Loadstar Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 Nice centrefold page from a 1957 Country Guide magazine I think. The new line of tractors from John Deere. Unfortunately I don't have an IH version. 2 Quote
U-C Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 Koepfli Tractor model Trumpf, had a in oil running steering system with a steering angle of 90 Degrees. Koepfli tractors were made from 1949 to 1964 (offical manufacturing time) and from 1964 to the early 90s as custom made tractors (by a father and son team Arnold and Fredy Amweg) Quote
lightninboy Posted February 10, 2019 Posted February 10, 2019 U-C sure keeps dragging up the darnedest things you'd never hear of otherwise. 1 Quote
Loadstar Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 If you were a big farmer back in 1966 you needed a big tractor. Like this Minneapolis G1000 wheatland. Over 100 hp rating. If you read the fine print at the bottom of the ad, even in 1966 MM was already a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation. Prices start at $9434 F.O.B. the factory. 3 Quote
dale560 Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Loadstar said: If you were a big farmer back in 1966 you needed a big tractor. Like this Minneapolis G1000 wheatland. Over 100 hp rating. If you read the fine print at the bottom of the ad, even in 1966 MM was already a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation. Prices start at $9434 F.O.B. the factory. They were a monster for the day. Quote
IHhogfarmer Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Loadstar said: If you were a big farmer back in 1966 you needed a big tractor. Like this Minneapolis G1000 wheatland. Over 100 hp rating. If you read the fine print at the bottom of the ad, even in 1966 MM was already a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation. Prices start at $9434 F.O.B. the factory. Ive always liked the G1000 wheatlands. No experience with the but they have a cool beefy look to them like the other wheatlands of that time period did 1 Quote
U-C Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Huerlimann Ad from the late 70s early 80s Quote
Loadstar Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 If you were looking for a new pickup in 1975 Ford offered this fancy Explorer with a whole list of options. They sold very well and lasted a long time. 4 Quote
Loadstar Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 Conversation came up on another forum about Raymond Loewy, the designer of the IH symbol recently. That was only one of a long list of his designs including the stylish sheet metal on these Cockshutt "5" series tractors of the late 1950s. 2 Quote
IHhogfarmer Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 Here are a couple of Oliver ads from the mid 50’s. The first is the super 88 and the second is the #50 square baler. If you look at the picture caption in the super 88 ad it says it is the most powerful rowcrop tractor made and that it’s a full four plow tractor 2 Quote
Loadstar Posted February 15, 2019 Posted February 15, 2019 17 hours ago, IHhogfarmer said: Here are a couple of Oliver ads from the mid 50’s. The first is the super 88 and the second is the #50 square baler. If you look at the picture caption in the super 88 ad it says it is the most powerful rowcrop tractor made and that it’s a full four plow tractor Some nice looking Oliver equipment there. And I just happened to find this one today. The late 1950s Oliver field sprayer. Looks like it was made by Kilberry Industries in Winnipeg , Manitoba. 150 gallon tank and up to 50 foot coverage. Of course nobody sprayed more than 5 gallons an acre in those days so that 150 gallon tank would last you a while. My dad's first sprayer was very similar. Built by Inland Industries. 2 Quote
IHhogfarmer Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 Wow up to 50 foot coverage for the late 50’s on a sprayer. Maybe that would have been a little ahead of its time? I would guess that spraying wouldn’t have been very popular then I could be wrong Quote
Loadstar Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, IHhogfarmer said: Wow up to 50 foot coverage for the late 50’s on a sprayer. Maybe that would have been a little ahead of its time? I would guess that spraying wouldn’t have been very popular then I could be wrong My Dad bought his very similar Inland sprayer about 1956. I think broadleaf weed spraying was becoming pretty common by then as wild mustard was turning parts of the wheat fields yellow. A gallon tin of 2-4D went a long way in those days. There were even smaller sprayers that had a 90 gallon tank mounted on the back of the tractor. Booms up on the front of the tractor. Imagine driving through clouds of 2-4D mist on the open tractor following the booms. 1 Quote
Bleedinred Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 Saw this ad at the Pima Air Museum near Tuscon last week. Interesting GM tooled up and built P & W. By the time we saw just about everything in 7 hours I have forgotten which model it was. 2800? 1 Quote
Loadstar Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 27 minutes ago, Bleedinred said: Saw this ad at the Pima Air Museum near Tuscon last week. Interesting GM tooled up and built P & W. By the time we saw just about everything in 7 hours I have forgotten which model it was. 2800? Really interesting to see what our American manufacturers turned their efforts in wartime. I have a very similar ad here from a National Geographic magazine featuring the Liberator bomber with Buick built engines. . 1 Quote
dale560 Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, Loadstar said: Really interesting to see what our American manufacturers turned their efforts in wartime. I have a very similar ad here from a National Geographic magazine featuring the Liberator bomber with Buick built engines. . This was just what GM produced. When you think of all the other big companies this was just a small amount Quote
Loadstar Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 43 minutes ago, dale560 said: This was just what GM produced. When you think of all the other big companies this was just a small amount For sure, Studebaker was powering Flying Fortresses and building "Weasels" as well during WWII. 1 Quote
iowaboy1965 Posted February 16, 2019 Posted February 16, 2019 Maytag iirc was building cylinders and maybe other parts for landing gears or bomb bay doors, maybe both. Also were making tank tracks or parts. In fact there were quonset buildings, 4 or 5 of them that i believe were used and put up for ww2 production. They were torn down just before or after maytag was bought by whirlpool. Quote
Loadstar Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Ford used famous hockey player Bobby Hull to advertise their tractors in the 1960s. In this 5000 tractor ad from 1966 he was farming close to 1000 acres and 300 cattle in Ontario. 3 Quote
Loadstar Posted February 23, 2019 Posted February 23, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 5:39 PM, U-C said: Thinking about spring planting? Maybe a tandem hitch of Massey 360 one way diskers to put behind your Massey four wheel drive tractor. They were an excellent seeding tool at the time. From about a 1980 brochure. 2 Quote
KeithFink Posted February 23, 2019 Posted February 23, 2019 13 hours ago, Loadstar said: Thinking about spring planting? What's spring? Keith- 1 Quote
Loadstar Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 10 hours ago, KeithFink said: What's spring? Keith- I have yet to see a winter that was not followed by spring. Except for the extreme cold it has been a fairly easy winter. Its been a while since I posted any "yellow power" so here is a 1956 ad for Minneapolis Moine. They sold a lot of model U minis around here but none in narrow front like this model 445. 1 Quote
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