takes place in Montana on the Milwaukee Road & is really worth a watch.... even with the corny & predictable script. Two interesting things to look for: Eagles Nest tunnel & trestle & a tug-of-war between two 4-6-4 Baltics.

Enjoy!!

Mike

P.S. As always.... my apologies if this was posted here before.

 

[twostepn2001]

No comment......

[Absent Minded Farmer]

40 minutes ago, twostepn2001 said:

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Yuck!

Mike

[Shell1066]

6 hours ago, twostepn2001 said:

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UGLY!!! Looks like they stole the KW T880 hood idea . Alot of Kw shining through

[twostepn2001]

Hope everything is ok with everybody. Nobody has posted here in 10 days.

[iowaboy1965]

40 minutes ago, twostepn2001 said:

Hope everything is ok with everybody. Nobody has posted here in 10 days.

I second that.  

[Mike H]

finally got into hay then equipment issues

have to pick up the spoiled hay then start over

not a lot but the second growth is pushing threw

hope every body is well

[jeeper61]

I hope everyone is having a good summer 

Here is some old IH Crawler action 

1953-New Haven ,Ct.-TD-24 tractor and LeTourneau scraper excavating on U.S.Route One by-pass.

[jeeper61]

1968-Montpelier,Vt.-Dart loader and International Payhauler excavating blasted ledge on Interstaate 89.

[jeeper61]

1958-Ashland,N.H.-Lorain shovel loading a IH R excavating on route 3.