IH Tractors on Montana Farm

[Old Binder Guy]

I'm a little older than some, but I have never seen the movie Grapes of Wrath from the 1940s. I understand Stalin tried to use the movie as propaganda against the United States and her woes of the Dirty Thirties. That truck has stuck in my mind though. Henry Fonda was the lead actor and drove that truck. I also have a question for Roger: Did Hudson build a truck? I know some car companies did. Like Oldsmobile and Buick.

This International S Model Truck is listed as a "Grapes of Wrath truck" and since I haven't seen the movie, it may be? I still think it is a made up truck for a small museum somewhere. That half gallon oil spout can in front of the wash tub is one like I have that I bought back in the 1960s.

And Last but ot Least is this Model TT Ford truck also listed as a Grapes of Wrath truck on Google. Gary😉

 

[twostepn2001]

One of my favorite scenes in the Grapes Of Wrath is when the Cat tractor drives through/over their old house. And it didn't even have a dozer blade on it!!  And those goggles are really cool...lol  l used to wear that type of lace up boots when l climbed poles for the electric co-op l worked for many years ago.

 

[twostepn2001]

Gary, says this 1886 pic was taken at Miles City, Montana. How close is that to you? Here is the caption:

The cook was usually the second highest paid person after the boss on a roundup. The cook worked long hours, was an expert teamster, and knew the country well enough to setup camp in the right location. The huge Dutch ovens at the near right cooked many servings of biscuits, beans and stews.

[hardtail]

Still true to this day, not sure on the wages in comparison but if your living in camp and the food is bad everything heads downhill

[ray54]

Gary you got me doing a little digging.https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=8ac4c3afbf03753b03b50b7433da760709cadec527f185499c7f47b491fb041eJmltdHM9MTc0MTM5MjAwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=0f53f7cc-68d2-6f54-3ff4-e42b69fb6e4a&u=a1L2ltYWdlcy9zZWFyY2g_cT1odWRzb24rdGVycmFwbGFuZStwaWNrdXAmaWQ9QzEyQzdBMUFEQzI5OEJGMUU5REFDQUYwRENFMDNGQzY3NzBFQkEyNiZGT1JNPUlRRlJCQQ&ntb=1

Is a pickup a truck?

After a Ford T my grandpa got into higher end cars. The only ones I am old enough to remember are 54 GMC pickup and 55 Packard. But my dad and uncle talked about adventures with a Terraplane. I assumed it was pickup, and thought it was a Hudson build. 😉 For a change my guess was right.

[Howard_P]

I found this photo of a 1925 Hudson pickup after a little searching.  Comments say it was similar to the Grapes of Wrath truck.  Other comments suggest it is a cut-down sedan which was common in that era, not an actual production Hudson although I'm not sure of that.

[twostepn2001]

Digging through some of my old cotton files and found this old pic. l know 'ol Mississippi  Anson would enjoy it. Caption said:

10 horse team pulling 40 bales of cotton in Anson, Texas,  1910.

[jeeper61]

[Old Binder Guy]

On 3/8/2025 at 12:30 PM, twostepn2001 said:

Gary, says this 1886 pic was taken at Miles City, Montana. How close is that to you? Here is the caption:

The cook was usually the second highest paid person after the boss on a roundup. The cook worked long hours, was an expert teamster, and knew the country well enough to setup camp in the right location. The huge Dutch ovens at the near right cooked many servings of biscuits, beans and stews.

I think we're at least 380 miles away from Miles City, here in Helena. We're nothing like Alaska, Texas or California, but we're not tiny here either. We sort of lacking in population though.

[Old Binder Guy]

On 3/8/2025 at 6:11 PM, ray54 said:

Gary you got me doing a little digging.https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=8ac4c3afbf03753b03b50b7433da760709cadec527f185499c7f47b491fb041eJmltdHM9MTc0MTM5MjAwMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=4&fclid=0f53f7cc-68d2-6f54-3ff4-e42b69fb6e4a&u=a1L2ltYWdlcy9zZWFyY2g_cT1odWRzb24rdGVycmFwbGFuZStwaWNrdXAmaWQ9QzEyQzdBMUFEQzI5OEJGMUU5REFDQUYwRENFMDNGQzY3NzBFQkEyNiZGT1JNPUlRRlJCQQ&ntb=1

Is a pickup a truck?

After a Ford T my grandpa got into higher end cars. The only ones I am old enough to remember are 54 GMC pickup and 55 Packard. But my dad and uncle talked about adventures with a Terraplane. I assumed it was pickup, and thought it was a Hudson build. 😉 For a change my guess was right.

ray54: A 1937 Hudson Terraplane pickup! Gary

[Absent Minded Farmer]

6 minutes ago, Old Binder Guy said:

We sort of lacking in population though.

That's one of your state's finest attributes next to the scenery & people that are there.

Mike

[Absent Minded Farmer]

On 3/12/2025 at 6:55 PM, jeeper61 said:

Were they outsourcing their cabs at that point? Stands out in my mind, that was a thing back in the '50s - '60s.

Mike

[jeeper61]

If I recall correctly there was a company that made IH cabs called Chicago Cab that was acquired by IH later on.

[int 504]

Other trucks also used IH cabs. Diamond T,White ??? Others???

[Howard_P]

On 3/15/2025 at 5:12 PM, int 504 said:

Other trucks also used IH cabs. Diamond T,White ??? Others???

The ComfoVision cab (IH L&R Lines) was used by Canadian Car, CCC, Cline, Coleman, Dart, Diamond T, Diamond Reo, Duplex, FWD, Hendrickson, IH, Leyland (Canada), Oshkosh, Sicard.  No Whites.

The ComfoVision cab originated with Chicago Cab.  The design was purchased by IH and built at Springfield, OH.

I don't know where the DCO cab originated, but by the end, I think it was being built by McLaughlin as was the CO-4000.  IH built the 4070 cabs.

[Old Binder Guy]

An early IHC tractor being tested and observed.

I'm not positive what I'm looking at here, but it must be someone's model of an early IHC.

A Spanish International machinery ad.

This IH Farmall M must be going to plant corn? I'm not from corn country.

I remember when the "NEW" IH tractors came out. Live hydraulics, Live PTO and Torque Amplifier were front and center on these new tractors.  Gary😁

[MacAR]

1 hour ago, Old Binder Guy said:

This IH Farmall M must be going to plant corn? I'm not from corn country.

That's a BIG setup for it's time! An eight-row outfit would've been a true BTO in those days. Bet it wouldn't take you long to get finished!

[twostepn2001]

2 hours ago, Old Binder Guy said:

This IH Farmall M must be going to plant corn?

Good thing that pic is in black & white....that's one of them there green and yeller planters!!  l spied a fence jumpin' deer on one of the planter boxes.

[Mike H]

gota watch thoes ''fence jumping deere'' they get tangled up in the bob wire 

[Howard_P]

10 hours ago, Old Binder Guy said:

An early IHC tractor being tested and observed.

 

I'm guessing this is a demo of some sort of powered mower with the crowd tramping through the freshly mowed grass.  While it does have the form of a tractor, it probably has only one purpose and is nothing that I've seen in photos in the IH archives.  The Deering sign on it suggests this is a Deering Harvester product prior to 1902.

[TroyDairy]

Happened to stumble into my uncles old lean-too shed thing today   I never noticed this before way in the back corner.  Guess it was grandpas drill press.  Pretty rough....gloves are frozen stuck they been here so long.  Grandpa died in 1972.

 

[iowaboy1965]

On 3/20/2025 at 11:05 AM, MacAR said:

That's a BIG setup for it's time! An eight-row outfit would've been a true BTO in those days. Bet it wouldn't take you long to get finished!

Yes it is! Dad started out with a 2 row deere planter when he first started farming..294? 290?

[MacAR]

2 hours ago, iowaboy1965 said:

Yes it is! Dad started out with a 2 row deere planter when he first started farming..294? 290?

I still use a two row! But for my small fields it's plenty. Mine is an IH 186, I think. It's a newer planter I know that. 

Mac

[Howard_P]

20 hours ago, TroyDairy said:

Happened to stumble into my uncles old lean-too shed thing today   I never noticed this before way in the back corner.  Guess it was grandpas drill press.  Pretty rough....gloves are frozen stuck they been here so long.  Grandpa died in 1972.

 

Used a similar one with a hand crank while growing up.

 

[MT Matt]

On 3/20/2025 at 8:19 AM, Old Binder Guy said:

This IH Farmall M must be going to plant corn? I'm not from corn country.

That’s a pretty interesting corn/soy bean planter setup.  There are hydro hoses and cylinders on the planters. Looks like there are two separate planters with a squad hitch to pull them. I wonder if that M has a wide front because a chain runs from the corner of the hitch to the front of the tractor. Must be so the whole contraption can be turned around. Looks like that M also has a C tool box and seat mounted on it.  The wheels are set out to the very end of the axles for whatever reason.

How have you been lately Gary?  Plenty of moisture your way for planting some oats again this year?  It’s been raining/snowing most days here. I’ve been busy getting equipment ready for spring planting. Might be a couple weeks away if it dries and warms up a bit. Take care!