Vintage Ads

[ST-470]

[clay neubauer]

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[clay neubauer]

[Loadstar]

More information for MF 587 headers.

Thats an interesting IH ( I think) truck beside the combine. The cab is B series or Loadstar but those running boards are B and A series. That front end is all Australian though.

Here is an ad showing the Massey 751 pull type combine from the 1970s. Same as the 750 self propelled.

[Brady Boy]

These ads are GREAT. Luv it, keep em coming.

BK

[Loadstar]

Adding a little more to the pull type combine theme, here is the IH equivalent to that Massey 751 I posted above. This 914 behind the 1066 would have been a typical harvesting outfit here back in the seventies.

[A554]

When I posted the image of the MF 587 header unloading, I meant to point out it was an Austalian made IH truck being loaded. The truck is part of the AB series produced in the 1960s.

I have attached some images I found on the web of the some of the truck models produced in Australa.

First is an early version of the AA and the second umage is a later version of the AA - produced in the 1950s.

Third image contains a D series and two AB series trucks and the fourth image another AB truck. The AB series were produced in the 1960s, then the C and later the D during the 1970s.

[A554]

Information on the largest Massey Ferguson pull-type PTO header made in Australia. These were made in the 1980s.

This machine has a cylinder width of 1257mm, just a bit smaller than the 1270mm of the MF750 and I presume the MF751 as well.

I am sure I have seen colour images of this machine but can't find at present.

[A554]

Another pull-type PTO header, this one from John Deere sold in Australia. This information comes from a Power Farming Annual of 1988 and not a very good photo of the machine.

It is interesting to read the description of how the cutting platform was attached to a cart for transport, with the cart attached to the harvester. During transport the cart swung out and behind the machine. I have never seen one of these machines and I wonder how well this worked.

[Loadstar]

Very interesting aus combines. The 5050 is similar to our 851 Masseys in some ways. Yes, 50 inch wide cylinder is the same. I like the 800 rpm pto option for use on big horsepower tractors so you could throttle back to conserve fuel. That left hand tire size is a bit of a mystery though.

The John Deere is another different machine. Huge grain tank even compared to my 7721. Yet it is a narrower cylinder width at 41 inches compared to my 55 inch wide on the 7721. The wide cutting header would have been a great option. Not sure , I am a bit metricly challenged but think it is about 25 feet wide.

Heres one from the old days, a Dearborn combine pulled by Ford tractor. Early 1950s.

[ST-470]

Does anyone remember the equipment shortage of '74? I suppose $12+ beans had something to do with it

[Bermuda_Ken]

Since most of the OEM's are sold out on their "pre-sell" production slots, is it de ja vu all over again????

[ST-470]

Since most of the OEM's are sold out on their "pre-sell" production slots, is it de ja vu all over again????

Yep, all we need are high interest rates and it'll be the late '70's all over again.....

[clay neubauer]

[660 driver]

Since most of the OEM's are sold out on their "pre-sell" production slots, is it de ja vu all over again????

Yep, all we need are high interest rates and it'll be the late '70's all over again.....

Sad part is we the government did'nt learn after the first time around!

[660 driver]

Heres a good old one

[q4016lanz]

I love those old 660 IH tractors

[660 driver]

I love those old 660 IH tractors

Dad and I love ours! Use it to run a discbine,rounbaler,and for heavy tillage. Handles all with ease!

[ozfarm]

Another pull-type PTO header, this one from John Deere sold in Australia. This information comes from a Power Farming Annual of 1988 and not a very good photo of the machine.

It is interesting to read the description of how the cutting platform was attached to a cart for transport, with the cart attached to the harvester. During transport the cart swung out and behind the machine. I have never seen one of these machines and I wonder how well this worked.

the cart and the front worked rather well

[Loadstar]

I like this Timken bearing ad, it really says 1950s America to me. Family picnic up front and good old american machinery parked all over the yard in the background with the obligatory big red barn.

[Steve C.]

Does anyone remember the equipment shortage of '74? I suppose $12+ beans had something to do with it

Maybe it had something to do with almost 3 years of wage and price controls. Talk to some people who were in manufacturing then, and I think you'll find that it was a total nightmare.

http://www.econreview.com/events/wageprice1971b.htm

We were going toe to toe with the Russians, claiming the moral high ground, while we embraced their "business" philosophy.

[A554]

Some more ads for Australian made harvesters from the mid 1960s from a company called Horward Bagshaw.

These ads clearly the comb fronts that were popular on Australian made machines with the long fingers to guide the heads into the knife and the spirals to move the cut heads to the elevator. These fronts were designed for cereal crops with only the heads and a short section of straw taken into the harvester.

[A554]

1972 ad for David Shearer, another Australian company producing pull type and self propelled headers.

[Loadstar]

1972 ad for David Shearer, another Australian company producing pull type and self propelled headers.

Interesting cutting headers on those Aus. combines. I don't think they ever caught on here. There was one called a "stripper header" by (I think) Shelbourne Reynolds that just took the heads off and left all the straw. Don't hear much about it anymore.

I nearly forgot the little IH 84 series tractors. They were even available with a cab.

[ST-470]

I like how way back then they had engines capable of running on alcohol ...pretty basic ad, but to the point.