Vintage Ads

[A554]

These harvesters were developed in Australia to harvest clover and grass seeds.

These machines are used to harvest seed from clover plants - subteranneum clovers specifically.

These annual clovers set seed in a burr that is buried in the ground as the plants die at the end of spring/early summer.

The harvester vacuums up the dead plants, burrs and dirt. The photos don't show it really well but the harvesters blow out the dirt/dust through the top of the harvester.

This harvesting process is slow - hence the dual kit to work 2 machines together.

The sub-clover seeds are widely used in pastures in Australia.

[Loadstar]

That grass seed vacuum is something I have never heard of. Could be a dusty job. Hope the ac is working on that 70 series Case tractor so the windows can be kept shut.

Here is another GM diesel ad from WWII. They mention the future of GM diesels in farm tractors.

[Loadstar]

IH torque amplifier for 1963. Not sure if that is a 560 or 660 tractor.

[A554]

Ads for front end loaders from 1975.

[A554]

Ad for Toft sugar cane harvester from 1975.

[Loadstar]

Ads for front end loaders from 1975.

You had Robot front end loaders, we had Robin. Close but not quite the same. Robin offered a line of equipment that included front end loaders, etc.

[Loadstar]

I thought this was an interesting idea. Remove the header from your Case self propelled swather and install a sprayer tank and booms. Not sure how successful they were as I didn't see many of these. It might work well on today's bigger swathers.

[GuyFay]

Hopefully this turns out okay. From an old dealership magazine.

[GuyFay]

And a Heisler ad....

[Loadstar]

And a Heisler ad....

Now that is an interesting attachment. I recall a similar unit made by Behlen for the old Farmalls to speed them up.

Here is an ad for a Case trail type mower from 1957. The T10.

[Loadstar]

This line of machinery is right out of southwest Sask. Friggstadt of Frontier, Sask. built some heavy duty tillage tools back in the seventies. Not sure but I think this one in the ad is about a seventy footer. And thats a Honeybee tractor up front.

[A554]

And a Heisler ad....

How does this attachment work?

[A554]

This line of machinery is right out of southwest Sask. Friggstadt of Frontier, Sask. built some heavy duty tillage tools back in the seventies. Not sure but I think this one in the ad is about a seventy footer. And thats a Honeybee tractor up front.

Loadstar, your Friggstadt ad with the Honeybee tractor reminded me of the Upton tractors build here in the 1970s. These two-wheel drive tractors were built by the Upton company in New South Wales.

The 855 tractor is powered by a 300hp Scania V8 and the larger 350 tractor by a 350hp Scania. Other engines were available.

These tractors lost favour when the Steiger/Versatile 4x4 tractors became available.

[Loadstar]

Loadstar, your Friggstadt ad with the Honeybee tractor reminded me of the Upton tractors build here in the 1970s. These two-wheel drive tractors were built by the Upton company in New South Wales.

The 855 tractor is powered by a 300hp Scania V8 and the larger 350 tractor by a 350hp Scania. Other engines were available.

These tractors lost favour when the Steiger/Versatile 4x4 tractors became available.

Yes, the Upton does have some similarities to the Honeybee but I think the Honeybee was bigger. Seems to me it was built out of mining and construction equipment parts. Eventually Honeybee became a manufacturer of draper type headers for the big combines. Somewhere in a big stack of Country Guide magazines I have an article describing the building of the tractor.

For now here is one of my favourites, an early 930 Case when they still had the fuel tank in front of the driver.

[GuyFay]

Some replacement pistons...

[Loadstar]

The 2470 Case crab steering it's way through a muddy patch back about 1973.

[A554]

Ad for the Versatile 900 tractor from 1975.

[A554]

Ad for the British built Muir Hill tractor. I have never seen any of these so not sure how many were sold in Australia. A popular tractor in the UK.

[Loadstar]

Ad for the Versatile 900 tractor from 1975.

Those old Versatiles were a good tractor. Its not unusual to see one of them still on the job.

Here is another WWII era ad for GM diesels as used in the locomotives of the Great Northern Line. Mention is made again of the GM diesels being used post war in farm tractors.

[Loadstar]

Here is one of my favourite IH truck ads featuring the old KB series and the new ten series pickup from 1974.

[Loadstar]

I liked this ad for the 66 series engines back in 1974.

[Loadstar]

Remember the White 4-150 four wheel drive? Back in 1974 this was a good sized tractor and White sold a few of them. This had a Caterpillar V8.

[Delta Dirt]

Reckon this has to be my all time favorite advertisment--------and it is a Harvester ad (circa 1925).

That's my dad and uncle on the the Farmall Regulars cross-plowing cotton (encircled at bottom of page)----my dad was the IHC dealer in Greenville, Mississippi at the time. Later sold the dealership and travelled the southeast for Harvester promoting Farmall tractors.

I happened upon this in a Farm Collector magazine several years ago-----we have an original of this photo, but I did not know it was part of a national advertisment until finding this in the magazine. (and a special thanks to Bill Vossler the author and Ms Adair Kelly for the follow up info)

and from the Farm Collector magazine article

Worth noting: Adair Kelly's dad (Mr. Ronning) invented numerous items including most of the early implements used on the Farmalls. He also invented and patented the "roll-a-matic" tricyle front end--------Harvester turned him down. And----when offerred to John Deere a couple of days later---------Deere jumped on it right away.

Delta Dirt

Avon, Ms 38723

[Loadstar]

Reckon this has to be my all time favorite advertisment--------and it is a Harvester ad (circa 1925).

That's my dad and uncle on the the Farmall Regulars cross-plowing cotton (encircled at bottom of page)----my dad was the IHC dealer in Greenville, Mississippi at the time. Later sold the dealership and travelled the southeast for Harvester promoting Farmall tractors.

Delta Dirt

Avon, Ms 38723

I guess you can be pretty proud of that photo in the ad Anson. I have no claim to fame such as that. Just more old papers and ads.

A few new tractors from 1931.

[A554]

Remember the White 4-150 four wheel drive? Back in 1974 this was a good sized tractor and White sold a few of them. This had a Caterpillar V8.

A few more White ads.