Loadstar Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 hour ago, ray54 said: My dad bought a 1/2 ton Chevy hydra-matic at the end of the model year as it had been the dealer demo truck. They gave a real good deal as everyone was afraid of the new technology. He had real good service out of it. Even pull a good sized trailer with it a lot. Its interesting that the popular belief around here, even in the late sixties, was that if you wanted a truck for real work, stay away from an automatic transmission. They would not stand up to hauling weight or hard work. Funny how that turned out. I think the automatics stood up just as well or better than standards to truck use. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 a different kind of truck for mountain farmers in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Southern Germany, and France. The Schilter company of Switzerland was a pioneer in manufacturing of this type of truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Rapid's first Transporter the model 400 had a single cylinder gas engine with 9 or 10 hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Rapid Alltrac 450 ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Früh liquid manure mixer and Rotor harrow or Rototiller ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 It was late 1954 before IH offered automatic transmission in their R series trucks. It was a GM built hydramatic. No mention of automatic option in this June 1954 ad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 found this online somewhere can't remember were though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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U-C Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 This ad was infront of a former Huerlimann tractor dealer. The tractor model in the ad is the model 1k10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Neuhaus tractor made out of a Ford Model T (Doodle bug tractor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 The Merk Pullax was manufactured in Switzerland by the Hans Merk Maschinenfabrik in Dietikon Zuerich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 More fifties truck ads today like this 1956 Dodge. I guess these trucks were around when I was a kid but too young to take notice. . Look at those optional corner windows in the cab. I used to think only GM had that feature on some of their trucks. Never saw it on Ford or IH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 13 hours ago, Loadstar said: More fifties truck ads today like this 1956 Dodge. I guess these trucks were around when I was a kid but too young to take notice. . Look at those optional corner windows in the cab. I used to think only GM had that feature on some of their trucks. Never saw it on Ford or IH. Those trucks are awesome! Is it just me or are trucks back in the day better quality and styling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IHhogfarmer Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I need to get caught up on this thread. Here is the farmall regular ad from February 1930 The 300 and 400 tractors that were new tractors in this 1956 ad although I like the looks of these tractors better with the wide front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A554 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The Sunshine Harvestor Company became part of Massey Ferguson in Australia and the early auto harvestors continued to be developed and ended production during the 1960s. The 585 and 587 models were popular in the 1960s. The auto version had a 4 cylinder Chrysler flat head petrol(gas) engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/25/2018 at 12:57 PM, U-C said: Man, can you envision riding right next to that engine in a hot Aug sun combining a crop? I guess better than shocks and threshing machines.....I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 20 hours ago, A554 said: The Sunshine Harvestor Company became part of Massey Ferguson in Australia and the early auto harvestors continued to be developed and ended production during the 1960s. The 585 and 587 models were popular in the 1960s. The auto version had a 4 cylinder Chrysler flat head petrol(gas) engine. Interesting, I'd never heard of a 4 cylinder Chrysler. They were all 6 cylinder engines here that I knew of. These Allis Chalmers Gleaners were popular here. Never saw any of the little All Crops though. From 1957. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A554 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Loadstar said: Interesting, I'd never heard of a 4 cylinder Chrysler. They were all 6 cylinder engines here that I knew of. These Allis Chalmers Gleaners were popular here. Never saw any of the little All Crops though. From 1957. Loadstar, I stand corrected. Just looked up my Power Farming Technical Annual for 1960 and see that indeed the 585 was powered by a 6-cylinder engine. My mistake. Probably something to do with the year in which I was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 A neighbor has an ac all crop. His dad bought it new and it still functions but it doesn't get used anymore. Thx-Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 12:42 AM, A554 said: Loadstar, I stand corrected. Just looked up my Power Farming Technical Annual for 1960 and see that indeed the 585 was powered by a 6-cylinder engine. My mistake. Probably something to do with the year in which I was born. Those 6 cylinder Chrysler flatheads were very common here in combines. And Dodge and Fargo trucks, Plymouth, Dodge, Desoto cars. This 1950 page from a Cockshutt combine brochure shows the Chrysler engine way down under the grain pan where it was not real accessible for servicing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 It looks like a small time antique today but in 1949 this was a big step up in grain handling on the farm. Prior to that it was a back breaking "scoop" powered by human muscles and determination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 48 minutes ago, Loadstar said: It looks like a small time antique today but in 1949 this was a big step up in grain handling on the farm. Prior to that it was a back breaking "scoop" powered by human muscles and determination. My grandfather still used 100 kg grain sacks until 1969, back in the old country the grain elevators only took grain that way until loose grain became common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHhogfarmer Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Here is a cool Butler ad that shows the variety of bin sizes that they offered in the mid 50’s Since there has been some Allis Chalmers discussion on a different topic here is one that shows the WD-45 has “power to get ahead fast” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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