George 2 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 1 hour ago, hillman said: not saying you are wrong but I have lived 15 minutes from Woodstock all my life and never heard of a Walker factory in Woodstock. may well have been one before I knew about those things Tenneco owns Walker and there is a plant in nearby Cambridge. Walker is the most common name in replacement exhaust here From what I remember, Walker started the plant at Woodstock somewhere about 1972 and they produced mufflers for IH in the 1972 to 1978 period. My original 966 and 686 mufflers had made in Canada on them. I replaced the 686 one in 1980 and it did not have Made in Canada on it. I replaced the one on my 966 in about 1983 and it did not have Made in Canada on it either. I suspect the plant in Woodstock was a short lived venture over about 6 years. Yes, I know Walker is now in Cambridge. I do remember being told back then they were in Woodstock, but you may be right or it was moved to Cambridge somewhere around 1979. It would be interesting to know what happened. Similarly, I remember Timberjack being in Woodstock but after Deere bought them in the 1980's they disappeared. The reporters in the news media reported at the time that production was transferred to a plant JD owned in the US Midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillman Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 John Deere purchased Timberjack in 2000 and moved it a few years later. My friend's BIL was an engineer at Timberjack and he went with them. Timberjack bought Koehring-Waterous ( Brantford) in the 1980s and eventually moved that production to Woodstock. Tigercat is doing very well and I wonder when a big company buys them out. It never fails when a Canadian company does well the big boys buy them . Too bad we didn't have a leader who would fight for our companies I will ask a neighbor who was a tool and die maker at Standard Tube in the 70s &80s about a Woodstock Walker plant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I realize this is about adds but I will post a link to a couple articles in the delta farm press. One discusses adds in th 40s to 60s, including some classifieds. The other discusses changes in ag since they started publication in 46. The first picture is a second generation ih cotton picker. They also discuss flame cultivators. Thx-Ace http://www.deltafarmpress.com/business/ads-reflect-agriculture-s-progress http://www.deltafarmpress.com/crops/changing-face-farming-75-years-progress-mid-south-farmers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHhogfarmer Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Loadstar, I like looking at the different kinds of tractors being compared in ads, especially in action. I have two IH films on two different DVD's on is from 1964 comparing the JD 4020 and IH 806 in Illinois in the field with 5-bottom, the other is from 1976 of the IH control center on the 86 series and JD's sound-gaurd cab both are interesting to watch IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, acem said: I realize this is about adds but I will post a link to a couple articles in the delta farm press. One discusses adds in th 40s to 60s, including some classifieds. The other discusses changes in ag since they started publication in 46. The first picture is a second generation ih cotton picker. They also discuss flame cultivators. Thx-Ace http://www.deltafarmpress.com/business/ads-reflect-agriculture-s-progress http://www.deltafarmpress.com/crops/changing-face-farming-75-years-progress-mid-south-farmers Thanks for posting does articles, really awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 My grandfather had one of this milking machines back in the mid 50s. He was the first in Bettwiesen Switzerland that bought a milking machine, soon after that the neighbors came by and looked at it and bought a milking machine soon after too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Agrar horse mower tedder combination, powered by a Basco 8 HP engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Hürlimann tractor has a 2 cylinder 20 hp engine, 3 forward and one reverse speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 PZ Drum mower ad from the early 90s (PZ is a part of KUHN today) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 AEBI AM 41 Motormower ad with windrow attachment for cutting green feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 AEBI Motor Mower brochure for horses, AEBI manufactured over 7000 of this mowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BOBSIH856 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 9:35 PM, George 2 said: Thanks, bitty. Yes, that was the name of the company. Walker Mufflers were common here. Don't know who owns them now.. Tenneco, still under Walker exhaust name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 No, I have not run out of vintage ads. Been a bit busy planting crops, etc. lately. So here is something right on the theme of crop planting. These Massey Ferguson #36 diskers were some of the most popular seeding implements here in the 1960s and later. A once over seeding and tillage operation. Harrowing was necessary afterward to smooth out and pack the soil. From a 1968 Country Guide magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihrondiesel Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Wow, looks like there might be a little side draft with that Massey double disker setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, ihrondiesel said: Wow, looks like there might be a little side draft with that Massey double disker setup? I never used more than one at a time but I don't think side draft was an issue with diskers. Important to run with the tractor drawbar hitch in wide swing position, not pinned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihrondiesel Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Maybe the angled wheels on the second drill were to help it run straight? Interesting to see for a guy from row-crop country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 4 hours ago, ihrondiesel said: Maybe the angled wheels on the second drill were to help it run straight? Interesting to see for a guy from row-crop country. Yes, both front and rear furrow wheels on the diskers are always leaned way over to the right when working to help keep them in the furrow. On hard ground or heavy weed growth sometimes they won't hold and will try to run out to the left, missing and not cutting off weeds. You can see the angle on the rear furrow wheel on this 1953 ad for the Massey Harris 26 one way disker. Also notice the heavy cast weights bolted into the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 AEBI seed drill brochure cover, my grandfather had a bucher single horse model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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U-C Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 John Deere Rake Brochure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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U-C Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 AEBI SP mower only 8 unites were ever made of this version. This tractor mower has a Felix 10 to 15 HP engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 How bout some MMs. I believe this was a 4 page fold out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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