Vintage Ads

[A554]

A pair of ads for John Shearer cultivator and seeder from the 1970s.

These machines were some of the first big implements available at a time when tractors were getting bigger.

The Fieldspan cultivators were often used with two tractors hooked together to allow faster working of ground.

The seeder is made up of modules that are hinged together, I have seen 4 modules working as one unit. They were designed for end-tow for ease of moving on the road.

I noticed no sign of hydraulic fold wings on the seeders . Guess the end tow would work for transport though.

Speaking of bigger farm equipment, how about a front end loader to fit a four wheel drive tractor? I have never actually seen one but this ad for Artsway loaders shows one installed on a 1470 Case 4 WD. Should be the real thing for handling the big round bales and no worries of weak front spindles.

Loadstar,

the Fieldspan cultivators were not a level lift machine, they lift at a right angle, like many harrows and the wings fold forward and sit on the pull frame in transport.

They lift and fold hydraulically.

In the working position there are cables to support the ends of the wings.

[Loadstar]

Next from Ron,

A photo of triple WD9 tractors which have been fitted with Perkins 6.354 engines. These tractors were made to work on a large WA farm in the 70s and 80s. This tractor is also in the museum Ron is involved with.

What great models.

Ron has done some amazing work on those models. And that triple 9 hook up would have been very impressive for it's day. Probably in the 300 horsepower range?

Here is another ad for the Case four wheelers back when the 2470 first came out. They were still clearing out the existing stock of 1470s at a bargain price of $15,500. Cheap horsepower for the time.

[Loadstar]

The 1175 Case was good value for the money too. Look at all the features in this 122 horsepower tractor for $11,750 back about 1972.

[Loadstar]

Wartime ads were always interesting to me. This one from 1944 by the Pennsylvania Railway has a farming theme to it. Not sure of the make of that pull type combine and tractor though.

[M Diesel]

Lot of great stuff as usual, but that war ad is certainly special.

[Loadstar]

Lot of great stuff as usual, but that war ad is certainly special.

Yes, it was a time of some interesting advertising showing the war effort by various companies. For instance, you couldn't buy a new Buick from 1943 to 45 because they were busy building Pratt and Whitney engines for B24 Liberator bombers.

[A554]

Lot of great stuff as usual, but that war ad is certainly special.

Yes, it was a time of some interesting advertising showing the war effort by various companies. For instance, you couldn't buy a new Buick from 1943 to 45 because they were busy building Pratt and Whitney engines for B24 Liberator bombers.

I have no war time ads but IH Austalia was involved in war work.

The tractor building base was built in Geeong just before the war and the first production was war work.

Engines, transmissions and even aeroplane parts sent to England were built in Geelong. Tractors came after the war.

[A554]

An ad for a Massey Ferguson 542 header from Australia from 1973. This machine would have ben similar size to 510.

[A554]

1973 ad for a John Shearer PTO header.

[Loadstar]

An ad for a Massey Ferguson 542 header from Australia from 1973. This machine would have ben similar size to 510.

Now that is a different looking Massey combine. It has some similarities to the 510 but different sheet metal design on front and top.

Here is the little brother to the 510 and 410 combines as seen back in 1963.

[Loadstar]

In case there are any Allis Chalmers fans on here I thought I might post this tractor ad from 1963 showing the D19.

[Steve C.]

Massey sold lots and lots of 300's in our neck of the woods back in the day.

[Loadstar]

Massey sold lots and lots of 300's in our neck of the woods back in the day.

I only knew of one new 300 sold in my area. The 410 and 510 were much more common. The years I ran my 550 I always had a good supply of wrecked 510s at the local combine wrecker for parts. Pretty well everything interchanged on them.

Heres a 1965 Massey 510 ad.

[Loadstar]

Since I am on a Massey roll, here are a pair of their tractors from 1963. Thats my Super 90 at the top. There were a fair few of those big old 97s sold as well.

[TP from Central PA]

That 1175 was a heck of a deal then.........Its too bad Case didn't spend some more time on the powershift so work out the bad points, I think they could have taken Deere out with the Cab and Engine for sure.

[Loadstar]

Have we lost all the ad photos? They are not showing on my screen now.

[Brady Boy]

Same problem for me Loadstar. Everything was fne this morning.

BK

[Brady Boy]

All the pics on the IH Tractors in Montana thread vanished too. What a shame

[A554]

I can't see the photos either.

Lets see if I can see this ad for Grasslands Stackhand from 1973.

[Dale J]

Portion of article from 1970 Successful Farming -

[TP from Central PA]

That stacker ad brought back memories.............they were popular here up until fairly recent times when good round balers that were reliable arrived.

[Loadstar]

Are we back? Is it safe? Rats, it looks like all the previous photos are gone. Well here is a test ad for the first post war Fords. I'm an old flathead guy.

[Loadstar]

An ad for the IH hydro tractors comparing them to "the other guys".

[A554]

An ad for the IH hydro tractors comparing them to "the other guys".

Loadstar, a photo of a Hydro 100 with an Australian made, Gason cab.

[A554]

Here is an ad for a rotary grass cutter, commonly called slashers in Australia. Looks to be behind a Ford/Fordson tractor by the look of the rear wheels.

These machines were aimed at people wanting bigger machines for haymaking but they really were not a good machine for hay. Haybines and other mower/conditioners were better for hay.