lightninboy Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Thanks for the information. Say, you know anything about McCormick forklifts in Europe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 11:29 AM, Wes W said: If you ever have the chance to visit the area of South Bend, Indiana, I highly recommend a visit to the Studebaker museum there. I had the opportunity to travel there many times over the years on business and taking customers to the museum was always a hit! Here are just a few of my favourites: I go to South Bend to watch the Irish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes W Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, redneckchevy9 said: I go to South Bend to watch the Irish! In all the times I visited I never had the chance to see a game; and I have friends there who are big "tailgaters" but it just never worked out. I have toured the grounds, bought souvenirs at the book store, visited the church but that is about all relating to the Irish. BTW, best restaurant is Tippecanoe, in the old Studebaker Mansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckchevy9 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 57 minutes ago, Wes W said: In all the times I visited I never had the chance to see a game; and I have friends there who are big "tailgaters" but it just never worked out. I have toured the grounds, bought souvenirs at the book store, visited the church but that is about all relating to the Irish. BTW, best restaurant is Tippecanoe, in the old Studebaker Mansion. I need to check out that museum next time I am in town. Weren't Olivers made in South Bend also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 A sample of what Ford trucks had to offer in 1956. Look at the GVW ratings on the big tandem. 42,000 pounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes W Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 8 hours ago, Loadstar said: A sample of what Ford trucks had to offer in 1956. Look at the GVW ratings on the big tandem. 42,000 pounds! Loadstar, Thank you for posting these great vintage ads! You manage to bring back some great memories! Can someone explain the technical details of what Ford says are "Sodium cooled exhaust valves"? I can't see how sodium inside an engine could be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes W Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 9 hours ago, redneckchevy9 said: I need to check out that museum next time I am in town. Weren't Olivers made in South Bend also? Yes, "Oliver Chilled Plow Works" was founded in South Bend. The Oliver mansion is only a few blocks from the Studebaker residence. Some tractors were produced in South Bend but because of Oliver's merger with Hart-Parr, most tractor production was done in Charles City, Iowa. There are minor mentions of Oliver in the Studebaker museum. I purchased this book in the museum gift shop, it is a great read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaboy1965 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Wes W said: Loadstar, Thank you for posting these great vintage ads! You manage to bring back some great memories! Can someone explain the technical details of what Ford says are "Sodium cooled exhaust valves"? I can't see how sodium inside an engine could be a good thing. I believe the heads of the valve were sodium filled somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightninboy Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I recall it was common to have sodium-filled valves in medium-duty truck engines to make them heavy-duty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utility 64 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 20 hours ago, lightninboy said: Thanks for the information. Say, you know anything about McCormick forklifts in Europe? Manitou MC 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHhogfarmer Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Here is another Ford ad from 1956 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 2 hours ago, IHhogfarmer said: Here is another Ford ad from 1956 I think I might have that one. 56 was one of my favourite years for Fords. Dodge was selling a "sport truck" option in 1970. Interesting to see they still had the beam axle up front. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightninboy Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 So how was it cushioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightninboy Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 it would make sense that it's a Manitou, but it looks bigger and newer than a Farmall Cub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Interesting little Danuser rear blade mounted on what appears to be a small Farmall. From a 1949 magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric V Bielke Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Loadstar said: Interesting little Danuser rear blade mounted on what appears to be a small Farmall. From a 1949 magazine. It's a Allis Chalmers "B" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loadstar Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Eric V Bielke said: It's a Allis Chalmers "B" Really! Well I stand corrected. Seems I have made this mistake before from that angle. Seems like a pretty small tractor to work a blade like that very deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric V Bielke Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 You are right it is a very large blade for that tractor-------The front axle is the clue for the Allis Chalmers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Something I found on Facebook: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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