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Was Farmall Known for anything??????

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farmallman

11-17-2004 09:46:29

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I"m sure everyone knows that John Deere"s 2-cyl tractors are famous for their sound, hence the nickname "johnny popper" and therefore John Deere is referred to as johnny poppers. Does farmall have anythhing that they are known for? I"m during my lunch break and was wondering.....thanks

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Ida Red

11-19-2004 19:26:03

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

To me Farmall means you can do all farming with one. Some of the Int trucks sounded like binders, thus the name.Early memory for me was riding a 10-20 with my Dad plowing in the fall,in 1949.We hired a fellow with an "A" and a one row Woods picker and a big old wagon to pick our cob corn. We had a "BN" with a Henderson loader and a Charlyn pump on the rear to lift tractors in my Dad's tractor wrecking yard, the first in Ontario.We had a Farmall "M" my Dad rebuilt and sold to a fellow in 1960 that the fellow went on and used for 20+ years.These were all excellent machines.Today I have a a nice 126 Cub Cadet that does a nice job.

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gusc

11-18-2004 12:56:38

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

We called trucks cornbinders but not the tractors. We called them Internationals, don't ask me why?

The main problem was mamagement, especially the Sales Div. They kept rushing the engineering and production people to come out with new equipment and instead of trying to be original they looked at the competition.

The result was a bunch of tractors produced that were poor performers. Many, many had to be recalled to be repaired at Co. expense. I am amazed that they were able to survive and build such good tractors as long as they did.

The referigation Division never made a dime and was sold after huge losses.

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Stuart

11-18-2004 09:24:46

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

They were known for helping John Deere sell alot more tractors. lol just kidding. but seriously the john deere 720 set the fuel economy record and I beleive it still holds that today. I like both brands and did not reply to start a fight.

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farmallman

11-18-2004 09:33:21

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Stuart, 11-18-2004 09:24:46

I like both makes also. I like any antique...if it runs, i have it :):)

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Georgia Boy

11-17-2004 19:10:01

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

My Grandpa farmed cotton in the 50s with a Farmall A and his brother farmed the adjoining property with a John Deere B. Uncle Lloyd had to come in and gas up at lunch while Grandpa could cultivate most of the day on a tank of gas. So, in this part of Georgia the little Farmalls were considered more economical to run. And, of course, they ran forever!

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Midwest redneck

11-17-2004 14:55:12

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

I have a book called Farmall tractors, written by a guy named Klancher. THis book describes how the farmall name and tractor came about. Farmall was patented on July 17, 1923. (a long time B4 me) It took many years for the Farmall regular to be "perfected". This book tells how the IH management finally gave approval and money to fund the project and Farmers had many choices of tractors from many different companies, about 200 in 1929 down to about 70 by the time the depression was running its course, and this book says that Henry Ford and IH got into pricing wars. This book goes from the Farmall regular to the F-series, F12, F14, F20, F30 and the letter series and the 100 series and ultimately the downfall of IH, Good book. Pick it up.

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Hugh MacKay

11-17-2004 14:25:54

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

farmallman: Farmalls were known as the tractor that always exceeded the manufacturers rating. I personally can vouch for that as out of 16, only one did not measure up. 504 gasser, when IH stopped building sleeved gas engines they lost it. Wasn't long after that they stopped calling them Farmalls.

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rustyfarmall

11-17-2004 11:43:02

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

The very name "FARMALL" pretty much says it all, didn't need any nickname. Those poppin johnnies made a lot of noise about nothing, and would run off and hide in the weeds when the REAL tractor came around. That's why the John Deere was painted green, blended into the weeds better.

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Redmud

11-17-2004 11:39:20

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

Sometimes I just flat don't understand you guys. Every one of you know what Farmall was famous for.
Farmall was known world wide for manufacturing the best tractors on the market. And the old Ice boxes wasn't bad either.
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Joe Evans

11-17-2004 11:03:31

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

I was trying to come up with an answer for you, but I think I'll join in and say the term 'binder' is what IHC is known for.

Actually, this is pretty cool considering Cyrus McCormick invented (or at the least perfected) the grain binder in the first half of the 19th century. That's a long time by anyone's standards.

Yeah...I'll go with binder. Heck, we got guys working for us that call our International flat bed truck a Binder, and I'll bet you a pizza they haven't a clue as to that nickname.

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Farmaller

11-17-2004 11:02:12

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

Being Red

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John *.?-!.* cub owner

11-17-2004 10:10:08

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

They were know as John Deere's dream tractor! :-)

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Txsprigger

11-17-2004 09:52:48

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 09:46:29

They are aka 'rowbinders', but I can't tell you why.

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farmallman

11-17-2004 10:04:25

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Txsprigger, 11-17-2004 09:52:48

What do u mean "rowbinders"? like..binding stuff etc or something i"m not cluing into?????

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Txsprigger

11-17-2004 10:20:35

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to farmallman, 11-17-2004 10:04:25

I guess it means binding rows together, such as back when hay was bound together in 'shocks'. Like I said, I'm not sure where it came from or why, that is just my guess. I'm sure someone else can enlighten you. The times I have heard it used, though, it was not very complimentary of Farmalls.

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Jon Blanc

11-18-2004 05:41:24

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Txsprigger, 11-17-2004 10:20:35

Hay bundles? Never heard of that. Corn, wheat, oats, rye wer all bundled to dry in field/wait ing for transport. But hay? don't think so. $ .02

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Txsprigger

11-18-2004 07:30:50

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Jon Blanc, 11-18-2004 05:41:24

Yes, red top cain and hygeria were cut and bundled up into shocks.

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Bob

11-17-2004 16:20:34

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Txsprigger, 11-17-2004 10:20:35

Here's what a cornbinder looks like, although I'm not sure the one in this photo is an International.

CORN BINDER

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Harley

11-17-2004 10:33:27

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Txsprigger, 11-17-2004 10:20:35

More popular term is "cornbinder"which reverts back I guess to the old binders they used to cut wheat and corn with and then stand up in shocks. This term of "endearment" transferred over to their road trucks, and now when traveling over the road, all Internationals are referred to as cornbinders or simply binders. Later, Harley

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Shepherd_Bill

11-17-2004 11:03:27

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Harley, 11-17-2004 10:33:27

International tractors & trucks were known as "cornbinders' in this neck of the woods as well. There weren't many other kinds of tractors around here when I was growing up. When someone mentioned tractors, you assumed they were talking about Farmalls. So I guess you might say they were know as "tractors" and everyone else had to use a brand name. The same with someone talking about an A, B, H or M, they were referring to Farmalls. If someone had a John Deere A, they had to prefix the A with John Deeere or else someone would wonder where they got a green Farmall.

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Bob/Ont

11-17-2004 10:51:26

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Harley, 11-17-2004 10:33:27

And Farmalls where the IHC Rowcrop tractor.
Later Bob

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ericlb

11-17-2004 14:51:04

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to Bob/Ont, 11-17-2004 10:51:26

how about farmalls were known as the " tractor that farmed america"?,they were a relativly simple machine that was so well designed that 60+ years later more than half are still on the job in some capasidy.cosidering the technology available at the time, thats a pretty amazing feat. just my opinion, ericlb

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kfox

11-17-2004 17:11:39

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Re: Was Farmall Known for anything?????? in reply to ericlb, 11-17-2004 14:51:04

Farmalls are famious for "Putting the horses out to pasture"

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