IH Tractors on Montana Farm

[Old Binder Guy]

23 hours ago, twostepn2001 said:

 

Imperial was a stand alone brand at Chrysler from 1955 to to 1975. Reason l know that is l used to know a guy in Midland, Texas that collected and restored Imperial cars. He also has a restored Stearman airplane that his Dad used as a  crop dusting plane back in the 50's and 60's.

 

twostepn2001, after thinking about it, that makes sense. That would be like calling Edsel Ford's 1939 Lincoln Continental convertible a "Ford Lincoln!"

Maybe some of you haven't heard or remembered this situation as well. Henry Leland was an investor in the new Ford Motor Company at its startup in 1903. I can't remember all of the particulars, and Roger surely will.

This is a 1903 Model A Ford owned by CL Best, out watching one of his 110 hp steam engines pulling one of his combined harvesters. His chauffeur is sitting in the car. Ford used a two cylinder engine.

This is a 1903 Cadillac. Cadillac used a single cylinder engine and a taller radiator.

Henry Ford and Henry Leland didn't see eye to eye on Leland's investment in the Ford Motor Company. Ford wanted to build inexpensive, simple automobiles for the multitudes and Leland liked automobiles that upper class people wanted. The Model K Ford of 1907 was an automobile Ford built and hated building. It was more complicated than simple automobiles.

One weak spot in the Model K Ford was this 6-cylinder engine the car required. I understand that it was subject to crankshaft breakage and recalls. Anyway, Henry Leland was bought out by Henry Ford. Leland stuck with his Cadillac line. Henry Ford made his multi-millions selling simple, less expensive cars.

Henry Leland produced Cadillacs AND Lincolns. I forget the exact year, but sometime in the early 1920s, I believe, Lincoln Motor Company went into receivership. America was enduring very hard times in this period. But people were still buying Model T Fords. This is a photo of Henry and Wilfred (son) Leland signing papers over to Edsel and Henry Ford for Lincoln Motor Company. I don't know if I detect a "held back smile" on Henry Ford's face or not.

This is Mr. & Mrs. Edsel Ford with their Lincoln, shortly after purchase from Leland's. And this Lincoln isn't a "Ford Lincoln." It's just a Lincoln, twodtepn2001!  Gary😉😁

[hardtail]

The Edsel had a model that had the push button transmission placed in a circle in the traditional horn center location, and I thought steering columns were unpleasant to work on now 😁

[Old Binder Guy]

3 hours ago, hardtail said:

The Edsel had a model that had the push button transmission placed in a circle in the traditional horn center location, and I thought steering columns were unpleasant to work on now 😁

hardtail, Do I EVER remember the 1958 Edsel! My Mom and Dad traded their 1955 Studebaker Champion in for a used 1958 Edsel Pacer three tone, two door hardtop. The 1958 Edsel was the only year of the three years (1958, 1959 and 1960) Edsel's were built. And I'd bet the farm (If I still had it) that the reason for only one year, hardtail, was for the fear you'd have of working on one.

This is the center of steering wheel shift you speak of!

This is a photo of a 1958 Edsel Pacer convertible. The Edsel's were ribbed for having a "horse collar" grille. I remember there was a Pacer and Citation models. I don't remember if there were others. 

Sadly, this is the ONLY photo I have of our Edsel. Mom and Dad asked me to drive them to Seattle to visit friends and relatives. Mom is standing beside the Edsel at a cousin's place. Those children are all retired now and both ladies are long gone. One piece of sad/good news, our Edsel still exists in Lewistown, Montana! Gary😁

[Absent Minded Farmer]

1 hour ago, Old Binder Guy said:

hardtail, Do I EVER remember the 1958 Edsel! My Mom and Dad traded their 1955 Studebaker Champion in for a used 1958 Edsel Pacer three tone, two door hardtop. 

This is the center of steering wheel shift you speak of!

This is a photo of a 1958 Edsel Pacer convertible. They were ribbed with having a "horse collar" grille. I remember there was a Pacer and Citation models. I don't remember if there were others. 

Sadly, this is the ONLY photo I have of our Edsel. Mom and Dad asked me to drive them to Seattle to visit friends and relatives. Mom is standing beside the Edsel at a cousin's place. Those children are all retired now and both ladies are long gone. One piece of sad/good news, our Edsel still exists in Lewistown, Montana! Gary😁

But.... but..... it's a Studebaker!!

I'm going to guess they needed something with a little more room?

Mike

[jeeper61]

I didn't see a convertible on that Freightshaker load of Mopars 

So I found one to look at

[Howard_P]

Edsel models were the Ranger, Pacer (Ford bodies) Corsair, Citation (Mercury).   My dad almost bought one until the price suddenly jumped when he tried to buy it.

[MacAR]

24 minutes ago, jeeper61 said:

I found one to look at

Where? 😆

Mac

[Old Binder Guy]

3 hours ago, jeeper61 said:

I didn't see a convertible on that Freightshaker load of Mopars 

So I found one to look at

Are those abductee ladies smiling? Don't they know he's going to shut the trunk lid and take off?

[int 504]

16 hours ago, jeeper61 said:

I didn't see a convertible on that Freightshaker load of Mopars 

So I found one to look at

going to the drive in.

[Old Binder Guy]

On 10/1/2024 at 10:43 AM, int 504 said:

going to the drive in.

So they're not being kidnapped?

 

[Old Binder Guy]

Three quick photos. I think this truck "may" be an International made into a doodle bug. It could be a Dodge however.

This is a photo from Facebook of three 1939 McCormick-Deering Farmalls. An A, an H, and an M.

This is some of the stuff back in the shed at Silver Creek, from a summer and fall of playing. The 1936 TD-40, 1935 F-12, 1939 Farmall H Annie, The 1925 Model TT, and the Case engine in the right background, beside the McCormick Deering threshing machine. We're going to disk the farm land with the Reeves soon and put it in the shed as well. Gary😉

[jeeper61]

 Pioneer tractor 

Which I understand had a A four cylinder opposed engine with a 7 inch bore with a 8 inch stroke.

[Old Binder Guy]

2 hours ago, jeeper61 said:

 Pioneer tractor 

Which I understand had a A four cylinder opposed engine with a 7 inch bore with a 8 inch stroke.

jeeper61, I used to watch my late friend Oscar O. Cooke's Pioneer plow, but I never looked under the hood. Thanks for that information. Gary

[Old Binder Guy]

Roger Byrne was busy running this Budenski-Trelstad 28 hp Canadian Minneapolis there in Minnesota recently. That is one fantastic engine. A heavy built engine with a Canadian rated boiler. They don't come any nicer. I'm surprised he wasn't wearing a choo-choo cap. And I don't know how he got the engine away from another participant, Jeff Lund. Gary😉

[jeeper61]

A load of post war Fords making there way down the Mississippi 

[Tubacase47]

180 cars, Wow--6 files abreast on the top deck and each file contains 10 cars.

[twostepn2001]

l had a cousin that lived in Oklahoma City that had a '49 Ford. When l was just a young'un, probably 8 or 9, he came to west Texas to get a job in a cotton gin. He dressed and acted like the typical "outlaw" of the day. Leather jacket, jeans with the cuffs rolled up and always a pack of Lucky Strikes rolled up in the sleeve of his T-shirt. l don't know what size engine it had, all l know it was a V-8 with a 3 on the tree shifter. And he had a pair of fuzzy dice hanging on the rear view mirror.

He was about the same age as my brother and sister, probably 17 or 18 at the time. One weekend they decided to go to a movie in Lubbock. After the movie,they went to the "Hi-Di-Ho" drive-in for a Coke. When they got there, a not famous yet Buddy Holly and the Crickets were the on the roof playing music. My cousin and my brother pitched in and bought my sister a record by Buddy. He autographed the record cover for her, and yes she still has it 66 years later.  lol 

[TroyDairy]

On 10/1/2024 at 9:43 AM, int 504 said:

going to the drive in.

Wife 1st car was Grandpas old 76 Mercury Grand Marque.  17 people in the local drive-in.  

[Roger Byrne]

Here are a few photos from the Trelstad/Budenski get-to-gether Saturday.  Everything went well and the old iron did the jobs they were designed to do. I didn't run an engine Saturday but got my throttle time in last weekend when we got all the equipment ready.  The Minneapolis, Advance and Russell were run by a younger generation of engineers.   The Minneapolis was operated by Jeff Lund's two sons, the Advance by Troy Vetsch and the Russell by Leon Trelstad.  Leon is Bud Budenski's Great-grand nephew.

[jeeper61]

Thanks for sharing looks like it was a good time 

A little short on the Polka Dots but some don't know what they're missing   

[Old Binder Guy]

Saturday was a steaming day at Silver Creek too. Mike and Randy used the 20 hp Reeves to disk the cropland.

Our good friend Cliff Olds had his IH 424 at Mike's place. He hitched up to Mike's 3-point disk and cleaned up behind the steam engine. He just got the tractor and it's set for a long time. But it isn't "farmer banged up" either. Plumb straight.

After disking, the boys decided they wanted to climb the "Case Incline" with the Reeves. Running against the pop valve, it still didn't make it up. When the throttle was closed, the draft stopped and sparks fell out. 

We burned up the neighbor's pasture. But it got rid of a bunch of his sage brush! It didn't get near the structures and four fire engines made sure things were out. After this I ran the engine to the shed, in anticipation of backing it in and winterizing it, which we did. Gary😵

[twostepn2001]

Ran across this on FB recently. l knew IH made some heavy duty trucks for the military but l've never seen any like this. FB info don't give any info on model number or era of service. l'm guessing maybe '70's or '80's...? Also showed a pic of one "converted" to civilian use.

[Howard_P]

During the 1960s, IH produced a tractor version of the Model 65 Payhauler, intended as a tow vehicle for scrapers, as the Model 8064.  In 1965, a version of this was produced for the US Army, designated the XM523E2 in the same series as similar KW Tank Transporters.  It was powered by the DTI-817 375 hp engine, has a Clark 4 speed powershift transmission and torque converter, air operated rear differential braking which could be braked on one side, and ran 14.00x24 wheels.  It was built at San Leandro, CA.  The civilian version saw limited production for logging operations.

 

[Old Binder Guy]

Some IH Farmalls. An earlier M.

A restored wide front Farmall H.

Adjusting the cultivator on a Farmall Super C.

A Wide Front Farmall M. 

I believe this is a Caterpillar D-7?

My friend Chady Atteberry recently passed away in Oklahoma. This was him on his 40 hp Case, Elgin Watch, climbing the ramp at Pawnee, Oklahoma.

This was Chady's "Henry," 1916 Model T Ford.

This was Chady's "Henrietta" with a model Nichols & Shepard steam engine and Case threshing machine.

I first met Chady at Winfield, Kansas.

Me, Kory Anderson, builder of the world famous 150 hp Case, and Chady in August 2018 at Andover, South Dakota.

Five 503 IH Combines eating grain with pickups in North Dakota.

A C-30 IH Texaco Fuel Delivery Truck.

The cord to the maintenance charger on my 1926 Model T Ford Coupe. I hid the charger under the battery cover in the trunk, and ran the cord so I could reach in and plug it in.

503 IH Combines parked on the farm somwhere.

The 403 Windrow Special I had back in 1967

Out in the wheat field on the farm, with the Big Snowy Mountains in the distance 1968.

An IH combine advertisement I probably got from one of you guys.

After I painted the TD-40 Gray again, backed out of the shop and headed for the shed several years ago.

The Dotseth Brothers and their wives with their 25-50 Minneapolis gas tractor on the belt on Montana's Highline.

An IHC Titan D with an extra cap on the radiator. However the exhaust pipe runs to the exhaust port. The only one like this I've seen.

A 25-50 Aultman Taylor gas tractor leaving Havre, Montana with empty grain wagons.

A part of my growing up life on the farm I hated participating in when the temperature was 100° July temperatures. 

Woefully out of rotation, but Chady Atteberry and Helen Brigham Case, granddaughter of J.I. Case on the Case Incline at Pawnee, Oklahoma.   Gary 😵

[hardtail]

On the ramp, I see the first pic has a front wheel up in the air but I would imagine there's enough clearance under the boiler?

No exit on the ramp, engine would need to come to a full stop and reverse off? More of an exhibition exercise?