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Grills on an M

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Runner, Al.

01-04-2004 18:41:30




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Daddy had a M, 46 model. I still have it. Am planing on showing it at some shows this summer. Am looking forward to it. My question is, I have noticed on a lot of M's and H's, and others. The little grill on frount of these tractor's, (small grill, bottom center) Has been taken out. Why? Daddy never took the one out of our M. I know it had nothing to do with servicing it, as Daddy was exellent about keeping his stuff sevriced. Was wondering WHY it is gone on so many.

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Don LC

01-05-2004 07:44:09




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 Re: Grills on an M in reply to Runner, Al., 01-04-2004 18:41:30  
IHC made too styles of cultivators for the H and M models...the rigid frame mount and the type that you could stear with the stearing wheel ...the later style required the removal of this little grill section,as "FARMALL NUT"explained.(below)



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Jeff

01-05-2004 08:40:40




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 Re: Re: Grills on an M in reply to Don LC, 01-05-2004 07:44:09  
I just need to add something here. Most of the OLD timers here know what a MACK truck is. Now go back a few more years 20s&30s and you get CHAIN drive rears with a huge #180 chain. I hope that is the correct number; they are almost the size of a pack of cigarettes. My dad has one of these beasts from 1929 and has been doing a slow restoration. The rear wheels are solid tires that are 16"x40" and with the drive gear weigh around 1/2 ton.The 300U had all it could do to pick one up. OK here is what happen. The hood on these trucks are of a very pretty slope design. Many hand formed hours of work. Start up this four cylinder beast to show it off. Go down the driveway and make a left turn into the field."to turn around" Ruts in same field. Top bolts in hood not in hood! Hard rubber tires and ruts are a great combo! Hood starts to bounce! NO NO NO! Hood flies through air. Hood goes under 1/2 +++ ton rear left solid tire..... ..People watching DO NOT DARE laugh. Took almost a year to fix that hood.

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Will Sick

01-04-2004 21:26:00




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 Re: Grills on an M in reply to Runner, Al., 01-04-2004 18:41:30  
The grill insert was taken out to hookup a lever to the bolster shaft to steer the early cultivator. It was called a shifting gang cultivator because you could steer the cultivator when crossing checked corn. My dad called that cultivator a man killer.The reason many grill inserts are missing is because the metal strap that hold them in would get loose and when the insert fell out it immediately got run over by the front wheels. If you have a nice insert in your tractor make sure it is secure.

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Farmer Bob

01-04-2004 20:42:46




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 Re: Grills on an M in reply to Runner, Al., 01-04-2004 18:41:30  
In addition to the steerable cultivators used, I believe there was a mounted corn picker made that used the same pivot point to manuever the center snout as the tractor turned.

As machinery changes were made use of the pivot was pretty much discontinued but by that time the grille insert was long lost and never re-installed on many tractors. Thus you see many without it.



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Farmall-Nut

01-04-2004 18:53:48




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 Re: Grills on an M in reply to Runner, Al., 01-04-2004 18:41:30  
An equipment pivot arm bolted to the steering rod that drops through the bolster. I believe it was for cultivators but I'm not sure.



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